• Craft and Advice

    Research

    Finding Good Advice in World War II-Era Women’s Magazines

    By AJ Pearce  August 8, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Nick Offerman on the Ease of Being Nice

    By Talk Easy  August 8, 2023
    Motherhood

    “Writing happens when it happens”: On Balancing Motherhood and Being an Author

    By Prudence Peiffer  August 7, 2023
    Writing Process

    William Dameron On the Tricky Art of Turning Truth Into Fiction

    By William Dameron  August 7, 2023
    Write-minded

    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Ana Reyes on High-Stakes Fiction

    By Memoir Nation   August 7, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Exploring Literary New Orleans

    By History of Literature  August 7, 2023
    First Draft

    Luis Alberto Urrea on How ‘Team Urrea’ Help Him Craft His Novels

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   August 7, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Jimin Han on Letting Your Experiences Simmer

    By Jimin Han  August 4, 2023
    New Books Network

    Nick Harkaway on Not Going All The Way Into The Shadows

    By New Books Network  August 4, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Jamel Brinkley on the Little Pleasures of Language

    By The Maris Review  August 3, 2023
    Myths and Legends

    Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

    By Victoria Gosling  August 3, 2023
    Inspiration

    J. Vanessa Lyon on Finding Inspiration in the Photography of James Van Der Zee

    By J. Vanessa Lyon  August 2, 2023
    Experimental Fiction

    When Cause Doesn’t Follow Effect: How to Structure the Strange

    By Rebekah Bergman  August 2, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Jamel Brinkley Spends His Time Rereading Incredible Prose

    By Literary Hub  August 2, 2023
    Relationships

    Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

    By Bee Sacks  August 1, 2023
    Food

    On the Joys of Food-Centered Fiction

    By Michelle Wildgen  August 1, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Ann Patchett on Grabbing Galleys and Getting Drafts Done

    By Literary Hub  August 1, 2023
    Physics

    The Universe is an Unreliable Narrator: Mindy Mejia Litsplains Physics

    By Mindy Mejia  August 1, 2023
    Queer Literature

    How Exile Allowed Shastri Akella to Write a Queer Novel

    By Shastri Akella  July 31, 2023
    The History of Literature

    The History of Literature Puts Langston Hughes in Context

    By History of Literature  July 31, 2023
    First Draft

    Hernan Diaz Has No Draft Two

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   July 31, 2023
    Write-minded

    Gail Warner on Parent-Adult Child Dynamics for Writers

    By Memoir Nation   July 31, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Yael Goldstein-Love on Elegantly Weaving Science into Fiction

    By Yael Goldstein-Love  July 28, 2023
    Family Histories

    Anita Gail Jones on Crafting Fiction From Family Heirlooms

    By Anita Gail Jones  July 27, 2023
    On Writing

    How My Library Patrons Unexpectedly Helped Me Finish My Novel

    By Laura Sims  July 27, 2023
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