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By Laura Schenone | August 30, 2017

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15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

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Jonathan Dee on Spending Years with a Character He Didn't Quite Understand

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Why a Party is a Perfect Literary Device

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I Made a Mistake in My Book and the Internet Went Nuts

I Made a Mistake in My Book and the Internet Went Nuts

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By Rebecca Schuman | August 21, 2017

Are We Different Writers When We Move From Longhand to a Screen?

Are We Different Writers When We Move From Longhand to a Screen?

A Brief History of Panic in the Face of New Writing Technology

By James Draney | August 18, 2017

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