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What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom

Piers Gelly on a Semester-Long Dive into the AI Discourse

By Piers Gelly | July 28, 2025

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The First in a Five-Part Series on the Craft of Writing by Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | June 27, 2025

Write While Lying Down: On Finding Rest in Creative Labor

Write While Lying Down: On Finding Rest in Creative Labor

Holly Haworth Tries to Shelter the Muse From Economic Reality

By Holly Haworth | February 15, 2024

A Crisis of Faith: Pauls Toutonghi on Finding Purpose in Creativity

A Crisis of Faith: Pauls Toutonghi on Finding Purpose in Creativity

"I had created something—something that I’d honestly thought of as maybe a little brilliant but also maybe a little crazy."

By Pauls Toutonghi | October 5, 2023

Robert M. Pirsig on the Book He Wrote (And the One He Didn’t)

Robert M. Pirsig on the Book He Wrote (And the One He Didn’t)

“Gradually, I began to discover that I was on to more than I had thought.”

By Robert M. Pirsig and Wendy K. Pirsig | April 29, 2022

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

Lincoln Michel Considers the Expansive Power of Genres

By Lincoln Michel | September 21, 2021

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"You don't always have to talk." Read Chang-rae Lee's best writing advice.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 29, 2021

Put that creative writing degree to the test by helping name every color on the internet.

By Katie Yee | July 7, 2021

On a Non-Native English Speaker’s Creative Journey to Authenticity

By Dariel Suarez | June 17, 2021

To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

Lost in Summerland Author and Thin Places Author Consider the Myriad Methods of Narrative Structure">The Lost in Summerland Author and Thin Places Author Consider the Myriad Methods of Narrative Structure

By Jordan Kisner | May 21, 2021

25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses

25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses

Rethinking Popular Assumptions of Fiction Writing

By Matthew Salesses | January 19, 2021

Teaching High School Writers What It Means to Be Published

Teaching High School Writers What It Means to Be Published

Polyphony Lit">Nick Ripatrazone Speaks With Katie Scullion, Director of Polyphony Lit

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 21, 2020

Your Reader"> Chuck Palahniuk on the Importance of Not Boring<br

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Your Reader">Chuck Palahniuk on the Importance of Not Boring
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Fight Club Finds Parallels Between Film and Prose ">The Author of Fight Club Finds Parallels Between Film and Prose

By Chuck Palahniuk | January 8, 2020

Learning to Love the Loneliness of Writing After My MFA

Learning to Love the Loneliness of Writing After My MFA

Its Accompanying Pressures ">Sean Adams on the Community of Writers and
Its Accompanying Pressures

By Sean Adams | January 6, 2020

Little Women"> Monique Truong Has Always Admired Jo from <em

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But That's Another Story">In Conversation with Will Schwalbe on But That's Another Story

By But That's Another Story | September 9, 2019

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

Janet Burroway Revisits Her Classic Book for Creative Writing Students

By Janet Burroway | June 3, 2019

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