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“Outside the Coordinates.” On Crafting Nonfiction That Takes Risks

“Outside the Coordinates.” On Crafting Nonfiction That Takes Risks

Laura Tillman Talks to Her Mentor and Former Teacher, Suzannah Lessard

By Laura Tillman | May 24, 2023

From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

“If we can access memories with our thumbs, why bother accurately searing them into our brains?”

By Avery Carpenter Forrey | May 23, 2023

“Happy Accidents.” Shelley Noble on Stumbling Into a Story

“Happy Accidents.” Shelley Noble on Stumbling Into a Story

“Different than inspiration; quirky, shocking, sometimes clunky, they intercede rather than inspire.”

By Shelley Noble | May 4, 2023

“It’s Not All Over...” On Persisting in Writing and in Life

“It’s Not All Over...” On Persisting in Writing and in Life

Mark Ernest Pothier in Conversation With His Younger Self

By Mark Ernest Pothier | May 3, 2023

What Lies Behind the Postcard: Jasmin Iolani Hakes on the New Meaning of Summer Reading

What Lies Behind the Postcard: Jasmin Iolani Hakes on the New Meaning of Summer Reading

“Novels have the ability to transport, but they can also deepen our understanding of a place in a way that is difficult to replicate.”

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes | May 3, 2023

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

“Boston and Bangalore don’t live within me in hermetically sealed compartments; rather, they permeate each other.”

By Shubha Sunder | April 27, 2023

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Kevin Chong on Finding Inspiration in Surprise

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Elizabeth Graver and J.C. Hallman on the Blurred Boundaries between Fact and Fiction

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Katy Simpson Smith on Writing a Southern Woman Louder Than Herself

Katy Simpson Smith on Writing a Southern Woman Louder Than Herself

“Fiction, as it turns out, allowed me to finally speak.”

By Katy Simpson Smith | April 18, 2023

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

Selene Ross on Harnessing the Power of Sound to Write Fiction

By Selene Ross | April 13, 2023

Juliette Fay on Writing Complex Older Protagonists

Juliette Fay on Writing Complex Older Protagonists

“As that far distant horizon gets closer, however, hopefully we gain the wisdom to know it’s at least worth a try.”

By Juliette Fay | April 12, 2023

Baroque, Purple, and Beautiful: In Praise of the Long, Complicated Sentence

Baroque, Purple, and Beautiful: In Praise of the Long, Complicated Sentence

Ed Simon Asks Us to Reconsider Our Definitions of Good Style

By Ed Simon | April 10, 2023

Ling Ling Huang on the Similarities Between Classical Music and Fiction Writing

Ling Ling Huang on the Similarities Between Classical Music and Fiction Writing

“Music and writing demand the same things: self-discipline, time, and patience.”

By Ling Ling Huang | April 10, 2023

Jane Roper on Learning How to Have Fun While Writing Fiction

Jane Roper on Learning How to Have Fun While Writing Fiction

“Bringing your full self to your work, wielding all of your tools with abandon, is fun at a whole other level.”

By Jane Roper | April 7, 2023

Intrigue, Not Critique: On the “Portrait of the Artist” Feedback Model

Intrigue, Not Critique: On the “Portrait of the Artist” Feedback Model

Florence Gonsalves and Matthew Vollmer Discuss Democratizing the Writing Workshop

By Florence Gonsalves and Matthew Vollmer | April 5, 2023

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