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If I Miss a Writing Day, I Have to Pay Donald Trump

If I Miss a Writing Day, I Have to Pay Donald Trump

How Tommy Schnurmacher Defeated Writerly Procrastination

By Tommy Schnurmacher | December 3, 2018

How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Edinburgh

How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Edinburgh

From Whiskey to Cemeteries to the Birthplace of Harry Potter

By Dana Givens | November 30, 2018

Can You Measure the Happiness of Your Favorite Story?

Can You Measure the Happiness of Your Favorite Story?

On Happy Plots, Machines and Literature

By Kirsten Menger-Anderson | November 29, 2018

Her Private Space: On Brigid Hughes, Editor

Her Private Space: On Brigid Hughes, Editor

“The writers working away from the mainstream are often the most exciting ones.”

By Madelaine Lucas | November 28, 2018

Reading Across America: How Do You Take a Reading Series to the Next Level?

Reading Across America: How Do You Take a Reading Series to the Next Level?

Dead Rabbits, from an Idea to a Community and a Press

By M.K. Rainey | November 28, 2018

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to St. Louis

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to St. Louis

A Thriving Literary Scene, Lower Rent, and More

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By Kristen Arnett | November 21, 2018

Why Have Writers Neglected Elderly Lovers?

Why Have Writers Neglected Elderly Lovers?

On Desire and Longing Later in Life

By Susan Gubar | November 21, 2018

The Pugnacious Outlaw Women Behind My Protagonist

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You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

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When a Story is Best Told Backwards

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