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The First Rule of Write Club Is...

The First Rule of Write Club Is...

Guy Gavriel Kay on Sorting Through Millions of Rules for Writing

By Guy Gavriel Kay | July 6, 2016

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

On Plot Twists, "What Ifs," and Letting Oneself Get Weird

By Literary Hub | July 5, 2016

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Emily Barton on the Importance of Moving a Story Forward

By Emily Barton | June 30, 2016

Why Does Anyone Write?

Why Does Anyone Write?

Writing a Novel is a Painful and Bloody Process

By Alice Adams | June 29, 2016

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

Improvise and Season Liberally; You Can Always Salvage Dinner

By Anna North | June 28, 2016

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Kim Liao on Flipping Your Perspective on Submissions, and Failing Best

By Kim Liao | June 28, 2016

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13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal

By Erika Dreifus | June 27, 2016

Do Writers Need To Be Alone to Thrive?

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2016

The Writer's Curse, The Writer's Blessing

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

By Martin Walker | June 21, 2016

The Dark Side of Longform Journalism

The Dark Side of Longform Journalism

Luke Mogelson on Waiting for the Bad to Happen

By Luke Mogelson | June 16, 2016

Writer, Mother, Both, Neither

Writer, Mother, Both, Neither

On Childcare, AWP, and Leading the Triple Life

By Belle Boggs | June 14, 2016

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Empty My Shelves

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Empty My Shelves

Alana Massey on Books as Lifestyle Objects and Thinning Out Her Collection

By Alana Massey | June 13, 2016

On Max Perkins, One of America's Greatest Editors

On Max Perkins, One of America's Greatest Editors

The Genius Behind the Genius of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wolfe, and More

By A. Scott Berg | June 13, 2016

Five Reasons Why Writers Should Move to Kansas City

Five Reasons Why Writers Should Move to Kansas City

Exciting, Affordable, and Brimming with Freaky Art People

By Whitney Terrell | June 9, 2016

How Rebel Ex-Punk Stona Fitch Became Rory Flynn

How Rebel Ex-Punk Stona Fitch Became Rory Flynn

The Reinvention of a Gritty Crime Writer

By Marian Ryan | June 8, 2016

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