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Sarah Mesle on the Power of Picturing Your Desired Reader

Sarah Mesle on the Power of Picturing Your Desired Reader

“Who is your girl? Where is she going?”

By Sarah Mesle | October 3, 2025

Karen Palmer on Writing in Motion

Karen Palmer on Writing in Motion

“A car is a contained world with ever-shifting vistas.”

By Karen Palmer | September 19, 2025

Patrick Ryan on the Secrets of the Omniscient Narrator

Patrick Ryan on the Secrets of the Omniscient Narrator

“I was the narrator’s manager, maybe. I was the narrator’s life coach. But I wasn’t the narrator.”

By Patrick Ryan | September 5, 2025

Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

“What kind of writer do I want to be? Where does my writing come from?”

By Douglas Unger | August 29, 2025

Yiming Ma on the Benefits of Writing Blind

Yiming Ma on the Benefits of Writing Blind

On Making the Invisible Visible

By Yiming Ma | August 22, 2025

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Creating an Authentic World Without Living in It

By Leila Mottley | June 27, 2025

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“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

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Dancing on the Page: Sulaiman Addonia on Writing in the Footsteps of Pina Bausch

Dancing on the Page: Sulaiman Addonia on Writing in the Footsteps of Pina Bausch

“I could sense the freedom, yet I didn’t dare to march towards it.”

By Sulaiman Addonia | March 28, 2025

Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction

Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction

“It’s not a job for the faint of heart, or the impatient. But for those of us with brains that crave this kind of work, it is bliss.”

By Gemma Tizzard | January 24, 2025

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

“I’ve come to realize how much of my doubt is actually fear.”

By Adam Haslett | January 10, 2025

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

“Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.”

By Derek Mong | December 13, 2024

Samina Ali on Writing Through the Fear

Samina Ali on Writing Through the Fear

“Why are aspiring writers convinced that ‘real’ writers don’t struggle?”

By Samina Ali | November 27, 2024

Let Them Talk: Maya Kessler on the Power of Dialogue

Let Them Talk: Maya Kessler on the Power of Dialogue

"Put two people in a room together—it’s most likely that one of them is trying to achieve something."

By Maya Kessler | November 22, 2024

Adrian Tomine on Building a Creative Career

Adrian Tomine on Building a Creative Career

"It’s important for aspiring artists to be honest with themselves and really think about what they’re aiming for."

By Adrian Tomine | November 15, 2024

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