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Zachary Pace on the Push and Pull of Working in Publishing as a Writer

Zachary Pace on the Push and Pull of Working in Publishing as a Writer

“I worried that my writing was a fanciful distraction—and that publishing it was a conflict of interest.”

By Zachary Pace | January 23, 2024

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

“I’m done thinking of that as cowardly. Because what it really was, was empowering.”

By Eric Schlich | January 18, 2024

A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

“A requirement of writing well is the capacity to trust yourself.”

By Temim Fruchter | January 16, 2024

Selfishly Curated Experiences: How Planning Trips Can Inform Novel Writing

Selfishly Curated Experiences: How Planning Trips Can Inform Novel Writing

İnci Atrek on Channeling the Intense Emotions of Travel Into Fiction

By İnci Atrek | January 11, 2024

On the Long, Lonely Apprenticeship of the Writing Life

On the Long, Lonely Apprenticeship of the Writing Life

Kayla Min Andrews Remembers Her Mother, Author Katherine Min

By Kayla Min Andrews | January 10, 2024

Memories Aren’t Enough: Why Sometimes Only Fiction Can Solve the Mysteries of Life

Memories Aren’t Enough: Why Sometimes Only Fiction Can Solve the Mysteries of Life

Emily Schultz on the Importance of Slanted Truths in Storytelling

By Emily Schultz | January 3, 2024

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“I’m Not Really Interested in Creating Sympathetic Characters.” Rachel Connolly Talks to Lucie Elven

By Lucie Elven | December 18, 2023

Writing in Tandem: Inside the Process of Cross-Racial Creative Collaboration

Writing in Tandem: Inside the Process of Cross-Racial Creative Collaboration

Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene on the Challenges and Benefits of Co-Authorship

By Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene | December 15, 2023

Playing With Words: Heather Cleary on the Pleasures of Translating the Unfamiliar

Playing With Words: Heather Cleary on the Pleasures of Translating the Unfamiliar

“We often learn the most from texts (and friends) with which we have little in common.”

By Heather Cleary | December 14, 2023

The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

Maura Lammers Considers the Role of Inaction in Fiction and in Real Life

By Maura Lammers | December 13, 2023

Why Novelists Should Embrace Artificial Intelligence

Why Novelists Should Embrace Artificial Intelligence

Debbie Urbanski on the Possibility and Promise of Human-Machine Creative Collaboration

By Debbie Urbanski | December 8, 2023

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Kate Christensen on Finding Inspiration in the Existentialist Classic

By Kate Christensen | November 30, 2023

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

"I write because I want to continue my father, not contain him."

By Sheila Squillante | November 29, 2023

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

“It’s funny, how sometimes the things you know for sure can still surprise you.”

By Jessica Strawser | November 29, 2023

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