No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 17, 2023

Maggie Smith on How She Approached Plot in Her Memoir

Maggie Smith on How She Approached Plot in Her Memoir

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 10, 2023

Clint Smith: “What Does it Mean to Carry Wonder and Despair in Your Body at the Same Time?”

Clint Smith: “What Does it Mean to Carry Wonder and Despair in Your Body at the Same Time?”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 3, 2023

Robert Lopez on Life Before We’re Born and Why Memory is Like a Failed Method Actor

Robert Lopez on Life Before We’re Born and Why Memory is Like a Failed Method Actor

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 27, 2023

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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

Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: Michelle Dowd Revisits Her Childhood in <em>Forager</em>

Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: Michelle Dowd Revisits Her Childhood in Forager

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 13, 2023

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Pointing in the Direction of Truth: Jai Chakrabarti on Crafting Endings

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 6, 2023

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

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Matthew Salesses: Setting Restrictions Leads You to Narrative Possibilities

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 21, 2023

Kathryn Ma on Portraying Asian-Americans Positively and the “Messiness That is Life in Any Community”

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 13, 2023

Katherine Standefer on the Careful Conversations Required of Writing Memoir

Katherine Standefer on the Careful Conversations Required of Writing Memoir

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 7, 2023

Peter Turchi on Writerly Digression and Charming Sentences

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 30, 2023

Blair Braverman: What Does Survival Mean?

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 23, 2023

Stephanie Feldman: Is the Way We Celebrate Fueled by Fear?

Stephanie Feldman: Is the Way We Celebrate Fueled by Fear?

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 17, 2023

“The Best Story I’ve Ever Written is the One I’m Going to Write Next.” Jack Driscoll on His Stylistic Expansion

“The Best Story I’ve Ever Written is the One I’m Going to Write Next.” Jack Driscoll on His Stylistic Expansion

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 9, 2023

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2023

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