Struggling to Mine Family History for My Novel

Struggling to Mine Family History for My Novel

Roxana Robinson on Capturing Her Great-grandfather in Fiction

By Roxana Robinson | May 24, 2019

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Advice on dealing with envy, gout, and rivals you'd like to put to death

By Adam Ehrlich Sachs | May 23, 2019

Brandon Taylor: When to Protect Your Characters, and When to Punish Them

Brandon Taylor: When to Protect Your Characters, and When to Punish Them

On Alice Munro, Karl-Ove Knausgaard, and the Impulses of the MFA

By Brandon Taylor | May 22, 2019

"Make Them Care About What You Think" and Other Writing Advice from Nora Ephron

Oh, who gives a damn."">"I mean we’ve all read pieces where we thought, Oh, who gives a damn."

By Emily Temple | May 21, 2019

The Biggest Influence on My Novel Is... McDonald's?

The Biggest Influence on My Novel Is... McDonald's?

Ryan Chapman Worries It Is a Bad Idea to Compare
Your Writing to a Big Mac

By Ryan Chapman | May 21, 2019

13 Common Mistakes in Book Reviewing and <br>How to Avoid Them

13 Common Mistakes in Book Reviewing and
How to Avoid Them

Jay A. Fernandez is Looking to Write Some Wrongs

By Jay A. Fernandez | May 21, 2019

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

By Ebony Elizabeth Thomas | May 21, 2019

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

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

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Jackson, Mississippi

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Jackson, Mississippi

Our Cool Shit is Cheap, and Our Cheap Shit is Cool

By Tom Head | May 13, 2019

Tobias Wolff on the Iconic Memoir He Never <br>Intended to Write

Tobias Wolff on the Iconic Memoir He Never
Intended to Write

"I was overcome by admiration for my mother’s courage, and gratitude for her loyalty..."

By Tobias Wolff | May 10, 2019

The Stories Mothers Never Tell

The Stories Mothers Never Tell

A Collaborative Essay by Jill Talbot and Marcia Aldrich

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

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