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Writing Rules That Were Made to Be Broken: Kill Your Darlings

Writing Rules That Were Made to Be Broken: Kill Your Darlings

Laura Van Den Berg for Grub Street's "Rules to Be Broken" Series

By Laura van den Berg | March 13, 2018

5 Writers Who Should be Feminist Saints

5 Writers Who Should be Feminist Saints

Julia Pierpont on Groundbreaking, Classic Authors

By Julia Pierpont | March 7, 2018

What I Didn't Know About Life, Marriage, and Working on the Line

What I Didn't Know About Life, Marriage, and Working on the Line

Steve Edwards on Finding Redemption as a Young Writer

By Steve Edwards | March 7, 2018

City of Exiles: When Mario Vargas Llosa Met Julio Cortázar in Paris

City of Exiles: When Mario Vargas Llosa Met Julio Cortázar in Paris

What It Meant to Be a Mid-Century Latin American Writer in Paris

By Mario Vargas Llosa | March 1, 2018

Is Any Story Too Private to Use In One's Art?

Is Any Story Too Private to Use In One's Art?

Rachel Lyon on Repurposing the Prismatic Material of Life and Love

By Rachel Lyon | February 28, 2018

Returning to Writing After a Stage Four Cancer Diagnosis

Returning to Writing After a Stage Four Cancer Diagnosis

"Death is the Common Denominator for all Living Organisms"

By Annabelle Kim | February 26, 2018

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By Literary Hub | February 26, 2018

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing Obituaries

By Emily Temple | February 22, 2018

The Joy and Intimacy of the Personal Writing Outlet

By Zan Romanoff | February 21, 2018

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Writing Group

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Writing Group

Dispensing with the Myth of the Solitary Genius Once and For All

By Kaethe Schwehn | February 20, 2018

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Reading Across America Returns with Orlando's Functionally Literate

By Ryan Rivas | February 20, 2018

Advice for MFAs Entering Donald Trump's America

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Allan Gurganus Addresses Those About to Enter the Literary World

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By Caitlin Macy | February 16, 2018

My Father’s Crimes Exist in Everything I Write

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Michael Nye on the Inescapable Autobiography of His First Novel

By Michael Nye | February 16, 2018

Dani Shapiro on the Hard Art of Balancing Writing and Social Media

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When Introverts Need to Be Extroverts

By Dani Shapiro | February 15, 2018

A Rare Look at Correspondence from Arthur Miller to His Wife, Mary

A Rare Look at Correspondence from Arthur Miller to His Wife, Mary

LitFilm, Brooklyn Public Library's New Literary Film Festival, Begins Next Week

By Literary Hub | February 15, 2018

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