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How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

Catriona Silvey on Turning an Inspiration-Fueled First Draft Into a Coherent Novel

By Catriona Silvey | June 18, 2026

Beyond Cli-Fi: Why Every Story is a Climate Change Story

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Heather Abel on Reading and Writing Through the Lens of Climate Emergency

By Heather Abel | June 18, 2026

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

“I think there’s some value in the kind of understanding fiction offers, whereby anything is possible.”

By Chantel Acevedo | June 18, 2026

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on <em>The Cremation of Sam McGee</em>

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on The Cremation of Sam McGee

“He haunts us, but sometimes, playfully, surprisingly—and in this way, even in death, like McGee, he returns.”

By Annakeara Stinson | June 17, 2026

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There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Wedding: On Finding Inspiration in Someone Else’s Nuptials

There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Wedding: On Finding Inspiration in Someone Else’s Nuptials

“The most wonderful thing about attending someone else’s wedding is that it’s not my own.”

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I Thought I Had Nothing to Write About. Then I Got a Dog.

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Camille Perri in Praise of Furry Friends and Furry Muses

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To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

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Sofia Montrone: “Where else does writing come from, if not the desire to peer through the keyhole of someone else’s mind?”

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Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Contrapposto

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What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

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