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Why get an MFA when you have free advice from Wikihow's

Why get an MFA when you have free advice from Wikihow's "How to Write" section?

By Jonny Diamond | November 18, 2019

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

Amanda Yates Garcia on Witchcraft and Writer's Block

By Amanda Yates Garcia | November 15, 2019

Lessons in worldbuilding from N. K. Jemisin (plus a preview of her next book).

Lessons in worldbuilding from N. K. Jemisin (plus a preview of her next book).

By Aaron Robertson | November 13, 2019

Broken Heart? Immanuel Kant is Here to Help

Broken Heart? Immanuel Kant is Here to Help

Sometimes, the Best Advice Comes From an Old Dead German

By Marie Robert | November 13, 2019

The Woman Who Brought Dostoevsky and Chekhov to English Readers

The Woman Who Brought Dostoevsky and Chekhov to English Readers

Sara Wheeler on Constance Garnett and the Problem
of Era-Specific Translations

By Sara Wheeler | November 12, 2019

Lydia Davis: Ten of My Recommendations for Good Writing Habits

Lydia Davis: Ten of My Recommendations for Good Writing Habits

Advice for Writers on Editing, Revising, and Taking Notes

By Lydia Davis | November 12, 2019

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Kurt Vonnegut's Advice for the Impatient Writer

By Suzanne McConnell and Kurt Vonnegut | November 11, 2019

What I Learned From Pretending to Be a Pretentious Lit Bro for 5 Years

By Dana Schwartz | November 7, 2019

Big Data vs. Big Dada: Writing Poetry on Demand at a New Orleans Tech Convention

By Benjamin Aleshire | November 7, 2019

Rosalie Knecht and Idra Novey on Translation, Writing Tension, and Literary 'Retrenchment'

Rosalie Knecht and Idra Novey on Translation, Writing Tension, and Literary 'Retrenchment'

The Authors of Who Is Vera Kelly? and Those Who Knew
Speak to Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | November 6, 2019

On the Patchwork Approach to Piecing Together a Book

On the Patchwork Approach to Piecing Together a Book

Heather Christle Considers the Writing of The Crying Book

By Heather Christle | November 5, 2019

How a Writing Mentor Can Change Your Life

How a Writing Mentor Can Change Your Life

Nathan Deuel, in Praise of Jeff Parker

By Nathan Deuel | November 4, 2019

André Aciman Finds His Way Back to His Famous Lovers

André Aciman Finds His Way Back to His Famous Lovers

Catching Up Over Coffee with the Author of Call Me By Your Name

By Brian Gresko | November 1, 2019

Swimming Through Writer's Block at an Icelandic Public Pool

Swimming Through Writer's Block at an Icelandic Public Pool

Amanda Whiting on a Residency in the Town of Laugarvatn

By Amanda Whiting | November 1, 2019

Creepy Stories (and More) from Victor LaValle and Benjamin Percy

Creepy Stories (and More) from Victor LaValle and Benjamin Percy

A Halloween Episode with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 31, 2019

Kevin Wilson: I Pretend to Have Read Books All the Time

Kevin Wilson: I Pretend to Have Read Books All the Time

On the Genius of Seinfeld and Jennifer Egan

By Kevin Wilson | October 31, 2019

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