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On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

Brittany Ackerman on the Craft of Truth and Memory

By Brittany Ackerman | June 15, 2021

Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

Lit Hub Speaks with the Author of Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

By Literary Hub | June 14, 2021

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 14, 2021

The Challenge of Capturing the Complexity of IVF Mix-Ups in Fiction

The Challenge of Capturing the Complexity of IVF Mix-Ups in Fiction

Genevieve Gannon Considers the High Emotional Stakes of Reproductive Medicine and Family Law

By Genevieve Gannon | June 11, 2021

Walter Mosley on Learning to Love Rewriting

Walter Mosley on Learning to Love Rewriting

"The beauty of life is in its flaws and how you deal with them."

By Walter Mosley | June 11, 2021

Golden Voice Narrator Michael Crouch on the Task of Capturing a Character’s Voice

Golden Voice Narrator Michael Crouch on the Task of Capturing a Character’s Voice

In Conversation with Jo Reed on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | June 11, 2021

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Personal Space: Anjali Enjeti on Reckoning with Complicity, Shame, and Power Dynamics in Memoir

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 10, 2021

The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

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Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants... in a Roundabout Way

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When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

Paula McLain Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 10, 2021

On Finding a Little Spark When Your Writing’s Lost Its Heat

On Finding a Little Spark When Your Writing’s Lost Its Heat

What Ron Hogan Learned from Conan, Nanette, Mary Oliver, and More

By Ron Hogan | June 9, 2021

Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

This Week from the Thresholds Podcast with Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | June 9, 2021

Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion

Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | June 9, 2021

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

Brian Hall on Balancing the “Two Cultures” in His Family and His Writing

By Brian Hall | June 9, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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By Teddy Wayne | June 8, 2021

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

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