"Get in, get out. Don't linger. Go on." Read Raymond Carver's greatest writing advice.

By Emily Temple | May 25, 2021

Marisa Silver Revisits the Golden Dawn of Girlhood

Marisa Silver Revisits the Golden Dawn of Girlhood

The Author of The Mysteries in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | May 25, 2021

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Chris Drangle Takes an Objective Look at an Excruciatingly Subjective Endeavor

By Chris Drangle | May 24, 2021

Jenn Shapland on Confronting Her Own Sexuality to Tell Carson McCullers’ Story

Jenn Shapland on Confronting Her Own Sexuality to Tell Carson McCullers’ Story

This Week from the Big Table Podcast

By Big Table | May 24, 2021

Anna North on Finding a Narrative Space Between Dystopia and Utopia

Anna North on Finding a Narrative Space Between Dystopia and Utopia

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 24, 2021

To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

The Lost in Summerland Author and Thin Places Author Consider the Myriad Methods of Narrative Structure

By Jordan Kisner | May 21, 2021

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When a Year in the Life of Your Last-Chance Debut Novel Coincides with a Global Pandemic

By Claire Cox | May 21, 2021

How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

By Rafe Posey | May 21, 2021

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

By John McPhee | May 21, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>Apogee</em>

Interview with a Journal: Apogee

Everything You Need to Know About the Biannual Journal Where Marginalized Writers Are the First Priority

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 21, 2021

A Witness to the Human Experience: Why Medicine Needs Storytellers

A Witness to the Human Experience: Why Medicine Needs Storytellers

David Weill, MD, on the Journey from Medicine to Writing

By David Weill, MD | May 20, 2021

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Samantha Silva Gets Some Writing Help from an Unconventional Source

By Samantha Silva | May 20, 2021

Elizabeth McCracken on Placing Her Characters in New Settings

Elizabeth McCracken on Placing Her Characters in New Settings

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 20, 2021

Laurie Frankel on the Way That Girls Superhero

Laurie Frankel on the Way That Girls Superhero

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | May 20, 2021

C Pam Zhang on the Psychic Idea of Home

C Pam Zhang on the Psychic Idea of Home

This Week from the Thresholds Podcast with Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | May 19, 2021

Jim Shepard: When Your Novel Veers a Little Too Close to Grim Reality

Jim Shepard: When Your Novel Veers a Little Too Close to Grim Reality

An Armchair Catastrophist Predicts a Pandemic

By Jim Shepard | May 19, 2021

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