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Writers Don’t Need to Suffer To Make Art

Writers Don’t Need to Suffer To Make Art

Haley Jakobson: “Being a tormented artist is v. cringe.”

By Haley Jakobson | June 20, 2023

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write <em>How</em> You Write, Just Give In.

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.

“The freedoms on the other side of self-surrender are much more interesting than those that require egoistic management.”

By Grace Lavery | June 16, 2023

Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

“If you’ve told the same story three times this week, write that one.”

By Helen Ellis | June 16, 2023

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

“Maybe the sort of multicultural representation we see in recent Regency romances can be a kind of medicine.”

By Sayantani DasGupta | June 16, 2023

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

"However painful it is to hear such stories, it is much more difficult for the wounded to share them."

By Mirinae Lee | June 16, 2023

An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

A Writer and a Painter Discuss the Distractions of Residencies and the Mortality of Memories

By Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim | June 16, 2023

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How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

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After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

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Salma El-Wardany on Fairytales, Enduring Platonic Relationships, and Happy Endings that Don’t Involve Men

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Lights, Camera, White House: Matt Quirk on the Enduring Power of the West Wing in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Film

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Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

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In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

Amy Grace Loyd Takes Stock of All the Yes’s and No’s

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It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

“As we work to fashion a fully rendered version of ourselves, however, we are also arguably creating that self.”

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

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

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Danielle Trussoni on Pursuing Perfection, Draft After Draft

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