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Ling Ma on Writing Short Stories: “You Can Let Them Simmer for Years”

Ling Ma on Writing Short Stories: “You Can Let Them Simmer for Years”

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | February 28, 2023

It Happened To Me: On Being Totally Unproductive at a Writing Residency

It Happened To Me: On Being Totally Unproductive at a Writing Residency

Alice Robb Realizes That Solitude Isn’t For Everyone

By Alice Robb | February 27, 2023

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 27, 2023

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

“Your setting is so alive, it’s almost a character!”

By Rebecca Makkai | February 24, 2023

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

Claire Heywood Guides You Into the Underworld of the Greek Epic

By Claire Heywood | February 24, 2023

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Lynn Cullen on Dorothy Horstmann, the Woman Behind the Polio Vaccine

By Lynn Cullen | February 24, 2023

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“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

By The Maris Review | February 23, 2023

Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

By Robin Yeatman | February 23, 2023

Delia Cai on the Gift That Immigrant Parents Give Their Children

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 23, 2023

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

The Author of Heritage Aesthetics in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | February 23, 2023

Emmanuel Iduma’s Reckoning with the Silence, Inheritance and History of the Nigerian Civil War

Emmanuel Iduma’s Reckoning with the Silence, Inheritance and History of the Nigerian Civil War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

By Janet Manley | February 22, 2023

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 22, 2023

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Colin Winnette on Immersing Yourself in the Flaws of Your Characters

By Colin Winnette | February 22, 2023

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Martha Anne Toll Talks to the Author of Wolfish

By Martha Anne Toll | February 22, 2023

Matthew Salesses: Setting Restrictions Leads You to Narrative Possibilities

Matthew Salesses: Setting Restrictions Leads You to Narrative Possibilities

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 21, 2023

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