Making Space for Mistakes and Experiments, in Marriage and Writing

Making Space for Mistakes and Experiments, in Marriage and Writing

Francesco Pacifico on Writing (and Revising) Female Characters

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The Impossibility of Writing About Motherhood

The Impossibility of Writing About Motherhood

Sarah Blake on Motherhood's Many Faces

By Sarah Blake | March 14, 2022

Finding the Kinship Between Manifestations of Creativity and Depression

Finding the Kinship Between Manifestations of Creativity and Depression

Gia de Cadenet on Making Sense of the Raw Material

By Gia de Cadenet | March 14, 2022

Lan Samantha Chang on Teaching, Tone, and Literary Generations

Lan Samantha Chang on Teaching, Tone, and Literary Generations

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 14, 2022

Edith Wharton on How to Write a Vivid First Line

Edith Wharton on How to Write a Vivid First Line

"[It] should be something more than a trick."

By Edith Wharton | March 11, 2022

Austin Kleon Looks Back on the Creation of <em>Steal Like an Artist</em>, Ten Years Later

Austin Kleon Looks Back on the Creation of Steal Like an Artist, Ten Years Later

When the What-Ifs Become Real

By Austin Kleon | March 11, 2022

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Transformation and Precision: On Writing Dreams

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What Does it Look Like to Decenter Whiteness in Fiction?

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How Trees Helped Ben Okri To Write His New Children’s Book

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