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When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

Carter Bays on the Transition from Scripts to Books, and Learning to Trust His Own Style

By Carter Bays | June 10, 2022

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

And the Beauty of a Clear Time Frame

By Tom Perrotta | June 10, 2022

What Draws Us to Certain Classic Texts Over Others?

What Draws Us to Certain Classic Texts Over Others?

Five Writers on Yeats, Dickinson, Issa, Woolf, and Herrick

By Micro Podcast | June 10, 2022

From Mary Churchill’s Diary: An Intimate Glimpse of World War II

From Mary Churchill’s Diary: An Intimate Glimpse of World War II

“Glory Hallelujah!! A delicious poke in the snoot for Hitler.”

By Mary Churchill | June 10, 2022

Catherine Lloyd on Writing Historical Characters with Progressive Views

Catherine Lloyd on Writing Historical Characters with Progressive Views

In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | June 10, 2022

Sloane Crosley on Writing a Novel For People Who Haven’t Figured It Out Yet

Sloane Crosley on Writing a Novel For People Who Haven’t Figured It Out Yet

Kristin Iversen Talks to the Author of Cult Classic

By Kristin Iversen | June 9, 2022

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Dan Chaon on When Science Fiction Is No Longer Science Fiction

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Ryan O’Connell on the Importance of Facing Rejection in the Sack and Finding His Voice in Hollywood

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WATCH: Why James Patterson no longer introduces himself to people reading his books.

By Jonny Diamond | June 8, 2022

Why Writers Need to Confront and Create With Their Most Unpleasant Emotions

Why Writers Need to Confront and Create With Their Most Unpleasant Emotions

Philip Schultz Discusses the Creative Power Behind Anger and Shame

By Philip Schultz | June 8, 2022

Why I Make Rules for My Writing Students—And Why I Break Them

Why I Make Rules for My Writing Students—And Why I Break Them

Adam White on Teaching Writing (and Jack Nicklaus)

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Elissa Washuta on Reckoning with the Insoluble Puzzles of the Universe

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In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

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Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood on “Literary Destiny” and the Topics of Our Obsession

Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood on “Literary Destiny” and the Topics of Our Obsession

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 8, 2022

Not Your Stock Grandma: On a Refreshing (and Relatable) Character in <em>Dicey’s Song</em>

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This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

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Sasha Fletcher on Finding Structure Everywhere

Sasha Fletcher on Finding Structure Everywhere

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