Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

On the Careful Balance Between Scene and Summary

By Rachel Beanland | April 14, 2023

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

Daphne Kalotay Reminds Us of the Value of Short Fiction

By Daphne Kalotay | April 13, 2023

Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

Sophie Mackintosh Speculates on the Nature of Historical Speculation

By Sophie MacKintosh | April 13, 2023

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

Selene Ross on Harnessing the Power of Sound to Write Fiction

By Selene Ross | April 13, 2023

I Would Drive 222 Miles (To Be a Writer)

I Would Drive 222 Miles (To Be a Writer)

Jeff Boyd on the Real Distance Between Chicago and Iowa

By Jeff Boyd | April 13, 2023

Alex Mar on the Story of Radical Forgiveness Behind Her New Book

Alex Mar on the Story of Radical Forgiveness Behind Her New Book

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 13, 2023

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Jinwoo Chong on Taking Three Years to Outline His Novel (and Four Months to Draft It)

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In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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22 (More) Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

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We Asked, You Answered

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Maggie Smith on the Anxious, Silent First Year of Motherhood

Maggie Smith on the Anxious, Silent First Year of Motherhood

“What had I done, insisting on more of us?”

By Maggie Smith | April 12, 2023

The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

Sarah Hart Explores the Intersection of Math and Literature

By Sarah Hart | April 12, 2023

Taking Care: Gina Chung on Fostering a Long-Haul Creative Practice

Taking Care: Gina Chung on Fostering a Long-Haul Creative Practice

In Conversation with Guest Host Mira Jacob on Thresholds

By Thresholds | April 12, 2023

William Brewer Explains How Psychedelic Therapy Saved His Life

William Brewer Explains How Psychedelic Therapy Saved His Life

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 12, 2023

Alexandra Robbins Wants More Books Written From the Teacher’s Point of View

Alexandra Robbins Wants More Books Written From the Teacher’s Point of View

A Reading List Featuring Celeste Ng, Sara Nović, Nathan Hill, and More

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