The Craft of Writing

Alicia Kennedy on Navigating the Thorny Terrain of Food Writing

"We’re entrusting each other not just with words, but with our bodies, our tastes, and our time at the cutting board."

 
By Alicia Kennedy  August 25, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Julia Cameron on Learning to Write Sober

By Julia Cameron  August 11, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Jimin Han on Letting Your Experiences Simmer

By Jimin Han  August 4, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Yael Goldstein-Love on Elegantly Weaving Science into Fiction

By Yael Goldstein-Love  July 28, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Paula Hawkins on Creating a Strong Story Structure

By Paula Hawkins  July 21, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Megan Fernandes on the Literary Uses of a Room

By Megan Fernandes  July 14, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Mattie Lubchansky: Why Comics?

By Mattie Lubchansky  June 30, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Jessie Gaynor on Finding the Why

By Jessie Gaynor  June 23, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.

By Grace Lavery  June 16, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

By Helen Ellis  June 16, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Luis Alberto Urrea on Family Stories and the Work of Witnessing

By Luis Alberto Urrea  June 2, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Rita Chang-Eppig on How to Write a Fight Scene

By Rita Chang-Eppig  May 19, 2023
The Craft of Writing

John Wray on the One Book That Has Helped Him Become a Better Writer

By John Wray  May 12, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Abraham Verghese: To Plot or Not to Plot

By Abraham Verghese  May 5, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Jaime Green on Writing with Research

By Jaime Green  April 28, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Joe Milan Jr. on the Connectivity of Failure

By Joe Milan Jr.  April 21, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

By Rachel Beanland  April 14, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Dani Shapiro on Letting Structure Reveal Itself

By Dani Shapiro  April 7, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

By Grant Faulkner  March 31, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Madelaine Lucas on How to Write a Love Story

By Madelaine Lucas  March 24, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

By Idra Novey  March 17, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Xiaolu Guo on Translating
the Self

By Xiaolu Guo  March 10, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Stephen Marche on the Truth About Writerly Perseverance

By Stephen Marche  March 3, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

By Rebecca Makkai  February 24, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Camonghne Felix on the Gentle Balance of Writing about Trauma

By Camonghne Felix  February 17, 2023
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