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Michael Castleman on Optimism and Pessimism in Book Publishing

Michael Castleman on Optimism and Pessimism in Book Publishing

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

By Memoir Nation | October 21, 2024

Rebecca Nagle on Craft Lessons from (a Different Kind of) Crafting

Rebecca Nagle on Craft Lessons from (a Different Kind of) Crafting

“I care more about being a good editor than being a good writer.”

By Rebecca Nagle | October 18, 2024

Correcting for the Male Gaze: On the Unique Challenges of Writing Biographies of Women

Correcting for the Male Gaze: On the Unique Challenges of Writing Biographies of Women

How Iris Jamahl Dunkle Found the Fuller Story of the Life of Sanora Babb

By Iris Jamahl Dunkle | October 17, 2024

It Bugs Me That My Friend Claims to Be a Writer But Never Writes: Am I the Literary Asshole?

It Bugs Me That My Friend Claims to Be a Writer But Never Writes: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 17, 2024

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

Marian Crotty Shares How Her Queer Fiction Was Shaped by a Research Trip to South Dakota

By Marian Crotty | October 17, 2024

No Human Is An Island: On Fiction As a Way of Connecting Across Difference

No Human Is An Island: On Fiction As a Way of Connecting Across Difference

John Larison Considers the Importance and Responsibility of Writing “the Other”

By John Larison | October 16, 2024

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“A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing Broke Heart Blues

By Joyce Carol Oates | October 15, 2024

Elizabeth Strout on Complicated People

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 15, 2024

Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Writing to Champion People and Causes

By Memoir Nation | October 15, 2024

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

"I want the words to erupt, the sentences to flower and the ideas to go places I hadn’t expected."

By Mark Haber | October 11, 2024

Choreographing Shows and Scenes: What Dance Can Teach Fiction Writers

Choreographing Shows and Scenes: What Dance Can Teach Fiction Writers

Shelley Noble on Rhythm, Conveying Emotion, and Commanding the Stage in Life and Literature

By Shelley Noble | October 11, 2024

Text to Speech Troubles: Why Writers Don’t Always Make the Best Speakers

Text to Speech Troubles: Why Writers Don’t Always Make the Best Speakers

Kate Greathead: “In writing, I have the time to consider my thoughts, figure out exactly what I want to say, and the best words to say it.”

By Kate Greathead | October 10, 2024

Terry J. Benton-Walker and Sarah Henning on Writing Scary Stories for Kids

Terry J. Benton-Walker and Sarah Henning on Writing Scary Stories for Kids

In Conversation with Drew Broussard

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 9, 2024

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

Debra Nystrom on the Power of Personal Story Alongside Objective Study

By Debra Nystrom | October 9, 2024

Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Rachel Robbins Considers the Roles of Fact, History and Memory in Storytelling

By Rachel Robbins | October 9, 2024

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Charles Bock, Mike Fu, Kate Greathead, and More

By Teddy Wayne | October 8, 2024

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