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Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Rumaan Alam on Figuring Out Where to Sit at the Table

By Rumaan Alam | July 14, 2016

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

And the Fifteen Unpublished Novels He Wrote Along the Way

By Sophia Efthimiatou | July 12, 2016

How To Be A Writer: The Map Is the Territory

How To Be A Writer: The Map Is the Territory

Ramona Ausubel's Winding Path to a First Novel

By Ramona Ausubel | July 11, 2016

We Need to Keep Writing (and Talking) About These Endless Wars

We Need to Keep Writing (and Talking) About These Endless Wars

J. Kael Weston on the Importance of Iraqi and Afghan Stories

By J. Kael Weston | July 8, 2016

Bob Shacochis: How Surfing Lead Me to Writing

Bob Shacochis: How Surfing Lead Me to Writing

On a Pathological Love of the Hardest Sport in the World

By Bob Shacochis | July 8, 2016

The Grumpy Librarian: Are You a Time Traveler?

The Grumpy Librarian: Are You a Time Traveler?

In Which Walker Percy, Sheila Heti, and Ian McEwan Share Something...

By Caitlin Goodman | July 7, 2016

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Why Does Anyone Write?

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Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

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By Kim Liao | June 28, 2016

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13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal

Erika Dreifus on Her Approach to Sending Out Writing

By Erika Dreifus | June 27, 2016

Do Writers Need To Be Alone to Thrive?

Do Writers Need To Be Alone to Thrive?

Angela Flournoy, Leslie Jamison, and Katherine Towler on Artistic Solitude

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The Writer's Curse, The Writer's Blessing

The Writer's Curse, The Writer's Blessing

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By Rachel Louise Snyder | June 22, 2016

Martin Walker on the Origin of the Inspector Bruno Series

Martin Walker on the Origin of the Inspector Bruno Series

Finding Inspiration and Mystery in an Ancient French Valley

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