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Why You Should Write About Your Characters at Work

Why You Should Write About Your Characters at Work

Jason Allen Explains How His Worst Jobs Shaped Him as a Writer

By Jason Allen | August 9, 2019

On the Anxiety of Writing Historical Fiction: A User's Manual

On the Anxiety of Writing Historical Fiction: A User's Manual

Caitlin Horrocks Offers Some Advice for Writing Into the Past

By Caitlin Horrocks | August 9, 2019

Romanticizing Mount Everest Misses the Real Story

Romanticizing Mount Everest Misses the Real Story

"An entire population has been overlooked for decades"

By Adam Popescu | August 9, 2019

"The Greatest Menace to the Writer is the Reader" and Other Advice from Shirley Jackson

(But Don't Worry, You Can Beat Him at His Own Game.)

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2019

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

Brock Clarke On Capturing the Messy, Individual Voices of Little Falls

By Brock Clarke | August 8, 2019

"You Don't Know Anything." And Other Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

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  • The Six Loves of James I

On the Pitfalls and Power of
the Religious Essay

By Sonja Livingston | August 5, 2019

When Novelists Become Method Actors

By Leland Cheuk | July 31, 2019

The Late-Capitalist Privileges of
Being an Art Monster

By Sarah Elaine Smith | July 31, 2019

On Learning to Use My Inner Cheerleader to Find Writerly Confidence

On Learning to Use My Inner Cheerleader to Find Writerly Confidence

Liz Astroff Wrestles to Balance Parenting and Writing

By Liz Astrof | July 30, 2019

Learning How to Write Girls with Agency in Fiction

Learning How to Write Girls with Agency in Fiction

Stephanie Jimenez: Imagining Girlhood Beyond the Threat
of Sexual Violence

By Stephanie Jimenez | July 29, 2019

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Karen Olsson on the Ghosts on Her Shelves

By Karen Olsson | July 26, 2019

In the Woods: Telling the Finnish-American Immigrant Story

In the Woods: Telling the Finnish-American Immigrant Story

Karl Marlantes on the Hardworking Lives of His Ancestors

By Karl Marlantes | July 23, 2019

Writing Through Extreme Grief Helped Me Become Myself Again

Writing Through Extreme Grief Helped Me Become Myself Again

Margaret Renkl on the Unexpected Catalyst for Writing Her First Book

By Margaret Renkl | July 19, 2019

On the Fine (and Difficult) Art of Science Writing

On the Fine (and Difficult) Art of Science Writing

Randi Hutter Epstein: When Even Science Isn't An Exact Science

By Randi Hutter Epstein | July 17, 2019

How <em>General Hospital</em> Inspired My New Novel

How General Hospital Inspired My New Novel

Why Marcy Dermansky is Not Afraid to Mess With Her Characters

By Marcy Dermansky | July 11, 2019

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