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False Starts, or This Novel-Writing Shit Isn't Easy

False Starts, or This Novel-Writing Shit Isn't Easy

Don Lee on how to write a novel the hard way

By Don Lee | June 15, 2017

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to St. Paul

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to St. Paul

The Most "Livable" City in America is Pretty Good for Writers, Too

By Maya Beck | June 15, 2017

When

When "Interesting" Isn't Interesting

Examining Our Over-reliance on a Word that Says Not Much At All

By Chris Townsend | June 14, 2017

Balancing Bollywood Inspiration with American Expectations

Balancing Bollywood Inspiration with American Expectations

"My hybrid identity cannot be contained by one culture"

By SJ Sindu | June 14, 2017

Jill Eisenstadt on Surviving the Literary Brat Pack

Jill Eisenstadt on Surviving the Literary Brat Pack

The Author of Swell talks New York in the 1980s

By Jill Eisenstadt | June 9, 2017

How An 80-Year-Old Murder Inspired My Present-Day Novel

How An 80-Year-Old Murder Inspired My Present-Day Novel

A Chance Encounter with LIFE magazine Changed Everything

By Rosecrans Baldwin | June 8, 2017

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What Makes a Ghost Story Effective?

By Gail Godwin | June 8, 2017

Joseph Kanon: There Is No Better Place to Write than the Library

By Joe Kanon | June 8, 2017

Jennifer Weiner: From Small-Town Beat Reporter to Big City Columnist

By Jennifer Weiner | June 7, 2017

How Making a Movie Made Me Fall in Love with Writing Novels Again

How Making a Movie Made Me Fall in Love with Writing Novels Again

Robyn Harding on Rediscovering the Pleasure of Telling, Not Showing

By Robyn Harding | June 7, 2017

How to Write an Internet Essay to Support Your Novel

How to Write an Internet Essay to Support Your Novel

Or, How to Worry Endlessly About it Instead

By Gabe Habash | June 5, 2017

My Beautiful Oubliette: The Difficulty of Being a Writer in Prison

My Beautiful Oubliette: The Difficulty of Being a Writer in Prison

Dean Faiello Finds Daily Meaning Through the Act of Writing

By Dean Faiello | June 5, 2017

What Reading Robert Pirsig Taught Me About Writing (And Life)

What Reading Robert Pirsig Taught Me About Writing (And Life)

Lessons From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

By Bernadette Murphy | June 5, 2017

Don't Make Yourself the Hero of Your Own Story

Don't Make Yourself the Hero of Your Own Story

And 6 Other Pieces of Memoir-Writing Advice

By Elena Lappin | June 2, 2017

Learning the ABC's of Grad School Jargon

Learning the ABC's of Grad School Jargon

Deb Werrlein Wonders What the Hell It All It Means

By Deb Werrlein | May 30, 2017

Reading Susan Sontag in Paris

Reading Susan Sontag in Paris

Or, How to Write About a City Just as Beautiful as Everyone Says It is

By Lori Brister | May 26, 2017

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