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The Importance of Play: On Finding Joy in your Writing Practice

The Importance of Play: On Finding Joy in your Writing Practice

How to Approach Your Work with Open Hands, Not Closed Fists

By Susan Bruns Rowe | February 2, 2017

If You Have to Ask, You Probably Shouldn't Be a Writer

If You Have to Ask, You Probably Shouldn't Be a Writer

Robert Louis Stevenson's Letter to a Young Gentleman

By Robert Louis Stevenson | February 1, 2017

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

On Debt, Depression, and the Many Ways a Name Can Be Misprounounced

By Porochista Khakpour | January 27, 2017

Dear Rick Moody: How Can I Write Now That I'm Sober?

Dear Rick Moody: How Can I Write Now That I'm Sober?

Rick Moody, Life Coach, on Learning to Trust the Process

By Rick Moody | January 25, 2017

On Taiwan and Refusing to Stay Silent

On Taiwan and Refusing to Stay Silent

"If I cut my tongue free, I may find I like the taste of blood"

By Shawna Yang Ryan | January 24, 2017

My Writer's Idyll is a Busy, Messy, Full Life

My Writer's Idyll is a Busy, Messy, Full Life

Steve Edwards Goes to the Woods to (Not) Find His Voice

By Steve Edwards | January 23, 2017

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What Writing a Serial Killer Taught Me About Accepting the Unacceptable

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On the Use of Sensitivity Readers in Publishing

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What Being an Editor Taught Me About Writing

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The Unbearable Niceness of Being

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When Writing Becomes Just Another Lifestyle Good

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On MFA Programs, Supplementary Services, and Affordability

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How Art Can Defeat Boredom and Loneliness

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On Selling Your First Novel After 11 Years

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