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The Afterlife of an Essay
Reflections on the publishing industry's gambling problem
Oct 1, 2025
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Tajja Isen
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Big New Essay Dropping Soon
And it's a juicy one
Aug 21, 2025
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Tajja Isen
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The Reader Is a Real Person
Why you should ask your friends to read your work
May 17, 2025
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Tajja Isen
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Desert Dreaming
Some updates, some complaints, and a brand-new paperback
Dec 13, 2023
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Tajja Isen
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Choose Your Own Obsession
On finding a sense of rightness between writer and subject
Oct 8, 2023
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Tajja Isen
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I Guess I’m a Writer, Now—Whoops
Oh, we BACK back
Sep 19, 2023
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Tajja Isen
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It’s My Book’s Birthday
In publishing years, she’s no spring chicken.
Apr 19, 2023
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Tajja Isen
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A Different Kind of Writing
And, yeah, it's been a minute.
Apr 7, 2023
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Tajja Isen
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