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How to Read a Play as a Manual for Novel Writing

How to Read a Play as a Manual for Novel Writing

Julia May Jonas on Tempo, Audience, and More

By Julia May Jonas | February 3, 2022

Peter Ho Davies on Why We Fear Revision (and How to Get Over It)

Peter Ho Davies on Why We Fear Revision (and How to Get Over It)

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 3, 2022

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

“As a writer, Morrison asks us to do some of the work.”

By Bernardine Evaristo | February 3, 2022

Some Helpful Metaphors for Writing a Novel, Illustrated

Some Helpful Metaphors for Writing a Novel, Illustrated

Swan Huntley on the Highs and Lows of Getting Lost Inside Your Own Maze

By Swan Huntley | February 3, 2022

Easy Come, Easy Go: Lan Samantha Chang on Writing, Debt, and Diamonds

Easy Come, Easy Go: Lan Samantha Chang on Writing, Debt, and Diamonds

“The money will come and go but you will always have a good piece of jewelry.”

By Lan Samantha Chang | February 1, 2022

How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of The Great Gatsby

Jillian Cantor Reimagines Fitzgerald’s Classic Novel from the Perspectives of Women

By Jillian Cantor | February 1, 2022

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In a Gazan Home in California, Two Writers Share a Taste of Home

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The Courage to Write: On the Radical Generosity of Letting Yourself Be Seen

By Robin Marie MacArthur | January 28, 2022

Maeve Higgins on How to Write with Humor

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“No topic is off-limits for comedy.”

By Maeve Higgins | January 28, 2022

Marcial Gala on Writing Cuba and Reworking <em>The Iliad</em>

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“My literary project is Cienfuegos: world capital.”

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Steven Tagle on Writing and Living in Greece

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Anjanette Delgado, Yaddyra Peralta, and Mia Leonin on the Literature of Uprootedness

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | January 28, 2022

Patricia A. Jackson on Reworking Biblical Lore and Mythology

Patricia A. Jackson on Reworking Biblical Lore and Mythology

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 28, 2022

John Darnielle on the Crisis of Conscience in True Crime

John Darnielle on the Crisis of Conscience in True Crime

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | January 27, 2022

Deesha Philyaw on Why Her Book Should Not Have Succeeded

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