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Ayana Mathis on Prioritizing the People on the Page

Ayana Mathis on Prioritizing the People on the Page

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 20, 2023

M.C. Benner Dixon on Creating Persuasive Metaphors

M.C. Benner Dixon on Creating Persuasive Metaphors

“In English, every word, almost, is an efficient little vehicle pointed outward at the wide and literal world.”

By M.C. Benner Dixon | November 17, 2023

On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors

On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors

Etaf Rum Considers Reading and Writing During Times of Crisis

By Etaf Rum | November 16, 2023

Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard

Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard

On Long Walks, Routines, and the Strange and Wonderful Joy of Writing a Book

By Nina LaCour | November 16, 2023

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 16, 2023

What Working Minimum-Wage Jobs Taught Me About Writing Novels

What Working Minimum-Wage Jobs Taught Me About Writing Novels

Joanne McNeil on Patricia Highsmith, Classism, and Finding Raw Material in Staff Workrooms

By Joanne McNeil | November 14, 2023

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Ziwe on Not Sharing Too Much, But Sharing Enough

By Talk Easy | November 14, 2023

Athena Dixon on Being a Human Being, Not a Brand

By I'm a Writer But | November 14, 2023

Tatiana Johnson-Boria on Writing Poems Like Film Montages

By Literary Hub | November 13, 2023

Write-minded Offers a Mid-NaNoWriMo Pep Talk

Write-minded Offers a Mid-NaNoWriMo Pep Talk

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

By Memoir Nation | November 13, 2023

Edgar Kunz on Knowing When a Poem is Finished

Edgar Kunz on Knowing When a Poem is Finished

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Happy Endings Redefined: Why There Should Be More Books About Breakups

Happy Endings Redefined: Why There Should Be More Books About Breakups

Hannah Sloane on the Romance Genre, Celebrating Being Single, and How She Wrote Her Debut Novel

By Hannah Sloane | November 10, 2023

Chin-Sun Lee on Writing Landcape

Chin-Sun Lee on Writing Landcape

"I know that wherever I am, when I stop to pay attention, some kind of story will emerge."

By Chin-Sun Lee | November 10, 2023

Abraham Verghese: A Writer in the World

Abraham Verghese: A Writer in the World

In Conversation on Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | November 10, 2023

Stephanie Land On Allowing Herself To Get Angry

Stephanie Land On Allowing Herself To Get Angry

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Lisa Gornick on Writers Truly Knowing Their Fictional Characters

Lisa Gornick on Writers Truly Knowing Their Fictional Characters

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