FearlessINK

In this second episode of the May mini-masterclass series, we explore editing as a tool for clarity—not criticism. Learn how to strengthen your drafts, identify common writing problems, and approach revision without perfectionism.

Plus, practical editing strategies writers of any genre can use immediately.

In The Inkwell:

• The Kenyon Review craft resources 🔗 Website: https://kenyonreview.org
• Tin House writing workshops 🔗 Website: https://tinhouse.com
• Electric Literature craft essays 🔗 Website: https://electricliterature.com

🎧 Listen now — revision is where writing gets stronger.

Find me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com

In the first episode of the May mini-masterclass series, We're breaking down the drafting process and why most writers struggle to begin. Learn how to separate drafting from editing, lower the pressure to start, and build a consistent writing habit.

🎧 Listen now — your first draft doesn’t need to be good. It just needs to exist.

From The Inkwell:

The Writer's Studio 🔗 Website: https://writerstudio.com

Writing Workshops 🔗 Website: https://writingworkshops.com

Visit me on all social platforms at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com

In this third episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore how personal storytelling becomes cultural power through poetry. Inspired by poets like Audre Lorde and Lucille Clifton, this episode invites writers to examine vulnerability, identity, and truth as creative forces.

Listeners are encouraged to write something personal—not for performance, but for clarity.

In The Inkwell:

• Button Poetry — https://buttonpoetry.com
• The Poetry Project — https://poetryproject.org

🎧 Listen now — your story is part of the language.

Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com

In this second episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore the role of Black poets as witnesses to social and political transformation. From the Civil Rights Movement to today, poetry has served as a powerful tool for documenting history and inspiring change.

In The Inkwell:

• Furious Flower Poetry Center — https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/index.shtml
• Split This Rock — https://www.splitthisrock.org

Poems Mentioned in this episode:

• “Riot” by Gwendolyn Brooks
• “a poem for my brothers” by Sonia Sanchez
• “SOS” by Amiri Baraka

🎧 Write a poem responding to something happening right now. Let it serve as a record of your presence in this moment.

Visit me on all social platforms at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com

In this opening episode of the National Poetry Month series, We' explore how poetry has historically been one of the first spaces where truth is expressed—especially for Black writers navigating systems that resisted their voices.

From the Harlem Renaissance to today, this episode invites you to reflect on what it means to write honestly before the world is ready to receive it.

In The Inkwell:

• Academy of American Poets — National Poetry Month https://poets.org
• Poetry Foundation resources and events https://www.poetryfoundation.org
• Cave Canem Black poetry community https://cavecanempoets.org

🎧 Listen now — sometimes the truth shows up in poetry first.

This episode examines creative ownership and the economic realities behind writing and creative labor. From underpricing to intellectual credit, We explore how writers can begin to think more strategically about their work, and reflect on the difference between visibility and ownership.

In The Inkwell:

• The OpEd Project workshops https://www.theopedproject.org
• She Writes community resources https://shewrites.com
• PEN America advocacy for writers https://pen.org

🎧 Listen now and begin thinking about the true value of your voice.

Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com

In this Women’s History Month episode, we explore the invisible labor many women writers perform to make their voices acceptable. From tone-policing to respectability politics, this conversation examines how cultural expectations shape creative expression.

This episode invites you to question where you may be softening you voice and how reclaiming clarity can restore authenticity to your work.

In The Inkwell:

• Women Who Submit submission support events https://womenwhosubmitlit.org
• National Women’s History Museum author talks https://www.womenshistory.org

🎧 Listen now and reflect on where your voice might be negotiating for approval.

Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com

In the first episode of Women’s History Month, we're challenging the idea that women creatives need permission before they begin. Through reflection and cultural context, this episode explores readiness, visibility, and the power of self-authorization.

Plus, discover Women’s History Month literary events and organizations supporting women writers today.

Visit Archuleta on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com.

🎧 Listen now — waiting was never the requirement.

In the final episode of the Black History Month series, we reframe persistence as care. This episode explores writing as refuge, integrity as success, and imagination as protection in a world that often pressures Black voices to perform or explain.

🎧 Listen now — staying with your voice is its own form of resistance.

asalh.org

cavecanempoets.org

furiousflower.org

Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com

In this third installment of the Black History Month series, we're exploring what bravery really looks like for writers today. From subtle professional consequences to internal exhaustion, this episode examines how to tell the truth without romanticizing burnout — and how to practice sustainable courage rooted in integrity.

🎧 Listen now — bold doesn’t have to mean self-destructive.

hurstonwright.org

callaloo.tamu.edu

Visit me on socials at @archuletawrites and at www.archuletachisolm.com