The novelist and teacher who didn’t turn his back on his past, but faced it head on to find a voice uniquely his own.
By Aubrey Everett, Photos by John Ricard and Xan Padron | Published: March 2, 2016
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Establish theme early and stick with it.
By Hunter Liguore | Published: February 25, 2016
As Miss Maudie says in Mockingbird, “People in their right mind never take pride in their talents.”
By Loretta Ellsworth | Published: February 19, 2016
The short story writer looks slant at real life to create compelling fiction.
By Megan Kaplon | Published: February 2, 2016
“I grew to love the challenges and rewards of the short story – the way you have to be precise and condensed and make every word count.”
By Allison Futterman | Published: January 26, 2016
Novelist David C. Taylor talks about the memories and methods that shaped his first book-length crime story.
By Alicia Anstead, photo by Michele Stapleton | Published: January 19, 2016
Novelist Hannah Pittard reads her work aloud to establish a graceful rhythm and evocative mood.
By Sarah C. Lange | Published: January 5, 2016
“My job is to jump through that empathic window and report on the human condition. Period.”
By Allison Futterman | Published: December 22, 2015
How can you make walk-on characters pop off the page?
By Michael Kurland | Published: December 1, 2015
Make sure your story gets two paws up.
By Anica Mrose Rissi | Published: December 1, 2015
Should an author ever write a character outside their identity? https://t.co/xpFXWIlv3c - Pure writing with Julianna Baggott: https://t.co/I4NG6SsgE0
- Don’t put unnecessary distance between your story and your reader: https://t.co/VZrhmFWacd