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Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

"If I were writing to her now, which I suppose I am, I would tell her that I will remember her."

By Julie Schumacher | August 2, 2023

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Rebecca Sacks on Imagining the Roads Her Life Might Have Taken

By Bee Sacks | August 1, 2023

How I Became a Modern Bootlegger

How I Became a Modern Bootlegger

“Even after 25 years in journalism, I never knew humanity the way I did working at a strip club and moving product.”

By John Koopman | July 27, 2023

Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

"When writing, I am reminded that understanding is the path to transformation for all."

By Mihret Sibhat | July 26, 2023

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

“The last and arguably the most successful of the editor-publishers.”

By Jonathan Galassi | July 25, 2023

The Burden of Truth: Fictionalizing My Father’s Years at a Federal Leprosy Treatment Center

The Burden of Truth: Fictionalizing My Father’s Years at a Federal Leprosy Treatment Center

Wendy Chin-Tanner on the Dual Gaze Required to Write a Novel Inspired by True Events

By Wendy Chin-Tanner | July 25, 2023

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“I felt like a werewolf—hiding from prying eyes, not wanting anyone to see me transform.”

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Sandra A. Miller on Writing about True Events... and Living Fictional Ones

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Inspiration, From a Distance: On Loving and Fictionalizing Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Elizabeth L. Silver Considers the Perks of a Near Miss

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Errol Flynn and Harvey Weinstein: Writing About Past Hollywood Abuses in the Midst of #MeToo

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Lindsay Lynch on Writing Historical Fiction to Understand the Present

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Rory Green on Her Mother, International Bestselling Novelist Jackie Collins

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“Amidst all the heady swirl of success, she kept her feet on the ground and made certain ours were also.”

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