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How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

Krista Diamond on What She Learned From the East Coast Writer’s California Sojourn

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Feeling Creatively Stuck? Try Following the Routines of Other Types of Artists

Feeling Creatively Stuck? Try Following the Routines of Other Types of Artists

Aigner Loren Wilson on Finding Unexpected Ways Out of Your Ruts

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Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

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How Do You Create Surprise When Your Story’s Ending Is Inevitable?

How Do You Create Surprise When Your Story’s Ending Is Inevitable?

Ayşe Papatya Bucak on What to Do When Your Characters Can't Do Much

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My Newly Successful Friend Won’t Stop Namedropping: Is She the Literary Asshole?

My Newly Successful Friend Won’t Stop Namedropping: Is She the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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