Gay says she’s always been shy and quiet, but that doesn’t mean she needs to observe that same tone in her writing. Choose who you want to become on the page She tries to select the right medium to tell each specific story. To her, the medium matters less than the message. Roxane Gay has leveraged her storytelling ability to write short stories, nonfiction, novels, and graphic novels, and she’s even working on a screenplay. And there are different rules for every genre, but what makes a good story is pretty much the same.” She says, “I love learning new genres, but the reality is that storytelling is storytelling. People say that if you stay in your lane, you’ll teach your readers what to expect with your writing and you’ll (maybe) become popular in that niche topic. ![]() There’s a common writing myth that you need to choose one or two topics and only write about those topics. (All quotes are from her MasterClass.) 1. If you haven’t yet spent the $180/year for a MasterClass subscription, you can find Gay’s top 13 writing tips below. She recently shared her top tips in a MasterClass on writing for social change. ![]() Roxane Gay is a social commentator, author, and professor who has developed a reputation for being candid, vulnerable, and courageous. You may know her from her essays in the New York Times and Salon, her memoir Hunger, or her countless other books and publications.
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