How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

Rafe Posey on Breaking Open the Kernel of an Idea

By Rafe Posey | May 21, 2021

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

"The first is the phase of the pit and the pendulum."

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

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Laurie Frankel on the Way That Girls Superhero

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C Pam Zhang on the Psychic Idea of Home

By Thresholds | May 19, 2021

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

By Jim Shepard | May 19, 2021

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

Bridget Collins Considers the Hagiography of the Tortured Artist

By Bridget Collins | May 19, 2021

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 19, 2021

Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2021

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

Courtney Zoffness on Finding Authenticity in a Great Writer and Professor

By Courtney Zoffness | May 18, 2021

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

Erica Jenks Henry on the Fruits of a Seemingly Sisyphean Endeavor

By Erica Jenks Henry | May 18, 2021

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

By Jonny Diamond | May 17, 2021

Symbiosis and Psychedelics: An Exploratory Conversation Between Edward St. Aubyn and Merlin Sheldrake

Symbiosis and Psychedelics: An Exploratory Conversation Between Edward St. Aubyn and Merlin Sheldrake

The Author of Double Blind and the Author of Entangled Life Talk Scientific Inquiry

By Merlin Sheldrake and Edward St. Aubyn | May 17, 2021

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