• Craft and Advice

    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

    By Kristen Arnett  May 30, 2024
    On Translation

    Literary Catharsis: Jenna Tang on Translating Lin Yi-Han’s Only Novel, Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise

    By Jenna Tang  May 30, 2024
    The History of Literature

    Cass Sunstein on How to Become Famous

    By History of Literature  May 30, 2024
    Windham-Campbell Prizes

    Hanif Abdurraqib on Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place

    By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast   May 29, 2024
    Talk Easy

    Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello on Comedy Partnership

    By Talk Easy  May 29, 2024
    The Critic and Her Publics

    Doreen St. Félix on Using Pop Culture to Consider Society

    By The Critic and Her Publics   May 28, 2024
    Sex Scenes

    You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

    By Yael van der Wouden  May 28, 2024
    Creativity

    Art as Inspiration: How Collage Can Help Create Compelling Characters

    By Emma Copley Eisenberg  May 28, 2024
    On Translation

    The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

    By Mark Harman  May 28, 2024
    I'm a Writer But

    Lucas Mann on Personal Hangups

    By I'm a Writer But   May 28, 2024
    Write-minded

    Dhonielle Clayton on Being the Change You Want to See

    By Write-minded   May 28, 2024
    First Draft

    Edward Hamlin on Authorship

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 28, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Ursula K. Le Guin on How to Become a Writer

    By Ursula K. Le Guin  May 24, 2024
    Memoir

    Why You Should Let Your Family Read Your Memoir in Advance

    By Lilly Dancyger  May 24, 2024
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Miranda July Recommends the Best Way to Procrastinate

    By Miranda July  May 23, 2024
    In Conversation

    Anna Noyes on How Residencies and New Routines Create New Neural Pathways (and Help You Write Better)

    By Mira Ptacin  May 23, 2024
    Poetry

    “To Become a Poet is to Step Into the Void.” Brian Henry on Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

    By Literary Hub  May 22, 2024
    craft advice

    On the Joys of Following Literary Instinct Wherever It Leads

    By Leah Hager Cohen  May 22, 2024
    Family History

    Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

    By Bobi Conn  May 22, 2024
    Unlikeable Female Characters

    Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

    By Mesha Maren  May 21, 2024
    African American Literature

    “Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

    By Yogita Goyal  May 21, 2024
    In Conversation

    R.O. Kwon on Writing Her Way Into a Book’s Most Truthful Version

    By Jane Ciabattari  May 21, 2024
    First Draft

    Adelle Waldman on the Lightly Comic

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 20, 2024
    Naming

    The Poetry of Chinese Names

    By Wendy Chen  May 20, 2024
    Film

    Pulitzer Prize-Winner Ilyon Woo on Craft Lessons From the Late Filmmaker Dai Sil Kim Gibson

    By Ilyon Woo  May 20, 2024
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