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The Dangerous Myth of Authenticity

The Dangerous Myth of Authenticity

C.B. George on "one of the more bizarre delusions of contemporary life"

By C. B. George | August 18, 2016

Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?

Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?

An Investigation, Featuring All of Your Favorite Bird Lovers

By Katherine Towler | August 18, 2016

The Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain's Mind

The Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain's Mind

How to Raise the Stakes Without Ruining the Mystery

By Alex Lake | August 12, 2016

To All the Characters I've Killed Off, Who Haunt Me Still

To All the Characters I've Killed Off, Who Haunt Me Still

Stuart Nadler Remembers the Darlings He's Drowned

By Stuart Nadler | August 10, 2016

Eating Carrion at the Icelandic Writers Retreat

Eating Carrion at the Icelandic Writers Retreat

Four Days Writing Under the Midnight Sun

By Anne Giardini | August 10, 2016

Writing Immigrant Characters as a

Writing Immigrant Characters as a "Rookie American"

Lara Vapnyar on Empathy and Assimilation

By Lara Vapnyar | August 9, 2016

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Six Rules for Creating an Oral History

By Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain | August 5, 2016

On the Many Ways and Reasons to Mix Poetry and Prose

By Lucy Ives | August 3, 2016

The Accidental Life: An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers

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Selections from PEN America's New Issue of Glossolalia

By Literary Hub | July 28, 2016

Jenny Diski's Jisei: On Death Poems and <em>In Gratitude</em>

Jenny Diski's Jisei: On Death Poems and In Gratitude

How Writers Approach the Unapproachable

By David L. Ulin | July 21, 2016

The Grumpy Librarian: For Fans of Canadians and Enemies of Humor

The Grumpy Librarian: For Fans of Canadians and Enemies of Humor

In Which Short Fiction's Beloved Uncle is Left Out in the Cold

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How to Tell a Murderer's Story

How to Tell a Murderer's Story

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By Laura Tillman | July 19, 2016

What Getting Published At 16 Taught Me About Becoming a Writer

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Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Rumaan Alam on Figuring Out Where to Sit at the Table

By Rumaan Alam | July 14, 2016

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

And the Fifteen Unpublished Novels He Wrote Along the Way

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