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Gina Nutt on the Creative Usefulness of Feeling Stuck

Gina Nutt on the Creative Usefulness of Feeling Stuck

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 6, 2021

Why Mik Grantham Insisted on Having a Tooth on Her Book Cover

Why Mik Grantham Insisted on Having a Tooth on Her Book Cover

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 29, 2021

Patricia Engel on the Importance of Notebooks to Her Writing Process

Patricia Engel on the Importance of Notebooks to Her Writing Process

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 26, 2021

Andrea Bajani on the Mysterious Incubation Period of a Novel

Andrea Bajani on the Mysterious Incubation Period of a Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 21, 2021

Shannon McLeod on Letting Go of Saving the Cat

Shannon McLeod on Letting Go of Saving the Cat

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 14, 2021

Gina Frangello: The Case Against Self-Flagellation in Memoir

Gina Frangello: The Case Against Self-Flagellation in Memoir

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Vesna Maric on the Freedom of Working Outside Historical Fiction’s Rules

Vesna Maric on the Freedom of Working Outside Historical Fiction’s Rules

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 10, 2021

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

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David Tromblay: ‘I Knew My Story Wasn’t Only My Story’

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Ahmed Naji on Nights in Prison: ‘You Started to Believe That You Could Design Your Dreams’

Ahmed Naji on Nights in Prison: ‘You Started to Believe That You Could Design Your Dreams’

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