Ian McEwan on Bach, Philip Roth and Living an Episodic Life

Ian McEwan on Bach, Philip Roth and Living an Episodic Life

"All creative acts demand a fruitful pause at certain points."

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2019

Jane Alison on Raymond Carver<br> and Tobias Wolff

Jane Alison on Raymond Carver
and Tobias Wolff

Two Close Readings: Wavelets

By Jane Alison | April 18, 2019

Writing Fiction About Fact: Using Historical Figures As Characters

Writing Fiction About Fact: Using Historical Figures As Characters

On Michael Cunningham, George Saunders, and Other 'Literary Grave-Robbers'

By Steven Rowley | April 18, 2019

Revising My Novel Unearthed <br>a #MeToo Story

Revising My Novel Unearthed
a #MeToo Story

Rachel Cline Writes Her Way Back to the Truth

By Rachel Cline | April 18, 2019

Cecelia Ahern on How She Writes<br> a Novel a Year

Cecelia Ahern on How She Writes
a Novel a Year

The Author of ROAR on Finding Creativity in Structure

By Cecelia Ahern | April 16, 2019

Prepping for MFA Programs as <br>a Person of Color

Prepping for MFA Programs as
a Person of Color

"Will this be a mistake?"

By Hebah Uddin | April 15, 2019

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How What I've Learned as an Actor Can Apply to Storytelling

By Brett Paesel | April 12, 2019

When a First-Person Narrator Sneaks Into Your Story

By Jennifer duBois | April 11, 2019

When a Reader Figures Out What Your Book is Actually About

By Marcia Butler | April 10, 2019

Viet Thanh Nguyen: How Not to Bore Your Audience at a Reading

Viet Thanh Nguyen: How Not to Bore Your Audience at a Reading

Channel Obama. Perform. Drink if You Must.

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 9, 2019

Even My Imaginary Male Muses<br> Don't Measure Up

Even My Imaginary Male Muses
Don't Measure Up

Jen Mediano Can't Help But Be a Little Disappointed

By Jen Mediano | April 9, 2019

The Best Argument is a Good Book: Writing Advice from Saul Bellow

The Best Argument is a Good Book: Writing Advice from Saul Bellow

"There is such a thing as overcapitalizing the A in artist."

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2019

What John Hughes Taught Me About<br> the Importance of a Name

What John Hughes Taught Me About
the Importance of a Name

Sloane Tanen on the Lessons of Sloane Peterson

By Sloane Tanen | April 4, 2019

Unsilencing the Writing Workshop

Unsilencing the Writing Workshop

Students Might Learn More and Hate it Less if They Talk About Their Own Work

By Beth Nguyen | April 3, 2019

Jenni Fagan:

Jenni Fagan: "If a Poem Wants Written at 3 am I Get Up."

On the Urgency and Necessity of Writing Poetry

By Jenni Fagan | April 3, 2019

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Mary Laura Philpott, Out Here Asking the Tough Questions

By Mary Laura Philpott | April 2, 2019

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