• Craft and Advice

    Historical Fiction

    “But the Ancient Greeks Didn’t *Sound* Irish…” On Capturing Voice in Historical Fiction

    By Ferdia Lennon  March 26, 2024
    I'm a Writer But

    Daniel Sweren-Becker on Playing Games with Readers

    By I'm a Writer But   March 26, 2024
    Trains

    How a Train is Like a Novel: On the Phenomenon of Illusory Self-Motion

    By John Holten  March 25, 2024
    Influences

    Summoning Literary Witches: Intan Paramaditha Rethinks Her Personal Canon

    By Intan Paramaditha  March 25, 2024
    On Grief

    Style As Survival: On Writing After Death

    By Joyelle McSweeney  March 25, 2024
    Write-minded

    Tomas Moniz on The Big Familia of Writing

    By Write-minded   March 25, 2024
    First Draft

    Debra Spark on Whether Art Can Truly Help People

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   March 25, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

    By Lisa Ko  March 22, 2024
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

    By Kristen Arnett  March 21, 2024
    Writing Community

    “The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

    By Literary Hub  March 20, 2024
    The History of Literature

    J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

    By History of Literature  March 20, 2024
    On Translation

    How Translating a Novel About Emily Dickinson Got Rhonda Mullins Through the Pandemic

    By Rhonda Mullins  March 18, 2024
    Asian American Literature

    Between Assimilation and Authenticity: On Navigating Discourses Around Asian American Literary Identity

    By Laura Chow Reeve  March 18, 2024
    Activism

    Francophone, Anglophone… Cameroonian? Musih Tedji Xaviere on Telling the Story of Her Country’s Struggles

    By Musih Tedji Xaviere  March 18, 2024
    Write-minded

    Lissa Soep on Other People’s Words

    By Write-minded   March 18, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    “I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

    By Corey Sobel  March 15, 2024
    In Conversation

    Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

    By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski  March 15, 2024
    Retellings

    From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

    By Joel H. Morris  March 14, 2024
    literary criticism

    The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

    By Avril Horner  March 14, 2024
    The History of Literature

    Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

    By History of Literature  March 14, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

    By Barrie Jean Borich  March 13, 2024
    Folklore

    Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

    By Gina Chung  March 13, 2024
    Japanese Literature

    The Tale of Genji: A Visual Journey Through the World’s First Novel

    By Marie Mutsuki Mockett  March 12, 2024
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

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

    By Teddy Wayne  March 12, 2024
    Writers in Conversation

    Rita Bullwinkel on Playing With Fictional Time

    By Jane Ciabattari  March 12, 2024
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