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Joshua Henkin on Eschewing Big Reveals and Knowing Your Characters’ Birthdays

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

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The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants... in a Roundabout Way

When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

On Finding a Little Spark When Your Writing’s Lost Its Heat

Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion

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