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I Worked in Biology for 17 Years... Then I Became a Writer

I Worked in Biology for 17 Years... Then I Became a Writer

From Studying Silkmoth Eggs to Studying Fiction

By Grace Dane Mazur | July 6, 2018

Francine Prose: It's Harder Than It Looks to Write Clearly

Francine Prose: It's Harder Than It Looks to Write Clearly

Ask Yourself, Would I Say This?

By Francine Prose | July 3, 2018

Trespassing at Ernest Hemingway's House

Trespassing at Ernest Hemingway's House

On the Road to Last Call in Ketchum, Idaho

By Dave Seminara | July 2, 2018

The Surprising Stories Behind the Pen Names of 10 Famous Authors

The Surprising Stories Behind the Pen Names of 10 Famous Authors

Including Some You May Not Have Known About

By Emily Temple | June 28, 2018

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Chris Offutt on Doing Battle with 30 Years of Stereotypes

By Chris Offutt | June 27, 2018

On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

Insomnia: Source of Suffering or Creativity?

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 26, 2018

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Surviving the Anxiety of Publishing a Book By Drawing About It

By mandylencatron | June 26, 2018

Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability

By Joanna Luloff | June 25, 2018

Writing With and Through Pain

By Sonya Huber | June 25, 2018

5 Writers Who Blur the Boundary Between Poetry and Essay

5 Writers Who Blur the Boundary Between Poetry and Essay

"Poets are the Hoarders of the Literary World"

By Ruby Brunton | June 22, 2018

12 Famous Authors at Work With Their Dogs

12 Famous Authors at Work With Their Dogs

The Most Literary Take Your Dog to Work Day

By Emily Temple | June 22, 2018

Writing Wisdom from Anne Carson:

Writing Wisdom from Anne Carson: "It is Very Fun to Delete Stuff"

And Other Insights from One of our Greatest Living Writers

By Emily Temple | June 21, 2018

I Reject Your Asterisks, and Your Dinkus, Too

I Reject Your Asterisks, and Your Dinkus, Too

Brandon Taylor is Not Having It

By Brandon Taylor | June 21, 2018

Chelsea Hodson: Trying to Write Down Life Before It's Too Late

Chelsea Hodson: Trying to Write Down Life Before It's Too Late

On Thriving in a State of In-Between

By Chelsea Hodson | June 20, 2018

Writers of the Zodiac: Playful Gemini? You Have a Way With Words

Writers of the Zodiac: Playful Gemini? You Have a Way With Words

From Gwendolyn Brooks to Dashiell Hammett, Geminis are Curious and Creative

By Randon Rosenbohm | June 20, 2018

Dana Schwartz: Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

Dana Schwartz: Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

Is There Such a Thing as the Mythic Writer's Life?

By Dana Schwartz | June 20, 2018

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