Here's 33 writers on why they write.

Here's 33 writers on why they write.

By Walker Caplan | January 6, 2021

What Really Goes On in a Writer’s Notebook?

What Really Goes On in a Writer’s Notebook?

Danielle McLaughlin on the Process of Writing Her Latest Novel

By Danielle McLaughlin | January 6, 2021

George Saunders on How You Know When the Talking Spider Belongs in the Story

George Saunders on How You Know When the Talking Spider Belongs in the Story

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 6, 2021

How to Build an Antiracist Workshop

How to Build an Antiracist Workshop

Felicia Rose Chavez on Fostering Safe and Equitable Spaces for Creativity

By Felicia Rose Chavez | January 6, 2021

Has the Parent Plot Ousted the Marriage Plot in Contemporary Fiction?

Has the Parent Plot Ousted the Marriage Plot in Contemporary Fiction?

Peter Ho Davies Reflects on the New Coming-of-Age Moment

By Peter Ho Davies | January 5, 2021

How to Render Epiphanies in Nonfiction Without Getting Didactic

How to Render Epiphanies in Nonfiction Without Getting Didactic

Randon Billings Noble Considers Moments of Clarity Between the Lines

By Randon Billings Noble | January 4, 2021

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Emma Glass on the Ghost Story (and Nursing Career) That Inspired Her Novel

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2021

Daniel Halpern on 50 Years of Ecco Press

By The Literary Life | January 4, 2021

Claire Messud and Brendan O'Meara on Creative Nonfiction in an Era of 'Fake News'

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 31, 2020

Kiese Laymon: Precious Writers Have Omission, Not Subtext

Kiese Laymon: Precious Writers Have Omission, Not Subtext

In Conversation with Eddie Glaude on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | December 28, 2020

Maggie Smith on Finding Hope on Twitter

Maggie Smith on Finding Hope on Twitter

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 28, 2020

Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 28, 2020

Rumaan Alam on Writing a Book That Doesn't Explain Itself

Rumaan Alam on Writing a Book That Doesn't Explain Itself

From the Bookable Podcast with Author Amanda Stern

By Bookable | December 23, 2020

Danielle Evans on Writing Into Power Dynamics

Danielle Evans on Writing Into Power Dynamics

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 21, 2020

Cathy Song on the Slowness and Ritual-Making of Lockdown

Cathy Song on the Slowness and Ritual-Making of Lockdown

In Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | December 18, 2020

Hope on the Horizon: Charles Baxter and Mike Alberti on Despair and Renewal in Fiction

Hope on the Horizon: Charles Baxter and Mike Alberti on Despair and Renewal in Fiction

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell
on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 17, 2020

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