The Craft of Writing

Susan Barker on Terror and the Power of Ambiguity

“Ambiguous signs in horror are so unnerving because it’s the stuff we encounter in our everyday lives.”

 
By Susan Barker  January 24, 2025
The Craft of Writing

Erika Swyler on Worldbuilding as Set Design

By Erika Swyler  January 17, 2025
The Craft of Writing

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

By Adam Haslett  January 10, 2025
The Craft of Writing

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

By Derek Mong  December 13, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Pilgrimage: Beowulf Sheehan on Author Photos and the Search for Home

By Beowulf Sheehan  December 6, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Samina Ali on Writing Through the Fear

By Samina Ali  November 27, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Let Them Talk: Maya Kessler on the Power of Dialogue

By Maya Kessler  November 22, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Adrian Tomine on Building a Creative Career

By Adrian Tomine  November 15, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Six Writers on Procrastination

By Literary Hub  November 8, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Leonard Cassuto on Taking Care of Your Reader

By Leonard Cassuto  November 1, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Julie Sedivy on Amplifying the Pleasure of Language

By Julie Sedivy  October 25, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Rebecca Nagle on Craft Lessons from (a Different Kind of) Crafting

By Rebecca Nagle  October 18, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

By Mark Haber  October 11, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser on the Power of a Writing Partnership

By Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser  October 4, 2024
The Craft of Writing

M.L. Rio on the Connection Between Writing and Dreams

By M.L. Rio  September 27, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Stephanie Duncan Smith on Excavating Your Work’s Aboutness

By Stephanie Duncan Smith  September 20, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Against Perfectionism and Productivity: On Embracing Flaws as a Writer

By Rachel Schwartzmann  September 18, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Brian Evenson on Finding the Language of Horror

By Brian Evenson  September 13, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Six Writers on Getting Words on the Page

By Literary Hub  September 6, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Minrose Gwin on Creating Complex Villains

By Minrose Gwin  August 30, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel)

By Ledia Xhoga  August 23, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Jessica Anthony on Getting a Grip on Fictional Time

By Jessica Anthony  August 16, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Flynn Berry on an Underrated Tool for Character Development: Grocery Shopping

By Flynn Berry  August 9, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Bret Anthony Johnson on Creating a Story’s Foundation

By Bret Anthony Johnson  August 2, 2024
The Craft of Writing

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

By Mai Sennaar  July 30, 2024
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