The Craft of Writing

Helen Sword on the Physicality of Language

“Because I can no longer ignore my body while I’m writing, I have learned to trust its wisdom.”

 
By Helen Sword  February 3, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Peter Turchi on the Power of the Literary Aside

By Peter Turchi  January 27, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Susan Griffin on Following the Sounds of Words

By Susan Griffin  January 20, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Toni Morrison on Breathing Life into Clichés

By Toni Morrison  January 13, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Gerald Stern on the Accidental Beginnings of Poems

By Gerald Stern  January 6, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Judith Thurman on Elena Ferrante and Writing That Rattles the Cage of Gender

By Judith Thurman  December 23, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

By Jess Walter  December 16, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Sam Lipsyte on the What and the How of Writing

By Sam Lipsyte  December 9, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Anna Hogeland on the Rewards of Procrastination

By Anna Hogeland  December 2, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Celeste Ng on Writing With a Plan

By Literary Hub  November 23, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Eileen Myles on Writing With Political Meaning

By Eileen Myles  November 18, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Christopher Isherwood on What Writers Can Learn from Theater

By Christopher Isherwood  November 11, 2022
The Craft of Writing

History, Conflict, and Myth-Making in the Cityscape of Berlin

By Kirsty Bell  November 4, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

By Carl Phillips  October 28, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Mary Karr on Navigating Memory While Writing Memoir

By Mary Karr  October 21, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Joy Harjo on Listening and Writing with Intention

By Joy Harjo  October 14, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Alice Notley on Writing from Dreams

By Alice Notley  October 7, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Sandra Cisneros on the Private Act of Writing Poetry

By Sandra Cisneros  September 30, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Stacey D’Erasmo on the Fun of Writing Cryptic Characters

By Stacey D'Erasmo  September 23, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Jonathan Escoffery on How to Build Trust with Readers

By Jonathan Escoffery  September 9, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Susan Choi on Powering Through a First Draft

By Susan Choi  August 26, 2022
The Craft of Writing

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

By Mary Gaitskill  August 19, 2022
The Craft of Writing

Lucy Sante on Writing with the Back Brain

By Lucy Sante  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
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