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The Dos and Don'ts of Writing About the Disabled

The Dos and Don'ts of Writing About the Disabled

Nicola Griffith on the Need to Go Beyond Empathy

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The Dangerous Myth of Authenticity

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The Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain's Mind

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By Alex Lake | August 12, 2016

To All the Characters I've Killed Off, Who Haunt Me Still

To All the Characters I've Killed Off, Who Haunt Me Still

Stuart Nadler Remembers the Darlings He's Drowned

By Stuart Nadler | August 10, 2016

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Four Days Writing Under the Midnight Sun

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What Getting Published At 16 Taught Me About Becoming a Writer

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Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

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