• Craft and Advice

    Literary Criticism

    Ruth Madievsky on Creating Fiction From Poetry

    By Jane Ciabattari  July 11, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Kathleen Hale on How She Found Her Way to Slenderman

    By I'm a Writer But   July 11, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

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

    By Teddy Wayne  July 11, 2023
    Archives

    How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece

    By Ebs Burnough  July 10, 2023
    Darlings

    Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

    By Ruth Madievsky  July 10, 2023
    Characters

    Beyond Tropes: On Writing Straight Characters While Queer

    By Molly Dektar  July 10, 2023
    On Poetry

    Oliver de la Paz on Absences and Using the Form of the Sonnet to Capture Life in a Diaspora

    By Literary Hub  July 10, 2023
    Satire

    Therapeutic and Cathartic: On Self-Soothing With Satire

    By Christine Grillo  July 10, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Exploring Literary Dublin with Christopher Morash

    By History of Literature  July 10, 2023
    Write-minded

    Yasmin Azad on Coming-of-Age Stories

    By Write-minded   July 10, 2023
    First Draft

    Elizabeth Graver on Making a Novel Out of Life

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   July 10, 2023
    Community

    Ali Bryan on Finding Community, Authenticity, and Acceptance in a Small Town

    By Ali Bryan  July 7, 2023
    Documentaries

    How Nonfiction Writing and Documentary Filmmaking Curate the Truth

    By Chachi D. Hauser  July 7, 2023
    Interview with a Poet

    Poet Sara Deniz Akant Talks Uncertainty, Turkish Identity, and Embracing Cringe

    By Peter Mishler  July 7, 2023
    New Books Network

    Karen Lord on Sharing Realities Between Humans, Other Species, and Aliens

    By New Books Network  July 7, 2023
    Queer Lit

    Creating Safe Spaces: On Writing Queer Romance

    By Laura Kay  July 6, 2023
    Creativity

    From Music to Fiction: How Artistic Callings Shift Across Generations

    By Keziah Weir  July 6, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Sarah Viren on Examining the Self in Both the Past and the Present

    By The Maris Review  July 6, 2023
    First Draft

    Adrienne Brodeur on Using Summer 2016 as a Setting for Little Monsters

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   July 5, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Kate Zambreno Can’t Imagine Her Life Without Visual Art

    By Literary Hub  July 5, 2023
    Aging

    Showing Myself in My Author Photo—Gray Hair and All

    By Caitlin Shetterly  July 5, 2023
    Cliche

    Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

    By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss  June 30, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Mattie Lubchansky: Why Comics?

    By Mattie Lubchansky  June 30, 2023
    Behind the Mic

    Marin Ireland on Being Starstruck by Novelists

    By Behind the Mic   June 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Tania James on Trust, Truth, and the Desire to Create Something That Lasts

    By The Maris Review  June 29, 2023
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