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How to Tell a Murderer's Story

How to Tell a Murderer's Story

Laura Tillman on Walking the Journalist's Fine Line

By Laura Tillman | July 19, 2016

What Getting Published At 16 Taught Me About Becoming a Writer

What Getting Published At 16 Taught Me About Becoming a Writer

Catherine Banner on the Privilege and Luck it Takes to Live the Writer's Life

By Catherine Banner | July 15, 2016

Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Did I Write a Gay Book? An Indian Book? A Diverse Book?

Rumaan Alam on Figuring Out Where to Sit at the Table

By Rumaan Alam | July 14, 2016

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

How Patrick Ryan Made it to Outer Space

And the Fifteen Unpublished Novels He Wrote Along the Way

By Sophia Efthimiatou | July 12, 2016

How To Be A Writer: The Map Is the Territory

How To Be A Writer: The Map Is the Territory

Ramona Ausubel's Winding Path to a First Novel

By Ramona Ausubel | July 11, 2016

We Need to Keep Writing (and Talking) About These Endless Wars

We Need to Keep Writing (and Talking) About These Endless Wars

J. Kael Weston on the Importance of Iraqi and Afghan Stories

By J. Kael Weston | July 8, 2016

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Bob Shacochis: How Surfing Lead Me to Writing

By Bob Shacochis | July 8, 2016

The Grumpy Librarian: Are You a Time Traveler?

By Caitlin Goodman | July 7, 2016

The First Rule of Write Club Is...

By Guy Gavriel Kay | July 6, 2016

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

On Plot Twists, "What Ifs," and Letting Oneself Get Weird

By Literary Hub | July 5, 2016

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Emily Barton on the Importance of Moving a Story Forward

By Emily Barton | June 30, 2016

Why Does Anyone Write?

Why Does Anyone Write?

Writing a Novel is a Painful and Bloody Process

By Alice Adams | June 29, 2016

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

Improvise and Season Liberally; You Can Always Salvage Dinner

By Anna North | June 28, 2016

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Kim Liao on Flipping Your Perspective on Submissions, and Failing Best

By Kim Liao | June 28, 2016

13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal

13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal

Erika Dreifus on Her Approach to Sending Out Writing

By Erika Dreifus | June 27, 2016

Do Writers Need To Be Alone to Thrive?

Do Writers Need To Be Alone to Thrive?

Angela Flournoy, Leslie Jamison, and Katherine Towler on Artistic Solitude

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2016

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