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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

Surviving the Anxiety of Publishing a Book By Drawing About It

Surviving the Anxiety of Publishing a Book By Drawing About It

Mandy Len Catron Has Received Some... Questionable Advice

By mandylencatron | June 26, 2018

Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability

Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability

Likability in Fiction Isn't the Same Thing as Empathy

By Joanna Luloff | June 25, 2018

Writing With and Through Pain

Writing With and Through Pain

"The Key is to Not Panic in the Face of this Void"

By Sonya Huber | June 25, 2018

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5 Writers Who Blur the Boundary Between Poetry and Essay

By Ruby Brunton | June 22, 2018

12 Famous Authors at Work With Their Dogs

By Emily Temple | June 22, 2018

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

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

How to Write Across Difference

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Rebecca Makkai on Writing About the 1980s AIDS Crisis in Chicago

By Rebecca Makkai | June 19, 2018

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Survive My C- Marriage?

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Survive My C- Marriage?

One Letter-Writer Wants to Retreat from the World; Another to Find Peace in It

By Rosalie Knecht | June 19, 2018

How Do You Queer the Romantic Comedy?

How Do You Queer the Romantic Comedy?

Camille Perri Plays with the Expectations of a Genre

By Camille Perri | June 18, 2018

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