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Erika Swyler on Worldbuilding as Set Design

Erika Swyler on Worldbuilding as Set Design

“Remember that every bit of worldbuilding that makes it to the page adds to the set, and stage space is limited.”

By Erika Swyler | January 17, 2025

How to Talk About Your Own Book

How to Talk About Your Own Book

Maris Kreizman’s Advice (to Herself) on Self-Promotion

By Maris Kreizman | January 16, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aria Aber Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aria Aber Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Han Kang, Isabella Hammad, Alice Notley, and Others

By Diana Arterian | January 16, 2025

The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

Criticism by Jane Zwart, From the Latest Issue of “Image” Magazine

By Jane Zwart | January 15, 2025

My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

Layne Fargo Explores the Power of Celebrating Others' Literary Success (and Why Their Success Is Also Yours)

By Layne Fargo | January 15, 2025

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

“We’re raising eidolons, real and not-real, tales that move and breathe and stand side by side, speaking Troy into the future.”

By Maria Zoccola | January 14, 2025

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Paolo Bacigalupi on Building Worlds

Paolo Bacigalupi on Building Worlds

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 13, 2025

Susan Lieu on Not Letting the Past Stay in the Past

Susan Lieu on Not Letting the Past Stay in the Past

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By Memoir Nation | January 13, 2025

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

“I’ve come to realize how much of my doubt is actually fear.”

By Adam Haslett | January 10, 2025

I Want to Write About This Jerk Who Ghosted Me: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Want to Write About This Jerk Who Ghosted Me: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 9, 2025

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

Eiren Caffall on the Importance of Preserving Human and Natural History in Times of Catastrophe and Collapse

By Eiren Caffall | January 8, 2025

From the Wakefield Twins to Claudia Kishi: How We See and Don’t See Ourselves in What We Read

From the Wakefield Twins to Claudia Kishi: How We See and Don’t See Ourselves in What We Read

Gloria L. Huang on Understanding Herself and Her Family Through Middle Grade Books

By Gloria L. Huang | January 8, 2025

It’s Not My Job to Understand Agents or the Marketplace. My Job is to Write.

It’s Not My Job to Understand Agents or the Marketplace. My Job is to Write.

Kevin Maloney on Henry David Thoreau, Kurt Vonnegut, and Rewriting His Life Story Across Multiple Books

By Kevin Maloney | January 8, 2025

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