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So You’ve Decided to Write: The Best Way to Deal with Rejection

So You’ve Decided to Write: The Best Way to Deal with Rejection

“I long to hold the poetry editor’s penis in my hand.”

By Terry McDonell | July 27, 2017

Just Fill Up the Pit! And Other Writing Advice from Famous Authors

Just Fill Up the Pit! And Other Writing Advice from Famous Authors

Michael Chabon, Lindy West, Jim Shepard and More on How to be a Writer

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: The Writer I Never Had to Edit

So You've Decided to Write: The Writer I Never Had to Edit

Terry McDonell on the Value of Leaving Well Enough Alone

By Terry McDonell | July 26, 2017

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Vancouver

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Vancouver

And Healthcare Isn't Even One of Them

By Ludmila Leiva | July 26, 2017

Reading Across America: Storytelling on a Mountain and in Caves

Reading Across America: Storytelling on a Mountain and in Caves

Bringing Literature to Griffith Park, One of the Most Miraculous Spots in LA

By Sara Finnerty | July 26, 2017

Why Write a Musical About the Brontës?

Why Write a Musical About the Brontës?

Dramatizing a Family Rife With Intrigue, Illicit Romance, and Fierce Feminism

By Katie Palmer | July 26, 2017

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The Time Murakami Met Carver (and Other Literary Meet-Cutes)

By Emily Temple | July 25, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: Will You Tell the Truth?

By Terry McDonell | July 25, 2017

Reading Aloud With Others Is More Important Than You Think

By Abigail Williams | July 25, 2017

Visiting the Actual Island That Inspired Neverland

Visiting the Actual Island That Inspired Neverland

John Pielmeier Travels to the South Seas

By John Pielmeier | July 24, 2017

Why Write a Novel About Teenage Suicide?

Why Write a Novel About Teenage Suicide?

Sharon Solwitz on Confronting a Troubling Increase

By Sharon Solwitz | July 21, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: On Editing James Salter

So You've Decided to Write: On Editing James Salter

Terry McDonell on Working with a "Writer's Writer"

By Terry McDonell | July 20, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: Take Advantage of Your Insomnia

So You've Decided to Write: Take Advantage of Your Insomnia

Terry McDonell on the Importance of Taking Nighttime Notes

By Terry McDonell | July 19, 2017

So You've Decide to Write: What I Learned Editing Hunter S. Thompson

So You've Decide to Write: What I Learned Editing Hunter S. Thompson

Terry McDonell on the Origin of 'Gonzo' and Late Night Calls from Hunter

By Terry McDonell | July 18, 2017

The Intimacy of Writing in the Second Person, in a Bar

The Intimacy of Writing in the Second Person, in a Bar

"Never the Third Person. . . You Are Far Too Close for That"

By Mairead Small Staid | July 14, 2017

How to Turn Your Debut Novel In 13 Years Late

How to Turn Your Debut Novel In 13 Years Late

Becoming a Cautionary Tale—and Overcoming It

By Gabe Hudson | July 13, 2017

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