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You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

Yael van der Wouden Explores the Literary-Erotic Power of Tension, Character Motivation, Weirdness, and Discomfort

By Yael van der Wouden | May 28, 2024

Art as Inspiration: How Collage Can Help Create Compelling Characters

Art as Inspiration: How Collage Can Help Create Compelling Characters

Emma Copley Eisenberg Explores Another Kind of Craft Technique

By Emma Copley Eisenberg | May 28, 2024

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

Mark Harman on Learning to Understand Both the Surfaces and “Subterranean Passages” of Kafka

By Mark Harman | May 28, 2024

Lucas Mann on Personal Hangups

Lucas Mann on Personal Hangups

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | May 28, 2024

Dhonielle Clayton on Being the Change You Want to See

Dhonielle Clayton on Being the Change You Want to See

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | May 28, 2024

Edward Hamlin on Authorship

Edward Hamlin on Authorship

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 28, 2024

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Ursula K. Le Guin on How to Become a Writer

By Ursula K. Le Guin | May 24, 2024

Why You Should Let Your Family Read Your Memoir in Advance

By Lilly Dancyger | May 24, 2024

Miranda July Recommends the Best Way to Procrastinate

By Miranda July | May 23, 2024

Anna Noyes on How Residencies and New Routines Create New Neural Pathways (and Help You Write Better)

Anna Noyes on How Residencies and New Routines Create New Neural Pathways (and Help You Write Better)

Mira Ptacin in Conversation with the Author of “The Blue Maiden”

By Mira Ptacin | May 23, 2024

“To Become a Poet is to Step Into the Void.” Brian Henry on Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

“To Become a Poet is to Step Into the Void.” Brian Henry on Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

With Poems Translated by Brian Henry

By Literary Hub | May 22, 2024

On the Joys of Following Literary Instinct Wherever It Leads

On the Joys of Following Literary Instinct Wherever It Leads

Leah Hager Cohen Asks: “Can anything compare to the wonder of being lost?”

By Leah Hager Cohen | May 22, 2024

Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

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Bobi Conn Explores Her Appalachian Family’s Long Tradition of Unreliable Narrators and Morally Gray Characters

By Bobi Conn | May 22, 2024

Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

Mesha Maren on the Sisters of Longing Who Inspire Her Work

By Mesha Maren | May 21, 2024

“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

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R.O. Kwon on Writing Her Way Into a Book’s Most Truthful Version

R.O. Kwon on Writing Her Way Into a Book’s Most Truthful Version

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Exhibit”

By Jane Ciabattari | May 21, 2024

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