What Makes a Ghost Story Effective?

What Makes a Ghost Story Effective?

Good Ghost Stories Rest Solidly within the Purview of Real Life

By Gail Godwin | June 8, 2017

Joseph Kanon: There Is No Better Place to Write than the Library

Joseph Kanon: There Is No Better Place to Write than the Library

On the most beautiful office in New York City

By Joe Kanon | June 8, 2017

Jennifer Weiner: From Small-Town Beat Reporter to Big City Columnist

Jennifer Weiner: From Small-Town Beat Reporter to Big City Columnist

The Author of Hungry Heart on Following the Advice: "Just Write Every Day"

By Jennifer Weiner | June 7, 2017

How Making a Movie Made Me Fall in Love with Writing Novels Again

How Making a Movie Made Me Fall in Love with Writing Novels Again

Robyn Harding on Rediscovering the Pleasure of Telling, Not Showing

By Robyn Harding | June 7, 2017

How to Write an Internet Essay to Support Your Novel

How to Write an Internet Essay to Support Your Novel

Or, How to Worry Endlessly About it Instead

By Gabe Habash | June 5, 2017

My Beautiful Oubliette: The Difficulty of Being a Writer in Prison

My Beautiful Oubliette: The Difficulty of Being a Writer in Prison

Dean Faiello Finds Daily Meaning Through the Act of Writing

By Dean Faiello | June 5, 2017

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Reading Susan Sontag in Paris

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"Poultry?" No, Poetry. On Moving From Verse to Memoir

Chris Forhan on Working in the Slow Idle of Prose After Racing With Poetry

By Chris Forhan | May 25, 2017

Jamaica Kincaid on How to Live and How to Write

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"You can't have too much slutdom, I say."

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A Crash Course in YA Taught Me How To Write

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Katherine Heiny on Learning Plot, Discipline, and How to Finish a Book

By Katherine Heiny | May 24, 2017

On Bias, Clickbait, and the Future of Journalism

On Bias, Clickbait, and the Future of Journalism

Insight and Advice from Staffers at The Washington Post

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Construction Instead of College, and Ways to Live in the World

Construction Instead of College, and Ways to Live in the World

Kevin Canty on Working His Way to Stories He Can't Forget

By Kevin Canty | May 19, 2017

On the Horror of Getting it Wrong in Print

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Ada Calhoun on Hatemail, Fact-Checking, and Closure

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