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Beautiful and Innovative: In Praise of Artistic Experimentation in Literature

Beautiful and Innovative: In Praise of Artistic Experimentation in Literature

Sam Mills Makes the Case For Marrying the Literary and the Visual in Fiction and Nonfiction

By Sam Mills | February 14, 2025

From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

“Fiction offers us a way of looking at people’s interior and interconnected lives that... holds space for contradiction.”

By Alejandro Heredia | February 12, 2025

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Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in <em

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Maggie Su: "Just as part of Jack will always remain at the Overlook, my shadow is still part of me."

By Maggie Su | January 27, 2025

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

Emma Knight: “As the character in this story, I’ve evolved at least to this extent: it’s no longer plot I’m afraid of.”

By Emma Knight | January 23, 2025

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“I wrote into that darkness because that kind of honesty was the only thing that felt right.”

By Matthew Nienow | January 22, 2025

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

For Edward Underhill, “The fullness of life comes from the struggle.”

By Edward Underhill | January 14, 2025

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No Human Is An Island: On Fiction As a Way of Connecting Across Difference

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John Larison Considers the Importance and Responsibility of Writing “the Other”

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On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

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Steve Wasserman Deconstructs the “Writer’s Space”

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Inspiration in the Cards: How Tarot Can Help Us Narrativize Our Lives

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Chelsey Pippin Mizzi Offers Some Magical Tips For Stuck Memoirists and Essayists

By Chelsey Pippin Mizzi | October 4, 2024

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

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Jamie Harrow on the Similarities Between Chronicling Hard-Won Victories in Love and Athletics

By Jamie Harrow | September 27, 2024

What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons

What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons

Jedediah Berry on the Importance of Improvisation, Spontaneity and Play in the Creative Process

By Jedediah Berry | September 26, 2024

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Nora Nguyen on the Virtues of Yearning, Longing and Other Unseemly Declarations of Love

By Nora Nguyen | September 24, 2024

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