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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

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Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Brenda Peynado on Futures Bleak and Hopeful

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

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

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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

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

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