Where the Amateur Reader Ends, and the Professional Critic Begins

Where the Amateur Reader Ends, and the Professional Critic Begins

Tom Lutz on Where the Love of Books Can Lead

By Tom Lutz | August 30, 2019

The Virtues of the Semicolon; or, Rebellious Punctuation

The Virtues of the Semicolon; or, Rebellious Punctuation

It Cares Not for Your Rules

By Cecelia Watson | August 29, 2019

Bob Eckstein Draws His Way Through the Writer's Digest Annual Conference

Bob Eckstein Draws His Way Through the Writer's Digest Annual Conference

Classes! Advice! A Pitch Slam!

By Bob Eckstein | August 29, 2019

On the Politics of Italics

On the Politics of Italics

Jumoke Verissimo Wonders When It's Right to Highlight Difference

By Jumoke Verissimo | August 28, 2019

Why Are Writers Particularly <br>Drawn to Tarot?

Why Are Writers Particularly
Drawn to Tarot?

Alexander Chee, Laurie Filipelli and More on the Ways We Talk About the Future

By Rochelle Spencer | August 27, 2019

Susan Steinberg on the Value of Writing an Ugly Draft

Susan Steinberg on the Value of Writing an Ugly Draft

The Author of Machine in Conversation About Craft with Diane Cook

By Diane Cook | August 23, 2019

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Why Do I Recite the Same Paul Celan Poem to All My Dates?

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38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

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Why You Should Write About Your Characters at Work

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Jason Allen Explains How His Worst Jobs Shaped Him as a Writer

By Jason Allen | August 9, 2019

On the Anxiety of Writing Historical Fiction: A User's Manual

On the Anxiety of Writing Historical Fiction: A User's Manual

Caitlin Horrocks Offers Some Advice for Writing Into the Past

By Caitlin Horrocks | August 9, 2019

Romanticizing Mount Everest Misses the Real Story

Romanticizing Mount Everest Misses the Real Story

"An entire population has been overlooked for decades"

By Adam Popescu | August 9, 2019

"The Greatest Menace to the Writer is the Reader" and Other Advice from Shirley Jackson

(But Don't Worry, You Can Beat Him at His Own Game.)

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2019

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

Brock Clarke On Capturing the Messy, Individual Voices of Little Falls

By Brock Clarke | August 8, 2019

"You Don't Know Anything." And Other Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

On the Pitfalls and Power of <br>the Religious Essay

On the Pitfalls and Power of
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Sonja Livingston: "Go to where the silence is."

By Sonja Livingston | August 5, 2019

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