• Craft and Advice

    The Critic and Her Publics

    Andrea Long Chu on Liking and Hating

    In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

     
    By The Critic and Her Publics   January 30, 2024
    The Writing Life

    Collaboration, Not Competition: How Betty Smith Helped Her Fellow Writers

    By Rachel Gordan  January 29, 2024
    Arab American Literature

    No Safe Place to Grieve: The Trauma of Muslim Americans Living Under Surveillance

    By Aisha Abdel Gawad  January 29, 2024
    Write-minded

    Janet Fitch on Writing With All The Senses

    By Drew Broussard  January 29, 2024
    On Writing

    Author as Illusionist: William Maxwell on Literary Magic and Refusing to Give Up as a Writer

    By William Maxwell  January 26, 2024
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    Am I the Literary Assh*le? Judging Your Bad Bookish Behavior

    By Kristen Arnett  January 25, 2024
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Revision

    Re(re)vision: Laurie Frankel on Throwing Away Half Her Book While Writing It

    By Laurie Frankel  January 24, 2024
    Talk Easy

    Dan Levy on Not Fearing Sincerity

    By Talk Easy  January 24, 2024
    The Writing Life

    Zachary Pace on the Push and Pull of Working in Publishing as a Writer

    By Zachary Pace  January 23, 2024
    War

    What Fiction Can Reveal About the Fragile Fabric of Our Societies

    Aminatta Forna on Over Two Decades of Literary Excavation of Sierra Leone’s Civil War

    By Aminatta Forna  January 29, 2024
    First Draft

    Jill McCorkle on Nostalgia

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   January 22, 2024
    Write-minded

    How to Be Self-Revealing in Memoir When You’re Not In Real Life

    By Write-minded   January 22, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

    By Jami Attenberg  January 19, 2024
    Palestine

    Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

    “I take my cue from them—these are my people, and their humble resilience will continue to inspire me.”

    By Susan Muaddi Darraj  January 18, 2024
    Coming out

    Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

    By Eric Schlich  January 18, 2024
    Talk Easy

    Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

    By Talk Easy  January 18, 2024
    Genre

    Why Nonfiction Writers Should Try Writing Fiction (and Vice Versa)

    By Abbott Kahler  January 17, 2024
    In Conversation

    The Music of Other Tongues: On Translating Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry

    Mira Rosenthal and Tomasz Różycki Reflect on Two Decades of Literary Collaboration

    By Literary Hub  January 17, 2024
    The Writing Life

    A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

    By Temim Fruchter  January 16, 2024
    Write-minded

    Vanessa Chan on Hidden Stories

    By Write-minded   January 16, 2024
    Acknowledgments

    An Ode to Acknowledgements

    By Sarah Wheeler  January 12, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Priya Guns on Writing in Times of Crisis

    “No, it’s never just right when our work is commodified. People speak for themselves.”

    By Priya Guns  January 12, 2024
    Traveling

    Selfishly Curated Experiences: How Planning Trips Can Inform Novel Writing

    By İnci Atrek  January 11, 2024
    In Memoriam

    On the Long, Lonely Apprenticeship of the Writing Life

    By Kayla Min Andrews  January 10, 2024
    I'm a Writer But

    Kate Brody on Subverting Genre

    By I'm a Writer But   January 23, 2024
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