Text reading 'Attempts at Storytelling' in blue handwritten font on a white background.

Dannah Hattaway 10/8/25 Dannah Hattaway 10/8/25

Taking a pause on paid content writing

The job boards didn’t have any open positions for a Fiction Writer. But it had a deluge of editorial assistants, technical writers, and web/SEO content writer positions.

Dannah Hattaway 8/2/25 Dannah Hattaway 8/2/25

The Only Scribe in the Family

I do not come from a family of writers. So, where did I get the deluded idea to pursue writing when I sprang forth from two individuals who did not find vivid hallucinating and writing them down on a page enjoyable?

Dannah Hattaway 7/5/25 Dannah Hattaway 7/5/25

An Every Day Person Who Writes

This is how I write around my day job.

Dannah Hattaway 6/13/25 Dannah Hattaway 6/13/25

Reworking the Blog and Starting a Substack!

The most challenging thing that modern writers face nowadays is how to build an audience so that someone reads their work. On top of the lovely labor of writing, we need to nurture a following. I get it, but…

Dannah Hattaway 3/8/24 Dannah Hattaway 3/8/24

My New Day Job and What It Means for My Writing

My journey of landing a new job and finding the energy to write again.

Dannah Hattaway 2/2/23 Dannah Hattaway 2/2/23

Self-validation is the Cure for Imposter Syndrome

“Don’t I get to call myself a writer when I do the work? Do I have to be traditionally published in order to fully identify myself as such? What else should I do? These questions tend to swim in my thoughts…”

Dannah Hattaway 7/31/22 Dannah Hattaway 7/31/22

The Practice of Writing Shitty First Drafts

I’m also being kinder and more considerate to my artist self. I need to remember that practice is just as important as finishing a project.

Dannah Hattaway 12/22/20 Dannah Hattaway 12/22/20

Read First, Then Write

I’m aware that we writers are our worst critics, and we should be. There was a lot to be done with my own writing, and I wouldn’t have realized that if I wasn’t reading.

Dannah Hattaway 12/15/19 Dannah Hattaway 12/15/19

Oh, Hi! I'm a Writer!

I wrote a lot when I was a kid. Comics and novels were my products, and my peers (who were between the ages of 11 to 16 years old) loved them. I’ve always gotten praise from my equally young readers and they pestered me for the next chapter or the newest story. It made me think that I was good. Of course, I was wrong.