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The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

When Sent, Our Careful Construction is Turned into Vulnerability

By Meghan Forbes | September 7, 2017

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

Words of Wisdom from Those Who Publish (and Do Not Perish)

By Helen Sword | September 7, 2017

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

Mark Haskell Smith on Adapting His Book Salty for the Big Screen

By Mark Haskell Smith | September 7, 2017

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

"I feel the Force. I listen to my gut. I write what feels good."

By Emily Temple | September 1, 2017

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

When News of Publication Garners Way More Attention Than the Writing Itself

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 31, 2017

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

A Complicated Past Doesn't Need to Be a Complicated Present

By Rick Moody | August 31, 2017

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The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

By Laura Schenone | August 30, 2017

15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2017

Why I Made My Main Character a Right Wing Blogger

By Jonathan Dee | August 28, 2017

Why a Party is a Perfect Literary Device

Why a Party is a Perfect Literary Device

Most People have a Party Persona at Odds with the Real Person Beneath

By Elizabeth Day | August 25, 2017

I Made a Mistake in My Book and the Internet Went Nuts

I Made a Mistake in My Book and the Internet Went Nuts

Rebecca Schuman on Trying to Be an Expert and a Woman at the Same Time

By Rebecca Schuman | August 21, 2017

Are We Different Writers When We Move From Longhand to a Screen?

Are We Different Writers When We Move From Longhand to a Screen?

A Brief History of Panic in the Face of New Writing Technology

By James Draney | August 18, 2017

Getting It Right: How to Rebuild Scenes from the Past

Getting It Right: How to Rebuild Scenes from the Past

Benjamin Rachlin Goes Deep on the Research

By Benjamin Rachlin | August 18, 2017

Jill Bialosky: The Time I Moved to New York City to Be a Poet

Jill Bialosky: The Time I Moved to New York City to Be a Poet

On Finding Meaning in Art and Work in the Big City

By Jill Bialosky | August 17, 2017

Fact, Fiction, and When a Novel Crosses the Line

Fact, Fiction, and When a Novel Crosses the Line

Joanna Scott on the Illusive Boundaries of Truth and Literature

By Joanna Scott | August 15, 2017

How to Write This Year’s “Definitive Novel” of the East Village in the 1980s

How to Write This Year’s “Definitive Novel” of the East Village in the 1980s

Jarett Kobek Gives Away His Professional Secrets

By Jarett Kobek | August 14, 2017

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