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The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Mira Ptacin on Transforming One’s Inner Critic

By Mira Ptacin | July 22, 2024

Amitava Kumar on the Importance of Being an Amateur

Amitava Kumar on the Importance of Being an Amateur

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 22, 2024

Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

"There is no one outside of the story, there is no place outside from which to tell it."

By Anna DeForest | July 19, 2024

Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature

Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 18, 2024

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

Minsoo Kang on J.R.R. Tolkien and the Surprising Power of Escapism

By Minsoo Kang | July 17, 2024

Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

On the Occasion of His National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature

By Literary Hub | July 17, 2024

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Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

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Empowering Eerieness: How Gothic Romances Helped Alisa Alering Escape the Misery of a Small Town

By Alisa Alering | July 17, 2024

Laura Van Den Berg on Merging Autofiction With Speculative Fiction

Laura Van Den Berg on Merging Autofiction With Speculative Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “State of Paradise”

By Jane Ciabattari | July 16, 2024

What Does It Mean to Write Escapist Literature?

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Caroline Carlson on Children’s Books and Escape Artistry

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Joy Williams on the Wild, Lyrical Stories of Brad Watson

Joy Williams on the Wild, Lyrical Stories of Brad Watson

A “Soulful Half-Comic Songbook” of Fiction

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Barrie Miskin on Plumbing Dark Places

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What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

Jordan Kopy Remembers the Literary and Cinematic Techniques of a Cultural Phenomenon

By Jordan Kopy | July 15, 2024

Margaret Juhae Lee on How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing

Margaret Juhae Lee on How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

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Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships

Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships

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