The Craft of Writing

Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

“Politics is how we fight it out on the ground.”

 
By Mary Gaitskill  August 12, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Dwyer Murphy on How to Write About a City

By Dwyer Murphy  August 5, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Charles Baxter on Delighting in Small Details

By Charles Baxter  July 29, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Verlyn Klinkenborg on Writing More Clearly

By Verlyn Klinkenborg  July 22, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Alice Elliott Dark on How to Let Characters Change

By Alice Elliott Dark  July 14, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Sopan Deb on Taking Writing Lessons from Improv

By Sopan Deb  July 8, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Patrick Radden Keefe on Why Access in Journalism is Overrated

By Patrick Radden Keefe  July 1, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Writing Soundtracks that Work

By Zakiya Dalila Harris  June 24, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Marcy Dermansky on Revising Without Losing Your Mind

By Marcy Dermansky  June 17, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

By Tom Perrotta  June 10, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Sarah Sentilles on Writing about People You Know

By Sarah Sentilles  June 3, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Maggie Shipstead on Dealing with Mistakes in Writing

By Maggie Shipstead  May 27, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Jonathan Lee on Hooking a Reader with the First Line

By Jonathan Lee  May 20, 2022
On Poetry

Ada Limón on How to Write a Poetry Collection

By Ada Limón  May 13, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Vauhini Vara on Keeping a Long Writing Project Alive

By Vauhini Vara  May 6, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Alexander Chee on Staying Organized While Writing

By Alexander Chee  April 29, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Anna Quindlen on the Power of Writing by Hand

By Anna Quindlen  April 22, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Liana Finck on How to Write Like a Cartoonist

By Liana Finck  April 15, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Ocean Vuong on Taking the Time You Need to Write

By Literary Hub  April 8, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Aimee Bender on Writing Without a Plan

By Aimee Bender  April 1, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Melissa Febos on Writing About Sex

By Melissa Febos  March 25, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Garth Greenwell on Writing Fiction like a Poet

By Garth Greenwell  March 18, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Edith Wharton on How to Write a Vivid First Line

By Edith Wharton  March 11, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Having Trouble With Novel Structure? Look at It Like a Mixtape

By Mesha Maren  March 4, 2022
The Craft of Writing

George Saunders on Overcoming Uncertainty in Writing

By George Saunders  February 25, 2022
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