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Elizabeth McCracken on Grieving Her Mother Through Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Grieving Her Mother Through Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 28, 2022

Omer Friedlander on Listening to Your Characters

Omer Friedlander on Listening to Your Characters

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 21, 2022

Ross Gay: “It’s Never Been the Institutions, It’s Always Been Our Neighbor.”

Ross Gay: “It’s Never Been the Institutions, It’s Always Been Our Neighbor.”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 14, 2022

Tracy K. Smith on Pursuing a Reconfiguration of the American Imagination

Tracy K. Smith on Pursuing a Reconfiguration of the American Imagination

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 7, 2022

“How Do They Explain Themselves to Themselves?” Stacey D’Erasmo on Writing a Financial Crime Novel

“How Do They Explain Themselves to Themselves?” Stacey D’Erasmo on Writing a Financial Crime Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 31, 2022

“You Find a Way to Be Distinctive.” George Saunders on His Writerly Evolution

“You Find a Way to Be Distinctive.” George Saunders on His Writerly Evolution

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 24, 2022

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Andrea Barrett on Needing Stories to Weave Together the “Jumble of Perceptions”

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 17, 2022

Remembering the Late Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Poet Kevin McIlvoy

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 11, 2022

Katie Runde on Trusting the Reader Will Extrapolate

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 3, 2022

Jonathan Escoffery on Playing Out Some of His Worst Fears on the Page

Jonathan Escoffery on Playing Out Some of His Worst Fears on the Page

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 26, 2022

Jill Bialosky on Mentoring Young Women Through Her Writing

Jill Bialosky on Mentoring Young Women Through Her Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 19, 2022

Carlos Allende: How to Make Stories More Compelling

Carlos Allende: How to Make Stories More Compelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 12, 2022

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 6, 2022

Eric Nguyen on Inverting the Stereotype of the “Other”

Eric Nguyen on Inverting the Stereotype of the “Other”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 29, 2022

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 22, 2022

How Chinelo Okparanta Examines the Co-opting of the Black African Body in Her New Novel

How Chinelo Okparanta Examines the Co-opting of the Black African Body in Her New Novel

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