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On Terrible Writing Advice From Famous Writers

On Terrible Writing Advice From Famous Writers

Danielle Dutton Offers the Only Writing Tip You'll Ever Need

By Danielle Dutton | March 16, 2016

They Just Dig: On Writing, Coal Mining, and Fear

They Just Dig: On Writing, Coal Mining, and Fear

The Hard Work of Excavating Trauma

By Elissa Washuta | March 16, 2016

From Page to Screen: Flynn, L'Engle, Grann, and... Franco!

From Page to Screen: Flynn, L'Engle, Grann, and... Franco!

The Week's News in Deals, Adaptions, Options, and Writers Getting Paid

By Nandini Balial | March 11, 2016

Here Are the Things You Should Worry About While Writing a Novel

Here Are the Things You Should Worry About While Writing a Novel

Because You Are Not Currently Anxious Enough

By Susannah Felts | March 11, 2016

The Time I Played Catch with Annie Dillard

The Time I Played Catch with Annie Dillard

A Young Writer's Literary Spring Training Pilgrimage

By Michael Croley | March 10, 2016

In Praise of the Mighty Zine

In Praise of the Mighty Zine

Live, from the LA Zine Fest

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Geoff Dyer: "What Kind of Writer is Annie Dillard?"

By Geoff Dyer | March 10, 2016

Yes, She Reads Everything: Pico Iyer on Annie Dillard

By Pico Iyer | March 10, 2016

On the Deep Disquiet of Finishing Your Book

By Jonathan Lee | March 8, 2016

The Things We Do to Promote the Books We Write

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Summer Brennan on Publicity, Social Media, and Marlon James, Chef

By Summer Brennan | March 8, 2016

Hidden Stories and Historical Half-truths: Lies Your Ancestors Told You

Hidden Stories and Historical Half-truths: Lies Your Ancestors Told You

On history, heritage, and whitewashing

By Anita Huslin | March 7, 2016

The Diminishing Returns of Freelance Magazine Writing

The Diminishing Returns of Freelance Magazine Writing

Kent Russell on "Beautifying Your Own Corpse"

By Kent Russell | March 3, 2016

Dear Rick Moody: Should I Tell Them I Love Them?

Dear Rick Moody: Should I Tell Them I Love Them?

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By Rick Moody | February 26, 2016

Secrets of the Book Designer: Falling in Love With a Book, Taking a Risk

Secrets of the Book Designer: Falling in Love With a Book, Taking a Risk

Designing the cover for Steven Millhauser's Voices in the Night

By Janet Hansen | February 25, 2016

Walt Whitman is Dead, I'm Divorced, and the Universe Goes On

Walt Whitman is Dead, I'm Divorced, and the Universe Goes On

On Life and Death as a Grand Series of Comings and Goings

By J. Aaron Sanders | February 25, 2016

Why I Became a Travel Writer

Why I Became a Travel Writer

John Gimlette on Doing the Not Very Sensible Thing

By John Gimlette | February 24, 2016

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