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Invisible Lives: Cassandra Jackson on Keeping and Discovering Family Secrets

Invisible Lives: Cassandra Jackson on Keeping and Discovering Family Secrets

“Though our loss is still hers, she has a profound loss that is all her own.”

By Cassandra Jackson | May 19, 2023

At the Heart of My Novel Was The Story I Could Never Write

At the Heart of My Novel Was The Story I Could Never Write

Daisy Florin Finds the Inciting Incident in a Sexual Encounter She Didn't Have a Word For

By Daisy Alpert Florin | May 19, 2023

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

Crystal Smith Paul Offers Craft Advice that Spans the Spectum of Genre

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The Person Who Wrote It Is Eating Ramen: Samantha Irby on Writing for TV

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in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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Anne Berest’s Best Story Came From Deep in Her Family’s Past

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“Every life is a novel for those who are curious enough.”

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The Author of The Guest Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

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