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"Too much exercise!" Read Flaubert's (very harsh) writing advice for Guy de Maupassant.

By Emily Temple | August 3, 2020

A Taxonomy of Nonfiction; <br>Or the Pleasures of Precision

A Taxonomy of Nonfiction;
Or the Pleasures of Precision

Karen Babine on the Peculiarities of Genre, Form, and More

By Karen Babine | August 3, 2020

My Novel's Heroine is Doing Better in the Publishing World Than I Did

My Novel's Heroine is Doing Better in the Publishing World Than I Did

Ellen Feldman's Lessons Learned From NYC Publishing
(Fired at a Christmas Party!)

By Ellen Feldman | July 31, 2020

WATCH: Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell on Writing Advice, Favorite Teachers (and a Song or Two)

WATCH: Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell on Writing Advice, Favorite Teachers (and a Song or Two)

Two of America's Great Singer-Songwriters Kick Off the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2020

Is This the End of Writing in Cafés?

Is This the End of Writing in Cafés?

On the Appeal of Lingering During (and After) a Pandemic

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2020

How to Write an Email Well Enough to Land a Book Deal

How to Write an Email Well Enough to Land a Book Deal

Anne Trubek with Practical Advice on What Works

By Anne Trubek | July 28, 2020

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To Live Alone in the Woods and Write

By Melissa Faliveno | July 27, 2020

Byron Lane on Being Carrie Fisher's Personal Assistant

By Literary Hub | July 27, 2020

Learning to Decipher My Father's Past in Nazi Germany

By L. Annette Binder | July 24, 2020

How <em>Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure</em> Taught Me to Write

How Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Taught Me to Write

Lucie Britsch on Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

By Lucie Britsch | July 23, 2020

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

Rebecca Wolff on Publishing the Poetry of Catherine Wagner

By Rebecca Wolff | July 23, 2020

A Genealogy of Twins: On Identity and Projected Lives

A Genealogy of Twins: On Identity and Projected Lives

Larry Watson on Family and Arriving at the Crux of the Story

By Larry Watson | July 22, 2020

A Love Letter to Developmental Editors

A Love Letter to Developmental Editors

R.L. Maizes on a Lesser-Known Corner of Publishing

By R.L. Maizes | July 22, 2020

To Be the Poet of Troy: <br>An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

To Be the Poet of Troy:
An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

On Starting the Edward Said Library in the Gaza Strip

By Philip Metres | July 22, 2020

Rumaan Alam and Jameson Fitzpatrick on Sex, Poetry, and Textiles

Rumaan Alam and Jameson Fitzpatrick on Sex, Poetry, and Textiles

With Two Poems from Fitzpatrick's Collection, Pricks in the Tapestry

By Literary Hub | July 21, 2020

How I Cured My Writer's Block With Techno

How I Cured My Writer's Block With Techno

Stan Parish on the Long Nights That Help Him Work

By Stan Parish | July 21, 2020

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