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The Pugnacious Outlaw Women Behind My Protagonist

The Pugnacious Outlaw Women Behind My Protagonist

From Hellcat Maggie to the Great Sandwina, Eight Women Who Defied Their Era

By Katrina Carrasco | November 20, 2018

Writing Women's Pain: A Roundtable

Writing Women's Pain: A Roundtable

Part One of a Conversation with Alethea Black, Abby Norman,
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By Literary Hub | November 19, 2018

Jonathan Franzen's 10 Rules for Novelists

Jonathan Franzen's 10 Rules for Novelists

Number Eight Just Makes Us Sad

By Jonathan Franzen | November 15, 2018

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

"Self-discipline is enormously important."

By Emily Temple | November 15, 2018

When a Story is Best Told Backwards

When a Story is Best Told Backwards

Samantha Harvey on the Melancholy of Reverse Narratives

By Samantha Harvey | November 15, 2018

Herman Melville: How to Promote Your Future Classic About Whales

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Did People Even Talk About Books Before Twitter? As Told to Thomas Swick

By Herman Melville | November 14, 2018

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By Corinne Segal | November 13, 2018

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By Literary Hub | November 13, 2018

Kay Eldredge Salter: My Husband's Choice to Be a Writer Was the Hardest of His Life

Kay Eldredge Salter: My Husband's Choice to Be a Writer Was the Hardest of His Life

On the Notes and Drafts of James Salter

By Kay Eldredge Salter | November 13, 2018

Poetry is Infinite: A Conversation with Jeffrey Schultz

Poetry is Infinite: A Conversation with Jeffrey Schultz

"The poem should reveal an image of what is beyond linguistic expression."

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See Oscar Wilde's Handwritten Edits to <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

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If You Have These Traits You Might Be a Writer

If You Have These Traits You Might Be a Writer

Karen E. Bender Tries to Answer a Very Difficult Question

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How Kazuo Ishiguro Used

How Kazuo Ishiguro Used "Dream Techniques" to Write His Most Polarizing Novel

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Rakesh Satyal on the Pick-Up Line That Changed His Life

Rakesh Satyal on the Pick-Up Line That Changed His Life

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Having No Time is the Best Time to Get Writing Done

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