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Revise, Revise! Anna Badkhen on the Joys of Revision

Revise, Revise! Anna Badkhen on the Joys of Revision

“This is the process I enjoy the most, because I get to learn anew about my story’s potential.”

By Anna Badkhen | June 5, 2023

Luis Alberto Urrea on Family Stories and the Work of Witnessing

Luis Alberto Urrea on Family Stories and the Work of Witnessing

“We carry inside us a theater, a library, a storehouse of quotidian detail that becomes heroic and eternal by the force of our art.”

By Luis Alberto Urrea | June 2, 2023

How to Start a Literary Magazine

How to Start a Literary Magazine

Otherppl">Declan Meade in Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 31, 2023

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

Crystal Smith Paul Offers Craft Advice that Spans the Spectum of Genre

By Crystal Smith Paul | May 19, 2023

How To Write About Your Mother

How To Write About Your Mother

Terry McDonell: “I did not set out to write about Irma.”

By Terry McDonell | May 12, 2023

Abraham Verghese: To Plot or Not to Plot

Abraham Verghese: To Plot or Not to Plot

“Despite my carefully thought-out blueprint, the story kept taking new directions.”

By Abraham Verghese | May 5, 2023

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Failure, Patience, and Joy: Tania James on What It Means to Be a Writer

By Tania James | May 4, 2023

Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

By Allegra Hyde | March 30, 2023

Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

By Ayad Akhtar | March 30, 2023

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”

By Idra Novey | March 17, 2023

​​José Olivarez on Translation and Transformation in Poetry

​​José Olivarez on Translation and Transformation in Poetry

Promises of Gold">On His New Collection Promises of Gold

By Literary Hub | March 6, 2023

How a Middle School Piano Lesson Helped Me Write My Book

How a Middle School Piano Lesson Helped Me Write My Book

Ilyon Woo on Frederic Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu and Lessons of the Past

By Ilyon Woo | March 6, 2023

What If? Lidia Yuknavitch on Her Philosophy of Teaching

What If? Lidia Yuknavitch on Her Philosophy of Teaching

“What is a writer in these times? How do we share the space of writing and making art?”

By Lidia Yuknavitch | March 3, 2023

Stephen Marche on the Truth About Writerly Perseverance

Stephen Marche on the Truth About Writerly Perseverance

“The sources of writerly perseverance are mostly silly.”

By Stephen Marche | March 3, 2023

“Where You Been? Why You Back? What You Doin Now?” Lakiesha Carr on Returning Home to Write

“Where You Been? Why You Back? What You Doin Now?” Lakiesha Carr on Returning Home to Write

Because Sometimes You Have to Go Back to East Texas to Find Your Voice

By Lakiesha Carr | March 2, 2023

Camonghne Felix on the Gentle Balance of Writing about Trauma

Camonghne Felix on the Gentle Balance of Writing about Trauma

"I found ways to offer the reader reprieve and safe space."

By Camonghne Felix | February 17, 2023

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