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Writers, Protect Your Inner Life

Writers, Protect Your Inner Life

A writing life and a writing career are two separate things

By Lan Samantha Chang | August 7, 2017

What Trying to Finish a Crime Novel Taught Me About Writing

What Trying to Finish a Crime Novel Taught Me About Writing

Jennifer Kitses on Some Hard-Won Lessons from Genre

By Jennifer Kitses | August 4, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: How the Hell Do You Get Paid?

So You've Decided to Write: How the Hell Do You Get Paid?

Once Upon a Time, Writers Made Five Dollars a Word

By Terry McDonell | August 2, 2017

The Weird Stenographer: Sam Shepard on His Long Writing Life

The Weird Stenographer: Sam Shepard on His Long Writing Life

RIP the Great American Playwright

By Emily Temple | August 1, 2017

Why Short Stories?

Why Short Stories?

Jim Shepard on the White Hot Literary Center of America

By Emily Temple | August 1, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: Is Your Novel Actually Fiction or Non?

So You've Decided to Write: Is Your Novel Actually Fiction or Non?

Truth Can Be Revealed in More Ways Than One

By Terry McDonell | August 1, 2017

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  • Evil Genius

So You’ve Decided to Write: The Best Way to Deal with Rejection

By Terry McDonell | July 27, 2017

Just Fill Up the Pit! And Other Writing Advice from Famous Authors

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: The Writer I Never Had to Edit

By Terry McDonell | July 26, 2017

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Vancouver

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Vancouver

And Healthcare Isn't Even One of Them

By Ludmila Leiva | July 26, 2017

Reading Across America: Storytelling on a Mountain and in Caves

Reading Across America: Storytelling on a Mountain and in Caves

Bringing Literature to Griffith Park, One of the Most Miraculous Spots in LA

By Sara Finnerty | July 26, 2017

Why Write a Musical About the Brontës?

Why Write a Musical About the Brontës?

Dramatizing a Family Rife With Intrigue, Illicit Romance, and Fierce Feminism

By Katie Palmer | July 26, 2017

The Time Murakami Met Carver (and Other Literary Meet-Cutes)

The Time Murakami Met Carver (and Other Literary Meet-Cutes)

Famous Writers in the Wild, Talking to Each Other

By Emily Temple | July 25, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: Will You Tell the Truth?

So You've Decided to Write: Will You Tell the Truth?

Terry McDonell on the Deal All Writers Have to Make With Themselves

By Terry McDonell | July 25, 2017

Reading Aloud With Others Is More Important Than You Think

Reading Aloud With Others Is More Important Than You Think

A Brief History of Social Reading

By Abigail Williams | July 25, 2017

Visiting the Actual Island That Inspired Neverland

Visiting the Actual Island That Inspired Neverland

John Pielmeier Travels to the South Seas

By John Pielmeier | July 24, 2017

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