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Lucas Schaefer on Troubleshooting a Problem Character

Lucas Schaefer on Troubleshooting a Problem Character

“A lackluster character was on the prowl, and he’d become the King Midas of meh.”

By Lucas Schaefer | June 13, 2025

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

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Vikas Adam on His Golden Voice

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I Don’t Think My Fantasy-Writing Friend Will Get My Literary Fiction: Am I the Asshole?

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Tired of Telling Just One Kind of Truth: On Moving from Journalism to Fiction

Tired of Telling Just One Kind of Truth: On Moving from Journalism to Fiction

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To Tell The Honest Truth: Why Black Women’s Stories Remain Essential

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Jess Walter Eats Breakfast Three or Four Times While Writing (and Other Literary Tidbits)

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