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“A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing <em>Broke Heart Blues</em>

“A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing Broke Heart Blues

“In rereading, I feel a clutch of the heart, and tears starting in my eyes.”

By Joyce Carol Oates | October 15, 2024

Elizabeth Strout on Complicated People

Elizabeth Strout on Complicated People

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 15, 2024

Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Writing to Champion People and Causes

Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Writing to Champion People and Causes

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | October 15, 2024

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

"I want the words to erupt, the sentences to flower and the ideas to go places I hadn’t expected."

By Mark Haber | October 11, 2024

Choreographing Shows and Scenes: What Dance Can Teach Fiction Writers

Choreographing Shows and Scenes: What Dance Can Teach Fiction Writers

Shelley Noble on Rhythm, Conveying Emotion, and Commanding the Stage in Life and Literature

By Shelley Noble | October 11, 2024

Text to Speech Troubles: Why Writers Don’t Always Make the Best Speakers

Text to Speech Troubles: Why Writers Don’t Always Make the Best Speakers

Kate Greathead: “In writing, I have the time to consider my thoughts, figure out exactly what I want to say, and the best words to say it.”

By Kate Greathead | October 10, 2024

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What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

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Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

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On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

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Steve Wasserman Deconstructs the “Writer’s Space”

By Steve Wasserman | October 7, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

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Elias Altman Remembers His Boss' Advice on Writing, Editing, and When a Deal's a Deal

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

Richard Powers on Catching Up with the Unconscious

Richard Powers on Catching Up with the Unconscious

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 7, 2024

Joshua Mohr on Getting Out of the Comfort Zone

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Two Apple Problem: What “Show, Don't Tell” Means in Graphic Narratives

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