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A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

Lindsey Drager Considers Impermanence, Finality and the Forces of the Universe in Fictional Narratives

By Lindsey Drager | August 16, 2024

Zen, with Legos: How Playing with Blocks Helped Colleen McKeegan Make Sense of Bad Reviews

Zen, with Legos: How Playing with Blocks Helped Colleen McKeegan Make Sense of Bad Reviews

The Author of “Rip Tide” on Surviving the Chaos of Publishing

By Colleen McKeegan | August 15, 2024

What Clickbait Tells Us About the Evolution of Print and Online Media

What Clickbait Tells Us About the Evolution of Print and Online Media

Holly Baxter on the Virtues and Pitfalls of Journalism in the 21st Century

By Holly Baxter | August 15, 2024

How the Prospect of Publishing Can Paralyze the Writing Process

How the Prospect of Publishing Can Paralyze the Writing Process

Sofia Samatar on Balancing Self-Compartmentalization With the Joy of Creation

By Sofia Samatar | August 14, 2024

Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Brenda Peynado on Futures Bleak and Hopeful

Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Brenda Peynado on Futures Bleak and Hopeful

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Acamea Deadwiler on Rescuing the Little Girl Inside Her

Acamea Deadwiler on Rescuing the Little Girl Inside Her

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

By I'm a Writer But | August 13, 2024

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Pride, Prejudice, Sex, and Drugs: How Jane Austen Helped Me Write a Profane Novel

By Sarah Seltzer | August 12, 2024

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Abby Geni on Teaching the Instinctual

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 12, 2024

Javier Zamora and Susan Kiyo Ito on Writing the Story You Have to Write

Javier Zamora and Susan Kiyo Ito on Writing the Story You Have to Write

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Bringing Felice Bauer to Life in Magdaléna Platzová’s <em>Life After Kafka</em>

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Alex Zucker on the Importance of Style and Voice in Literary Translation

By Alex Zucker | August 9, 2024

Flynn Berry on an Underrated Tool for Character Development: Grocery Shopping

Flynn Berry on an Underrated Tool for Character Development: Grocery Shopping

“I need to know if my character shops for convenience or comfort. If she’s buying ingredients for elaborate recipes, or frozen ready-meals.”

By Flynn Berry | August 9, 2024

When the Best Possible Story is Right Outside Your Door

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Nathan Deuel on (Trying) to Teach Travel Writing in the Middle of the UCLA Student Protests

By Nathan Deuel | August 9, 2024

My Friends Have Bad Taste in Poetry and I Want to Tell Them: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friends Have Bad Taste in Poetry and I Want to Tell Them: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 8, 2024

Liz Rosenberg on Louisa May Alcott's Essays

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Experiencing Place in Fiction: On Allowing Your Characters to Get Lost

Experiencing Place in Fiction: On Allowing Your Characters to Get Lost

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