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The Writing Wisdom of Derek Walcott

The Writing Wisdom of Derek Walcott

"prejudice is an inferior form of thinking"

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2017

Derek Walcott: Poet of Twilight, Poet of the Caribbean

Derek Walcott: Poet of Twilight, Poet of the Caribbean

Gabrielle Bellot on the Late Nobel Laureate

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 20, 2017

Clarice Lispector's Children's Story Taught Me to Read Her Like An Adult

Clarice Lispector's Children's Story Taught Me to Read Her Like An Adult

Andréa Stella on the Key to The Mystery of the Thinking Rabbit

By Andréa Stella | March 17, 2017

Toni Morrison is More Hemingway Than Hemingway Himself

Toni Morrison is More Hemingway Than Hemingway Himself

On Adverbs: Is Less Really More?

By Ben Blatt | March 17, 2017

Ask the Publicists: What's the Difference Between Marketing and Publicity?

Ask the Publicists: What's the Difference Between Marketing and Publicity?

A Regular Advice Column from Broadside PR

By Literary Hub | March 16, 2017

Is Pedantry the Mother of the Essay?

Is Pedantry the Mother of the Essay?

And Other Questions Ken Chen Has for the Essay at the End of Time

By Ken Chen | March 16, 2017

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How I Learned to Create an Effective Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

By Lyndsay Faye | March 13, 2017

Reading Across America: How to Create 'Live Literary Journals'

By Wendy C. Ortiz | March 13, 2017

On Persistence: The Lessons of a Middle-Aged Debut Novelist

By Daniel Lowe | March 10, 2017

Notorious Literary Muses from Best to Worst

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Happy Birthday, Vita Sackville-West

By Emily Temple | March 9, 2017

Alice Neel: How to Persevere and Live the Artist's Life

Alice Neel: How to Persevere and Live the Artist's Life

On the Life and Times of a Great American Portraitist

By Bridget Quinn | March 8, 2017

How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Market and Just Write

How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Market and Just Write

From Editor to Ghostwriter, the Ten Year Tale of a First Novel

By Peternelle van Arsdale | March 2, 2017

Gish Jen on the Profound Differences Between Chinese and American Culture

Gish Jen on the Profound Differences Between Chinese and American Culture

Culture Shock, Interdependence, and Surviving Yonkers...

By Dylan Foley | March 1, 2017

Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

Yoojin Grace Wuertz on the Long Road to Her First Novel

By Yoojin Grace Wuertz | February 28, 2017

The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes

The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes

Karolina Ramqvist on the Struggle to Balance Success and Meaning

By Karolina Ramqvist | February 27, 2017

Know What You Write (Not Write What You Know)

Know What You Write (Not Write What You Know)

Tim Gautreaux: When Setting is More Important Than Plot

By Tim Gautreaux | February 24, 2017

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