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Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

“I always wish to get under the skin and discover the smell, the terror, the relief and the joy ordinary people felt.”

By Iain MacGregor | November 30, 2022

Always on the Clock: On the Writerly Need to Find Ideas in Unexpected Places

Always on the Clock: On the Writerly Need to Find Ideas in Unexpected Places

How Ethan Joella Keeps His Brain Awake (at Least a Little Bit)

By Ethan Joella | November 29, 2022

Meg Howrey on Speaking for Her Novel’s Protagonist

Meg Howrey on Speaking for Her Novel’s Protagonist

“I hope the little world that is me disappears under the different world that is her.”

By Meg Howrey | November 15, 2022

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

"I never intended to become a poet. It’s just that I was addicted to feeling things strongly and then feeling nothing at all."

By Su Cho | November 14, 2022

Full Disclosure: Meghan J. Ward on Marriage, Motherhood, and Weighing the Truth in Memoir

Full Disclosure: Meghan J. Ward on Marriage, Motherhood, and Weighing the Truth in Memoir

“How do I honor, or even reclaim, my voice in this story without compromising my relationship with my loved ones?”

By Meghan J. Ward | November 11, 2022

Sandra Simonds on Piecing Together Poetic Puzzles

Sandra Simonds on Piecing Together Poetic Puzzles

Triptychs ">Peter Mishler Talks with the Author of Triptychs

By Peter Mishler | November 10, 2022

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Serena Burdick on Her Novel’s Seventeen-Year Journey to Publication

By Serena Burdick | November 4, 2022

The Pains and Pleasures of Taking Decades to Write a Book

By Devoney Looser | October 25, 2022

Harold R. Johnson on How We Tell Our Own Stories

By Harold R. Johnson | October 24, 2022

Vanessa A. Bee on How Writers Can Make Rejection Work For Them

Vanessa A. Bee on How Writers Can Make Rejection Work For Them

“Let them channel that spiteful energy into their work, if spiteful energy is the fuel they need to unlock their full potential.”

By Vanessa A. Bee | October 12, 2022

When Less Is More: On Writing Sex and Violence

When Less Is More: On Writing Sex and Violence

Reine Arcache Melvin Explores the Twin Roots of Horror and Desire

By Reine Arcache Melvin | October 11, 2022

Elias Canetti on Being a Writer in a Tumultuous and Troubling World

Elias Canetti on Being a Writer in a Tumultuous and Troubling World

“The poet is nothing if he does not ceaselessly apply myth to the world around him.”

By Elias Canetti | October 5, 2022

Kamila Shamsie on Finding the Perfect Writing Space

Kamila Shamsie on Finding the Perfect Writing Space

“Perhaps there is no such thing as my writing space except wherever I happen to find myself.”

By Kamila Shamsie | September 27, 2022

Ellen Meeropol on Writing Into the Gaps Left by Untold Family Stories

Ellen Meeropol on Writing Into the Gaps Left by Untold Family Stories

“When more isn’t there, or the story is hidden, my imagination fills in the blanks left by small snippets of family history.”

By Ellen Meeropol | September 16, 2022

How Dealing in Facts Helps Fiction Writers Hone Their Craft

How Dealing in Facts Helps Fiction Writers Hone Their Craft

Tracey Lien on Using Journalistic Techniques and Tricks to Complete Her Novel

By Tracey Lien | September 14, 2022

How Creative Thinking Can—and Should—Inform Medical Science

How Creative Thinking Can—and Should—Inform Medical Science

Dr. Jay Baruch on the Value of "Not-Knowing" in Practicing Medicine

By Dr. Jay Baruch | August 29, 2022

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