• Craft and Advice

    On Craft

    Brief Variations on the Writer’s Life

    By Roger Rosenblatt  April 17, 2020
    Workshop

    We Owe More to Our Young Writers: On the Relevance of the Workshop

    By Ru Freeman  April 16, 2020
    Writers in Conversation

    Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and T Kira Madden on Craft, Candles, and Character

    By Literary Hub  April 16, 2020
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

    By Teddy Wayne  April 14, 2020
    On Craft

    My Writing Schedule is for Satisfaction, Not Fun

    By Elizabeth George  April 10, 2020
    The Craft of Writing

    Emily Gould on How (and Why) to Keep Writing When Writing Feels Pointless

    By Emily Gould  April 9, 2020
    Writing About Family

    Writing From Within the Rosenberg Family Legacy

    By Ellen Meeropol  April 9, 2020
    Mental health

    How To Write a Novel When Everyone You Love Might Be Losing It

    By Rowan Hisayo Buchanan  April 8, 2020
    Politics

    The Case for Teaching Depressing Books

    By Sahar Mustafah  April 7, 2020
    Science fiction

    My Dystopian Fiction Longs for a Better World

    By Veronica Roth  April 6, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    How to Organize Your
    Home Office

    By Ronda Kaysen and Michelle Higgins  April 3, 2020
    On Craft

    This is How You Write a Collaborative Essay

    By Patrick Madden  April 1, 2020
    Writers in Conversation

    Yoko Tawada: ‘Language is a Living Thing’

    By Literary Hub  April 1, 2020
    5 Questions

    Samantha Irby Absolutely Does Not Want Michelle Obama to Read Her Book

    By Literary Hub  March 31, 2020
    The Craft of Writing

    C Pam Zhang on Writing in a Time of Grief

    By C Pam Zhang  March 31, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Trying to Teach High School During a Global Pandemic

    By Nick Ripatrazone  March 31, 2020
    Rituals

    The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual

    By Amitava Kumar  March 27, 2020
    The Writing Life

    Writing Through Wordlessness in a Time of Isolation

    By Tishani Doshi  March 25, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Nine Unabashed Books
    About Bodies

    By Cai Emmons  March 25, 2020
    News and Culture

    Abbie Greaves on the Merits
    of Silence

    By Abbie Greaves  March 25, 2020
    On Craft

    Fragmented Narratives Are Broken, Independent, and Honest

    By Sinéad Gleeson  March 24, 2020
    Plagiarism

    In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That’s a Problem.

    By Nicholas Delbanco  March 19, 2020
    The American Midwest

    Flyover and Proud: TaraShea Nesbit Reckons With Home

    By TaraShea Nesbit  March 18, 2020
    On Craft

    Sure, Plot is Good, But Have You Tried Talking About
    Story Shape?

    By Joseph Scapellato  March 17, 2020
    Journalism

    Gerald Posner: 6 Lessons From Decades of Investigative Reporting

    By Gerald Posner  March 16, 2020
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