Scratch: writers, money, and the art of making a living

EARLY DAYS --

Owning this / Julia Fierro --

With compliments / Nina MacLaughlin --

Faith, hope, and credit / Cheryl Strayed in conversation with Manjula Martin --

On staying hungry / Rachael Maddux --

Portrait of the artist as a debut novelist / Porochista Khakpour --

The mercenary muse / Colin Dickey --

Running the widget factory / Susan Orlean in conversation with Manjula Martin --

The wizard / Alexander Chee --

You are the second person / Kiese Laymon --

Five years in the wilderness / Cari Luna --

Freedom / Richard Rodriguez in conversation with Caille Millner --

Word hard, read dead / Yiyun Li in conversation with Manjula Martin --

Write to suffer, publish to starve / J. Robert Lennon --

THE DAILY GRIND --

The best work in literature / Manjula Martin --

The insider / Kate McKean --

Against "vs." / Leslie Jamison --

Love for sale / Harmony Holiday --

Unlikeable / Emily Gould --

Sad birth lady (tm) / Meaghan O'Connell --

Ghost stories / Sari Botton --

Economies 101 / Susie Cagle --

Security / Roxane Gay in conversation with Manjula Martin --

Monetization / Choire Sicha --

Not a complaint / Nell Boeschenstein --

The jump / Sarah Smarsh --

SOMEDAY --

Selling out / Austin Kleon in conversation with Manjula Martin --

A sort of fairy tale / Malinda Lo --

Growing up / Nick Hornby in conversation with Manjula Martin --

FAQ: how to buy a home / Mallory Ortberg --

Diversity is not enough: race, power, publishing / Daniel José Older --

Worth / Jennifer Weiner --

Like a fish in a tweed suit / Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Manjula Martin --

The if of it: lunatic independence in nine easy steps / Laura Goode.