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The Fires of Digression: Gregory Brown on the Slow Burn of Writing Fiction

The Fires of Digression: Gregory Brown on the Slow Burn of Writing Fiction

"It’s okay to wander. It’s okay to be lost. It’s okay to go slow."

By Gregory Brown | March 11, 2021

Nineteen Ways of Looking at <br>Marilynne Robinson

Nineteen Ways of Looking at
Marilynne Robinson

Kevin Brockmeier on the Literary Prowess (and Workshop Advice) of an American Icon

By Kevin Brockmeier | March 10, 2021

How I (Barely) Survived the Abject Failure of My Much Hyped Debut Novel

How I (Barely) Survived the Abject Failure of My Much Hyped Debut Novel

David Hollander Tells a Cautionary Tale for Us All

By David Hollander | March 10, 2021

Reckoning with Sentiment (and Writing the Unsaid) in a Novel About Motherhood

Reckoning with Sentiment (and Writing the Unsaid) in a Novel About Motherhood

Lynn Steger Strong in Conversation with Jessica Winter

By Lynn Steger Strong | March 10, 2021

How Being the Opposite of an Art Monster Has Helped Lynn Steger Strong’s Work

How Being the Opposite of an Art Monster Has Helped Lynn Steger Strong’s Work

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | March 10, 2021

Patricia Engel on Writing the Shifting Identities of<br> Diaspora Life

Patricia Engel on Writing the Shifting Identities of
Diaspora Life

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Infinite Country

By Jane Ciabattari | March 10, 2021

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Dantiel W. Moniz on Endings as Windows Rather than Exits

By WMFA | March 10, 2021

Vesna Maric on the Freedom of Working Outside Historical Fiction’s Rules

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 10, 2021

Ilona Andrews on Blending Romance and Monstrosity

By New Books Network | March 9, 2021

Writing Through the Microscope: Intimate Versus Epic Narration

Writing Through the Microscope: Intimate Versus Epic Narration

Gabriela Houston on Finding the Right Scale in Fiction

By Gabriela Houston | March 8, 2021

George Saunders on Thinking of Story as Ceremony

George Saunders on Thinking of Story as Ceremony

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 8, 2021

How Do You Keep a Novel Alive When It Keeps Trying To Die?

How Do You Keep a Novel Alive When It Keeps Trying To Die?

Kate Hope Day on Checking In With Your Work and Persistence

By Kate Hope Day | March 5, 2021

Carol Edgarian: ‘Every Book, You Have to Woo Your <br>Readers Again’

Carol Edgarian: ‘Every Book, You Have to Woo Your
Readers Again’

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | March 5, 2021

Being a Writer When You Literally Cannot<br> Visualize Scenes

Being a Writer When You Literally Cannot
Visualize Scenes

Alexandra Oliva on Aphantasia, the Joys of Voice, and Scenic Details

By Alexandra Oliva | March 4, 2021

Dealing with Mysterious Pain While Being a Writer

Dealing with Mysterious Pain While Being a Writer

Sara Davis on Finding Literary Help from an Unlikely Figure

By Sara Davis | March 4, 2021

Anakana Schofield: ‘I Wanted to Write a Book Unabashedly and Unapologetically for Women’

Anakana Schofield: ‘I Wanted to Write a Book Unabashedly and Unapologetically for Women’

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 4, 2021

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