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My New Novel Wasn’t Coming Together. Until I Put Some Googly Eyes on My Roomba.

My New Novel Wasn’t Coming Together. Until I Put Some Googly Eyes on My Roomba.

TJ Klune on an Unlikely Source of Literary Inspiration

By TJ Klune | July 27, 2022

What Culture Shock Taught Me About Sci-Fi and Fantasy Storytelling

What Culture Shock Taught Me About Sci-Fi and Fantasy Storytelling

Alex Jennings on the Experience of Otherness, and Learning to Ask Questions

By Alex Jennings | July 13, 2022

On “Creative Cross-Training.” How Bartending Helped Me Write My Novel

On “Creative Cross-Training.” How Bartending Helped Me Write My Novel

Wesley Straton Outlines the Benefits of Working the Bar Shift

By Wesley Straton | June 28, 2022

10 Asian American writers on the best (and worst) advice they’ve ever received.

10 Asian American writers on the best (and worst) advice they’ve ever received.

By Katie Yee | June 15, 2022

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

Carter Bays on the Transition from Scripts to Books, and Learning to Trust His Own Style

By Carter Bays | June 10, 2022

David Yoon on How to Cultivate Creative Endurance

David Yoon on How to Cultivate Creative Endurance

Some Advice for Maintaining the Slow and Steady Work of Writing

By David Yoon | May 31, 2022

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Jon Mooallem Writes in the Morning (Before the World Snuffs Out His Brief Glimmer of Positivity)

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2022

Remembering the Kindness and Master Storytelling of Editor and Author George Hodgman

By Gabe Montesanti | May 24, 2022

A Brutal—and True—Piece of Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

By A. J. Verdelle | May 12, 2022

If You Want to Inhabit the World of Your Novel, Take a Class

If You Want to Inhabit the World of Your Novel, Take a Class

Adriana Trigiani on How a Gemology Class Helped Feed Her Literary Obsession

By Adriana Trigiani | April 29, 2022

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Soon Wiley on Virtually Strolling the Streets of Seoul

By Soon Wiley | April 26, 2022

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

The Author of Unlikely Animals on Creating Connection Instead of Commodity

By Annie Hartnett | April 13, 2022

How Writers Can Best Conceptualize Their Work

How Writers Can Best Conceptualize Their Work

Graeme Simsion on the Key to Developing Engaging Ideas

By Graeme Simsion | April 6, 2022

What Makes a Great Opening Line?

What Makes a Great Opening Line?

Allegra Hyde Considers Love at First Sentence

By Allegra Hyde | March 9, 2022

Six Things Quan Barry Learned from Being a Multi-Hyphenate Writer

Six Things Quan Barry Learned from Being a Multi-Hyphenate Writer

The Poet-Novelist-Playwright Shares Some Wisdom

By Quan Barry | February 24, 2022

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Rebecca Sacks on the Craft Behind the Intimacy

By Bee Sacks | February 8, 2022

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