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Kiese Laymon on Revision as Love, and Love as Revision

Kiese Laymon on Revision as Love, and Love as Revision

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | February 9, 2022

Brendan Slocumb on Mentorship, Antiquities Theft, and Being the Only Black Violin Player Around

Brendan Slocumb on Mentorship, Antiquities Theft, and Being the Only Black Violin Player Around

The Author of The Violin Conspiracy Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | February 9, 2022

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Rebecca Sacks on the Craft Behind the Intimacy

By Bee Sacks | February 8, 2022

“Every Time You Eat a Bagel It’s a Fuckin’ Crime.” Liv Stratman on Writing About Diet Culture

“Every Time You Eat a Bagel It’s a Fuckin’ Crime.” Liv Stratman on Writing About Diet Culture

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

By I'm a Writer But | February 8, 2022

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

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

Featuring Gal Beckerman, Karen Cheung, and More!

By Teddy Wayne | February 8, 2022

On Taking Writing Lessons from Quantum Physics

On Taking Writing Lessons from Quantum Physics

Hisham Bustani on a Single Story's Many Possible Worlds

By Hisham Bustani | February 4, 2022

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The Lion Speaks: On the Potency of the Epistolary Form

By Daniel Black | February 4, 2022

Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

By Amor Towles | February 4, 2022

How to Read a Play as a Manual for Novel Writing

By Julia May Jonas | February 3, 2022

Peter Ho Davies on Why We Fear Revision (and How to Get Over It)

Peter Ho Davies on Why We Fear Revision (and How to Get Over It)

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 3, 2022

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

“As a writer, Morrison asks us to do some of the work.”

By Bernardine Evaristo | February 3, 2022

Some Helpful Metaphors for Writing a Novel, Illustrated

Some Helpful Metaphors for Writing a Novel, Illustrated

Swan Huntley on the Highs and Lows of Getting Lost Inside Your Own Maze

By Swan Huntley | February 3, 2022

Easy Come, Easy Go: Lan Samantha Chang on Writing, Debt, and Diamonds

Easy Come, Easy Go: Lan Samantha Chang on Writing, Debt, and Diamonds

“The money will come and go but you will always have a good piece of jewelry.”

By Lan Samantha Chang | February 1, 2022

How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of The Great Gatsby

Jillian Cantor Reimagines Fitzgerald’s Classic Novel from the Perspectives of Women

By Jillian Cantor | February 1, 2022

Exploring the Moral Landscape of John Darnielle’s Fictional Universe

Exploring the Moral Landscape of John Darnielle’s Fictional Universe

Matt Mitchell Talks to the Author of Devil House

By Matt Mitchell | January 31, 2022

In a Gazan Home in California, Two Writers Share a Taste of Home

In a Gazan Home in California, Two Writers Share a Taste of Home

Raj Tawney Eats with Jehad al-Saftawi and Lara Aburamadan

By Raj Tawney | January 31, 2022

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