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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

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

By The Maris Review | March 4, 2021

Edward Carey Talks to Alexander Chee About Rewriting a Myth, and the Enduring Power of Pinocchio

By Alexander Chee | March 3, 2021

Anne Lamott on Writing a Book for Those Feeling Hopeless

By Literary Hub | March 3, 2021

Food is Love: Weaving Together World War II History and Family Recipes

Food is Love: Weaving Together World War II History and Family Recipes

Jennifer Ryan on the Making of Her Novel The Kitchen Front

By Jennifer Ryan | March 3, 2021

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 3, 2021

MFA vs. MBA? Finding Unlikely Literary Inspiration at Harvard Business School

MFA vs. MBA? Finding Unlikely Literary Inspiration at Harvard Business School

Isabel Yap on Learning the Art of Storytelling Where She Least Expected It

By Isabel Yap | March 2, 2021

Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

"In the absence of ambition I had good luck."

By Isabel Allende | March 2, 2021

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

A Conversation on Craft with the Author of Vera

By Ann Beattie | March 2, 2021

Natalie West on the False Binary of Sex Work Narratives

Natalie West on the False Binary of Sex Work Narratives

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 1, 2021

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | February 26, 2021

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