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Steve Almond on the Magic and the Craft of Storytelling

Steve Almond on the Magic and the Craft of Storytelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 6, 2024

How To Write Egoless Prose, At Least For a Little While

How To Write Egoless Prose, At Least For a Little While

Steve Almond Offers Some Strategies to Help Make Writer’s Block Work For You

By Steve Almond | April 15, 2024

Steve Almond on the Writer’s Ego

Steve Almond on the Writer’s Ego

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 7, 2022

Steve Almond on Figuring Out How to Master a Big Plot

Steve Almond on Figuring Out How to Master a Big Plot

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But

By I'm a Writer But | November 2, 2022

Steve Almond on the Myth of Reaganism

Steve Almond on the Myth of Reaganism

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | May 27, 2022

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

In Conversation with Steve Almond on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 11, 2022

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“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 4, 2022

How the Small Moments That Haunt Us Can Form the Seeds of a Novel

By Steve Almond | May 3, 2022

All the Secrets of the World

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 29, 2022

On Writing a Social Novel, Giving Clear Feedback, and Outlasting Doubt

On Writing a Social Novel, Giving Clear Feedback, and Outlasting Doubt

A Conversation Between Steve Almond and Melissa Chadburn

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2022

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

Steve Almond on the Critical and Commercial Resurrection of John Williams' Classic

By Steve Almond | August 29, 2019

Steve Almond on Interesting Writing:

Steve Almond on Interesting Writing: "My Job is For it Not to Be a Trick"

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | July 17, 2019

Athletes, Politics, and Power: Steve Almond, Mark Leibovich, and Etan Thomas in Conversation

Athletes, Politics, and Power: Steve Almond, Mark Leibovich, and Etan Thomas in Conversation

With Whitney Terrell And V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2018

What Happens When We Vote Based on Personal Grievances

What Happens When We Vote Based on Personal Grievances

Considering Donald Trump as the "Protest Candidate"

By Steve Almond | March 29, 2018

Why Do Writers Keep Multiple Copies of Books Around?

Why Do Writers Keep Multiple Copies of Books Around?

Melissa Febos, Carmen Maria Machado, and More on Their Beloved Editions

By Betsy Robinson | March 6, 2018

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett May be the World's Biggest Horror Fan

By Steve Almond | October 31, 2017