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    John Brandon on Coming to Terms with Contemporary Settings, How Technology Shapes Plots, and America’s Current Malaise

     
    By John Brandon  December 4, 2024

    The Craft of Surrealism: On Accessing the Unconscious in Our Fiction

    Anita Felicelli Offers Some Advice For Writers Looking to Blend the Dreamy and the Mundane

     
    By Anita Felicelli  December 4, 2024

    Rumors of Mark Leyner’s Disappearance Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    Adam Sternbergh on the Long, Varied Career of a Contemporary Giant of American Postmodern Literature

     
    By Adam Sternbergh  December 4, 2024

    Method Writing: What Novelists Can Learn From Actors About Self-Expression

    Eliza Moss on Channeling the Human Condition on the Page and the Stage

     
    By Eliza Moss  December 4, 2024