Good Sentences Are Why <br>We Read

Good Sentences Are Why
We Read

Joe Moran (and Other Writers) on the Basic Building Blocks of Writing

By Joe Moran | August 30, 2019

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Sara T. Sauers on Honoring the Family Aesthetic

By Sara T. Sauers | August 30, 2019

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

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By Rochelle Spencer | August 27, 2019

Susan Steinberg on the Value of Writing an Ugly Draft

By Diane Cook | August 23, 2019

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

By Sara Martin | August 22, 2019

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

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

Sarah M. Broom, Peter Orner, and More Take the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Teddy Wayne | August 13, 2019

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

To Some of Us, Grammar Feels Personal

By Gyles Brandreth | August 12, 2019

Why You Should Write About Your Characters at Work

Why You Should Write About Your Characters at Work

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

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