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From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

“If we can access memories with our thumbs, why bother accurately searing them into our brains?”

By Avery Carpenter Forrey | May 23, 2023

“Happy Accidents.” Shelley Noble on Stumbling Into a Story

“Happy Accidents.” Shelley Noble on Stumbling Into a Story

“Different than inspiration; quirky, shocking, sometimes clunky, they intercede rather than inspire.”

By Shelley Noble | May 4, 2023

Aaron Hamburger on Trying to Solve a Family Mystery Through Fiction

Aaron Hamburger on Trying to Solve a Family Mystery Through Fiction

“Writing my novel was a way to connect to this younger version of my grandmother.”

By Aaron Hamburger | May 4, 2023

“It’s Not All Over...” On Persisting in Writing and in Life

“It’s Not All Over...” On Persisting in Writing and in Life

Mark Ernest Pothier in Conversation With His Younger Self

By Mark Ernest Pothier | May 3, 2023

What Lies Behind the Postcard: Jasmin Iolani Hakes on the New Meaning of Summer Reading

What Lies Behind the Postcard: Jasmin Iolani Hakes on the New Meaning of Summer Reading

“Novels have the ability to transport, but they can also deepen our understanding of a place in a way that is difficult to replicate.”

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes | May 3, 2023

Kevin Chong on Finding Inspiration in Surprise

Kevin Chong on Finding Inspiration in Surprise

“Surprises are often ones you initially resist, if not outright ignore.”

By Kevin Chong | April 19, 2023

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Juliette Fay on Writing Complex Older Protagonists

By Juliette Fay | April 12, 2023

Ling Ling Huang on the Similarities Between Classical Music and Fiction Writing

By Ling Ling Huang | April 10, 2023

Jane Roper on Learning How to Have Fun While Writing Fiction

By Jane Roper | April 7, 2023

Szilvia Molnar on Knowing When to Kill Your Darlings

Szilvia Molnar on Knowing When to Kill Your Darlings

“I sometimes pulled back on reality. But, on the page, I gave close to everything.”

By Szilvia Molnar | March 21, 2023

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

“By laughing through the tears, I was finally in charge.”

By Zoe Fishman | March 20, 2023

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Once We Were Home">Natalie Jenner Talks to the Author of Once We Were Home

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner | March 16, 2023

What Lies Beneath: The Deep Geology of Prose

What Lies Beneath: The Deep Geology of Prose

Elizabeth McKenzie on Writing About Her Geologist Mother

By Elizabeth McKenzie | March 14, 2023

The Transcendence of the Clock: On Finding Clarity in Fiction and in Life

The Transcendence of the Clock: On Finding Clarity in Fiction and in Life

Samuel Ligon Explores the Function of Time in Worlds Real and Imagined

By Samuel Ligon | March 13, 2023

Encounters with a Mad King: Jac Jemc on Finding a Story While Lost in Research

Encounters with a Mad King: Jac Jemc on Finding a Story While Lost in Research

“I needed to know everything so I could carefully carve out the something I wanted the book to be about.”

By Jac Jemc | March 7, 2023

Countries Real and Imagined: Chris McCormick on Creating His Own Armenia

Countries Real and Imagined: Chris McCormick on Creating His Own Armenia

“I was not—and had never been—the only one comparing imagination to reality.”

By Chris McCormick | March 6, 2023

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