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A new year is upon us
By Alicia AnsteadA new year is upon us, and who knows what lies ahead? You can plan. You can speculate. But the future is unpredictable. That’s a bit like writing itself: You start a story, an essay, a poem, a script, and it’s anybody’s guess – including yours – as to where it will end up.
Features
Title Search
By Catherine BuniAre you missing out on writing guides that can broaden perspective?
Recipe for a story
By Aubrey EverettLucy Knisley blends storytelling and art in a tasty memoir.
Cookin’
By Julia RappaportFood came first for author and editor Molly Birnbaum.
Research: Elizabeth Gilbert
By Megan KaplonThe author’s new novel required five shoeboxes of index cards.
Content to go
By Mridu Khullar RelphReposition yourself as a content provider and strategist.
Bookish
By Jake Belcher and Juan PadronA photo montage of festivals in Boston and Brooklyn.
Departments
Listen up
By Jack HamannTranscribing interviews can lead to discovery.
What’s in a name?
By Carly BergPicking a pseudonym is a difficult matter.
Act out
By Dale McGarrigleA hands-on workbook can ignite imaginative power.
Too long. Didn’t read.
By Neil EvansFearful of content farms and online publishing? Adapt or die.
Pump it up
By Julia McKinnellA creativity coach offers advice on motivation.
Allegiance to language
By Hillary CasavantMeet Emari DiGiorgio of the Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway.
Sense of wonder
By Melissa HartThe Florida Review shines for emerging voices.
Also in Every Issue
Take Note
Monthly prompts, New Year’s tips from writers, lessons from readers, Francisco Goldman on writing, a guide to literary home decor. And more.
Markets
Classified advertising
How I Write
Gaiutra Bahadur: “I’m not a neutral person telling this history; I’m a product of it.”