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Melissa Febos on Writing About Sex

Melissa Febos on Writing About Sex

"A sex scene should advance a story."

By Melissa Febos | March 25, 2022

Teaching Writing to Children with Autism While in the Grip of Anxiety

Teaching Writing to Children with Autism While in the Grip of Anxiety

Sarah Fay on Navigating Not One But Two Entries in the DSM

By Sarah Fay | March 24, 2022

On Embracing the Halting, Neurotic, Defiant Ways We Talk

On Embracing the Halting, Neurotic, Defiant Ways We Talk

Sara Lippmann’s Manifesto for Sounding—and Writing—Like Yourself

By Sara Lippmann | March 23, 2022

No One Exists Alone: Mike Meginnis on the Importance of Relationships in Fiction

No One Exists Alone: Mike Meginnis on the Importance of Relationships in Fiction

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 23, 2022

The Challenges of Placing Real Art in Fictional Stories

The Challenges of Placing Real Art in Fictional Stories

Joe Mungo Reed on “Borrowed Scenery”

By Joe Mungo Reed | March 23, 2022

Daniel A. Olivas Reads an Excerpt from <em>How to Date a Flying Mexican</em>

Daniel A. Olivas Reads an Excerpt from How to Date a Flying Mexican

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | March 23, 2022

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Karen Joy Fowler on Decentering John Wilkes Booth in a Novel About His Family

By Jane Ciabattari | March 22, 2022

72 Hours in Philly: The Writers’ Guide to AWP 2022

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When People Assume Your Fiction is About Your Life

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“I wish you a sexy, dangerous, jazz-shaped immortality.“ Diane Seuss’s Advice for Life as a Writer

“I wish you a sexy, dangerous, jazz-shaped immortality.“ Diane Seuss’s Advice for Life as a Writer

Read Her Commencement Address to the Bennington Writing Seminars

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The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

Monique Roffey on Creating a Feminist Version of a Male Fantasy

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Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

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Garth Greenwell on Writing Fiction like a Poet

Garth Greenwell on Writing Fiction like a Poet

"I did, in a weird way, write a novel like a poem."

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Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

India Holton on the Joy and Universality of an Oft-Derided Genre Staple

By India Holton | March 18, 2022

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

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