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The Intimacy of Writing in the Second Person, in a Bar

The Intimacy of Writing in the Second Person, in a Bar

"Never the Third Person. . . You Are Far Too Close for That"

By Mairead Small Staid | July 14, 2017

How to Turn Your Debut Novel In 13 Years Late

How to Turn Your Debut Novel In 13 Years Late

Becoming a Cautionary Tale—and Overcoming It

By Gabe Hudson | July 13, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: What I Learned From Editing Jim Harrison

So You've Decided to Write: What I Learned From Editing Jim Harrison

Part Three of Terry McDonell's Summer Series on Becoming a Writer

By Terry McDonell | July 13, 2017

Akhil Sharma on Writing the Darker Side of Indian Life

Akhil Sharma on Writing the Darker Side of Indian Life

The Author of A Life of Adventure and Delight Talks to Dylan Foley

By Dylan Foley | July 13, 2017

Bill McKibben: Thoreau Suggests You Put Down Your Smartphone

Bill McKibben: Thoreau Suggests You Put Down Your Smartphone

On the Foresight and Ongoing Relevance of a Great American Thinker

By Bill McKibben | July 12, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: When to Drown Your Darlings

So You've Decided to Write: When to Drown Your Darlings

Part Two in Terry McDonell's Summer Series on How to Be a Writer

By Terry McDonell | July 12, 2017

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How Thoreau (And My Father) Taught Me That Literature is a Public Good

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Spider-Man Taught Me How to Live, Comics Taught Me How to Write

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By Terry McDonell | July 11, 2017

Who Cares What Straight People Think?

Who Cares What Straight People Think?

Brandon Taylor on the Uncertain State of Queer Narratives

By Brandon Taylor | July 11, 2017

Why E.B. White Was Wrong About (Some of) the Elements of Style

Why E.B. White Was Wrong About (Some of) the Elements of Style

Lovers of the Passive Voice Unite

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Who Will Tell the Tales of American Fascism?

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Why Are We So Unwilling to Take Sylvia Plath at Her Word?

Why Are We So Unwilling to Take Sylvia Plath at Her Word?

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How to Be a Writer on Social Media: Advice from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Celeste Ng, and Adam M. Grant

How to Be a Writer on Social Media: Advice from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Celeste Ng, and Adam M. Grant

Ask the Publicists, a Regular Advice Column from Broadside PR

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8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing

8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing

Turns Out Nobody is Working Right Now

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Dystopia <em>is</em> Realism: The Future Is Here if You Look Closely

Dystopia is Realism: The Future Is Here if You Look Closely

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