The Craft of Writing

Liana Finck on the Beauty of Problems

An Illustrated Personal History

 
By Liana Finck  May 24, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Anna Noyes on Writing the Book That Keeps Her Awake

By Anna Noyes  May 17, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Saying the Unsayable, and Listening to Silence: Jon Fosse on How Writing Plays Transformed His Craft

By Jon Fosse  May 13, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

By Karen Tei Yamashita  May 10, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Nell Irvin Painter on Writing About Anything (and Everything)

By Nell Irvin Painter  April 26, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Julia Alvarez on Falling in Love with Writing Again

By Julia Alvarez  April 19, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Myriam J.A. Chancy on Writing as an Act of Conjuring

By Myriam J.A. Chancy  April 5, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Rita Bullwinkel on Writing Sports Narratives

By Rita Bullwinkel  March 29, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

By Lisa Ko  March 22, 2024
The Craft of Writing

“I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

By Corey Sobel  March 15, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

By Barrie Jean Borich  March 13, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Jennifer Croft on Photography as an Unexpected Writing Tool

By Jennifer Croft  March 8, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

By Matthew Salesses  February 23, 2024
The Craft of Writing

34 Transformative Prompts to Unlock Your Writing, Courtesy of Kelly Link

By Kelly Link  February 16, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Mako Yoshikawa on How Making Sushi Can Improve Your Writing

By Mako Yoshikawa  February 9, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Rick Bass on What Hunting Taught Hemingway About Writing

By Rick Bass  February 2, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

By Jami Attenberg  January 19, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Priya Guns on Writing in Times of Crisis

By Priya Guns  January 12, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Erika Howsare on Finding Inspiration in Headlines

By Erika Howsare  January 5, 2024
The Craft of Writing

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

By Blake Butler  December 22, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Martín Solares on Creating Novelesque Excitement

By Martin Solares  December 15, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Richard Hugo on Starting a Poem

By Richard Hugo  December 8, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

By Beth Kephart  December 1, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Amy Kurzweil on Text, Image, AI, and Artistic Translation

By Amy Kurzweil  November 22, 2023
The Craft of Writing

M.C. Benner Dixon on Creating Persuasive Metaphors

By M.C. Benner Dixon  November 17, 2023
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