Drafting those many drafts: The 10 revision phases
Before your novel is ready for publication, it should endure each of these draft phases first. Read More “Drafting those many drafts: The 10 revision phases”
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Julia Alvarez interview: In the time of discovery
Julia Alvarez shares the key elements of her life and work as a novelist, poet and researcher. Read More “Julia Alvarez interview: In the time of discovery”
Barbara Neely: A part-time novelist shares her secrets
Mystery writer Barbara Neely wrote her first novel Blanche on the Lam while working a 60-hour-a-week, full-time job. Read More “Barbara Neely: A part-time novelist shares her secrets”
Obsessed by story
Megan Mayhew Bergman moved from short form fiction to nonfiction to a novel. She says she’s not a thrill seeker. But her work may prove her wrong. Read More “Obsessed by story”
Mitchell S. Jackson: Turn around
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. Read More “Mitchell S. Jackson: Turn around”
What Harper Lee taught me about writing and the writing life
As Miss Maudie says in Mockingbird, “People in their right mind never take pride in their talents.” Read More “What Harper Lee taught me about writing and the writing life”
The Walter goes to Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
While penning a response to a national crisis, two young adult authors developed a friendship and taught each other about craft. Read More “The Walter goes to Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely”
Kelly Gardiner and “Goddess”
“I heard that voice, crystal clear in my mind, even before I started writing. Weird.” Read More “Kelly Gardiner and “Goddess””
Ali Shakir: Writing for salvation
Can turning to the pen turn eerie? Read More “Ali Shakir: Writing for salvation”
What were we thinking? The writer looks back at October 2014
A look back at October ’14: book parties, how-to tips, advice, Pulitzers, best-sellers and more. Read More “What were we thinking? The writer looks back at October 2014”