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Peter Ho Davies on Writing a Book That Hovers Between Fiction and Fact

Peter Ho Davies on Writing a Book That Hovers Between Fiction and Fact

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 25, 2021

Mark Wunderlich on the Resurrecting Powers of Poetry

Mark Wunderlich on the Resurrecting Powers of Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 19, 2021

Jamie Harrison on Leaving Easter Eggs for Readers

Jamie Harrison on Leaving Easter Eggs for Readers

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 11, 2021

Emma Glass on the Ghost Story (and Nursing Career) That Inspired Her Novel

Emma Glass on the Ghost Story (and Nursing Career) That Inspired Her Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2021

Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 28, 2020

Danielle Evans on Writing Into Power Dynamics

Danielle Evans on Writing Into Power Dynamics

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 21, 2020

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Cynan Jones on the Strange Visions That Appear in
His Novels

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 14, 2020

Jonathan Lethem on the Wishfulness of Dystopian Fiction

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 7, 2020

Charles Baxter on Creating Wonderland Fiction with the Help of (Fictional) Drugs

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 30, 2020

Yishai Sarid on the Haunting Questions That Propelled His New Book

Yishai Sarid on the Haunting Questions That Propelled His New Book

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 23, 2020

Susan Minot: 'Worship Is a Nicer Word than Obsession'

Susan Minot: 'Worship Is a Nicer Word than Obsession'

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 16, 2020

Bryan Washington on Giving His Characters the Capacity for Love, Even When They Don't Have the Language for It

Bryan Washington on Giving His Characters the Capacity for Love, Even When They Don't Have the Language for It

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 9, 2020

Ken Bonert: The Regional Is Universal

Ken Bonert: The Regional Is Universal

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 2, 2020

Bill Clegg on the Unknowability of... Well, Everything

Bill Clegg on the Unknowability of... Well, Everything

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 26, 2020

Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 19, 2020

Debra Spark on Doing the Research... Like Asking to See Strangers' Apartments

Debra Spark on Doing the Research... Like Asking to See Strangers' Apartments

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 13, 2020

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