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Ebony Thomas on Seeking the Fantastic When the World Tells You Not To

Ebony Thomas on Seeking the Fantastic When the World Tells You Not To

Writing Towards Magic as a Person of Color

By Ebony Elizabeth Thomas | May 21, 2019

Quiz: Is this my first book tour or my own funeral?

Quiz: Is this my first book tour or my own funeral?

By Kimberly Harrington | May 17, 2019

Some Writing Advice: Don't Take Others' Advice

Some Writing Advice: Don't Take Others' Advice

Guy Gavriel Kay on Doing Whatever It Takes

By Guy Gavriel Kay | May 15, 2019

When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

Jessica Francis Kane Makes Rags From Riches

By Jessica Francis Kane | May 14, 2019

Behind the Book Dedications:

Behind the Book Dedications: "A Private Moment in a Public Object"

Secret Messages, Sweet Nothings, and Sincere Thanks

By Julia Carpenter | May 14, 2019

Uncovering the Secret History of a WWII-Era Brooklyn Spy

Uncovering the Secret History of a WWII-Era Brooklyn Spy

How to Reconstruct a Life with the Public Record

By David A. Taylor | May 14, 2019

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5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Jackson, Mississippi

By Tom Head | May 13, 2019

Tobias Wolff on the Iconic Memoir He Never
Intended to Write

By Tobias Wolff | May 10, 2019

The Stories Mothers Never Tell

By Jill Talbot and Marcia Aldrich | May 10, 2019

Taking an Author's Photo Is Like Going on a First Date

Taking an Author's Photo Is Like Going on a First Date

Nina Subin on the Careful Process of Taking a Writer's Headshot

By Nina Subin | May 6, 2019

The New Toolkit For Opening Up Your Memoir Writing

The New Toolkit For Opening Up Your Memoir Writing

Eve Makis on Creating Outlets for Those Who Might Not Have Them

By Eve Makis | May 6, 2019

On <em>Not</em> Writing About My Father, an Actual Mad Scientist

On Not Writing About My Father, an Actual Mad Scientist

Erika Swyler on the Autobiographical Truths of Fiction

By Erika Swyler | May 3, 2019

Poetry, Like Witchcraft and Magick, is an Act of Transformation

Poetry, Like Witchcraft and Magick, is an Act of Transformation

in a very literal sense."">"When I say my poems worked as spells, I mean it
in a very literal sense."

By Janaka Stucky | May 3, 2019

Finding Freedom in Writing a Language My <br>Parents Can't Read

Finding Freedom in Writing a Language My
Parents Can't Read

Kia Abdullah on Being Herself in Print

By Kia Abdullah | May 1, 2019

On the Struggle to Become a True<br> Parisian Flaneur

On the Struggle to Become a True
Parisian Flaneur

Ayesegul Savas Unravels a Novel on the City's Streets

By Aysegül Savas | April 30, 2019

David Means on the World As<br> Endless Inspiration

David Means on the World As
Endless Inspiration

"Art arrives out of a tension between the private and the public..."

By David Means | April 29, 2019

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