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What Writing TV Soap Operas Taught Me About Writing Novels

What Writing TV Soap Operas Taught Me About Writing Novels

Ellen Feldman on the Fine Art of the Commercial Break

By Ellen Feldman | February 21, 2024

Lily Gladstone on Chekhov and Listening

Lily Gladstone on Chekhov and Listening

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | February 21, 2024

Leslie Jamison on Self-Construction as a Literary Act

Leslie Jamison on Self-Construction as a Literary Act

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 20, 2024

Finding a Writing Life of <br>One’s Own

Finding a Writing Life of
One’s Own

“I was not writing as an act of defiance or service or claim to myself. I was writing because I wanted to.”

By Seema Reza | February 20, 2024

John Cotter on Writing by Accretion

John Cotter on Writing by Accretion

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | February 20, 2024

K-Ming Chang on Writerly Aesthetics

K-Ming Chang on Writerly Aesthetics

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | February 20, 2024

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34 Transformative Prompts to Unlock Your Writing, Courtesy of Kelly Link

By Kelly Link | February 16, 2024

The Artist is Banned for Violating Community Guidelines: On Belle Delphine, Marina Abramovic, and Womanhood-As-Performance

By Rafael Frumkin | February 16, 2024

Write While Lying Down: On Finding Rest in Creative Labor

By Holly Haworth | February 15, 2024

Scott Guild on Trying to Read <em>Finnegans Wake</em> While on Tour With His Band

Scott Guild on Trying to Read Finnegans Wake While on Tour With His Band

“You won’t just write song lyrics about your anxieties all day. You can reconnect to literature on the road!”

By Scott Guild | February 15, 2024

In Search of a Rare Queer Voice: Hannah Levene on Butch Lesbian Literature

In Search of a Rare Queer Voice: Hannah Levene on Butch Lesbian Literature

The Author of "Greasepaint" on Leslie Feinberg and What Makes Butch Writing Unique

By Hannah Levene | February 15, 2024

Postpartum Publishing: On the Highs and Lows of Bringing a Book Into the World

Postpartum Publishing: On the Highs and Lows of Bringing a Book Into the World

Tawny Lara Explores the Emotional Rollercoaster of Life as a Debut Author

By Tawny Lara | February 15, 2024

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Caryl Churchill's <em>Far Away</em>

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Caryl Churchill's Far Away

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 14, 2024

Jacke Wilson on William Wordsworth

Jacke Wilson on William Wordsworth

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 14, 2024

The Gift of Reading Toni Morrison to My Black Daughter in an Age of Book Bans

The Gift of Reading Toni Morrison to My Black Daughter in an Age of Book Bans

Rae Giana Rashad on the Importance of “Beloved,” Being a Black Mother in Texas, and Innocence Versus Experience

By Rae Giana Rashad | February 13, 2024

Literary Loops: Mariah Stovall on the Role of Repetition in Music and Fiction

Literary Loops: Mariah Stovall on the Role of Repetition in Music and Fiction

“I realized music could show me how to balance consistency and novelty.”

By Mariah Stovall | February 13, 2024

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