The Craft of Writing

Walter Mosley on Learning to Love Rewriting

"The beauty of life is in its flaws and how you deal with them."

 
By Walter Mosley  June 4, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Eric Nguyen on How to Capture a Place in Writing

By Eric Nguyen  May 28, 2021
The Craft of Writing

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

By John McPhee  May 21, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Olivia Laing on Writing the Global Story of Liberation

By Olivia Laing  May 14, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Elissa Washuta on the Questions that Animate an Essay

By Elissa Washuta  May 7, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

By Jhumpa Lahiri  May 1, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

By Elizabeth McCracken  April 30, 2021
The Craft of Writing

Danielle Evans on How to Play With Time and Chronology in a Short Story

By Danielle Evans  January 14, 2021
Personal Essay

Lily King on Writing the Novel She Needed 30 Years Ago

By Lily King  November 13, 2020
The Craft of Writing

Emily X.R. Pan on How Writing a Short Story Can Lead to a Better Novel

By Emily X.R. Pan  October 14, 2020
The Craft of Writing

Charlotte Wood on the Subconscious Act of Writing

By Charlotte Wood  August 11, 2020
The Craft of Writing

Emily Gould on How (and Why) to Keep Writing When Writing Feels Pointless

By Emily Gould  April 9, 2020
The Craft of Writing

C Pam Zhang on Writing in a Time of Grief

By C Pam Zhang  March 31, 2020
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