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Better in the Middle: Eight Writing Hacks From a Mid-List Author

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Anna Dorn Offers Some Subjective Tidbits For Writers At Any Stage of Their Journey

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Anna Noyes on Writing the Book That Keeps Her Awake

Anna Noyes on Writing the Book That Keeps Her Awake

“I want narrative propelled by questions, not by the need to provide each answer.”

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I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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We’re Not in Winesburg Anymore: On the Literature of the Small Town

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Continual Self-Revision: Bee Sacks on Coming Out As a Nonbinary Author

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