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Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Alison Espach on Finding Her Inner Clown, Public Failure, and Interrogating Your Writing

By Alison Espach | July 30, 2024

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

“I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.”

By Phil Christman | July 26, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

"There is no one outside of the story, there is no place outside from which to tell it."

By Anna DeForest | July 19, 2024

Ayeşgül Savaş on Creating Your Story’s Clock

Ayeşgül Savaş on Creating Your Story’s Clock

“My book ran to the meter of many internal measures of time that make up our routines.”

By Aysegül Savas | July 12, 2024

Mateo Askaripour on the Perks of Genre Agnosticism

Mateo Askaripour on the Perks of Genre Agnosticism

"There’s nothing like throwing the map out the window."

By Mateo Askaripour | July 8, 2024

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Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

By Julia Phillips | June 28, 2024

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

By Alana Saab | June 26, 2024

Bobby Finger on Finding the Soundtrack to Your Writing

By Bobby Finger | June 21, 2024

In Defense of Being a Slow Novel Writer

In Defense of Being a Slow Novel Writer

Peyton Marshall on Overcoming the Shame of Taking Time to Write and Revise Her Debut, “Goodhouse”

By Peyton Marshall | June 5, 2024

Liana Finck on the Beauty of Problems

Liana Finck on the Beauty of Problems

An Illustrated Personal History

By Liana Finck | May 31, 2024

You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

Yael van der Wouden Explores the Literary-Erotic Power of Tension, Character Motivation, Weirdness, and Discomfort

By Yael van der Wouden | May 28, 2024

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

Mark Harman on Learning to Understand Both the Surfaces and “Subterranean Passages” of Kafka

By Mark Harman | May 28, 2024

Ursula K. Le Guin on How to Become a Writer

Ursula K. Le Guin on How to Become a Writer

(Step One: Write)

By Ursula K. Le Guin | May 24, 2024

Pulitzer Prize-Winner Ilyon Woo on Craft Lessons From the Late Filmmaker Dai Sil Kim Gibson

Pulitzer Prize-Winner Ilyon Woo on Craft Lessons From the Late Filmmaker Dai Sil Kim Gibson

On Han and Jung and How to Tell a Story

By Ilyon Woo | May 20, 2024

Anna Noyes on Writing the Book That Keeps Her Awake

Anna Noyes on Writing the Book That Keeps Her Awake

“I want narrative propelled by questions, not by the need to provide each answer.”

By Anna Noyes | May 17, 2024

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