Surfing the past
By Cynthia JoyceCan memory and stories provide missing puzzle pieces? One writer is curating blog posts of Hurricane Katrina to find out.
Features
The light of the word
By Julie KrugPoet Elizabeth Alexander blends meter and family narrative in a poetic memoir.
Crime of passion
By Alicia AnsteadK’wan Foye talks about falling madly in love with story.
Mystery professor
By Megan KaplonA master of criminal justice, Frankie Y. Bailey crafts stories about a sleuth and a cop based on real-life research.
To the pen
By Ali ShakirCan writing for salvation turn dark?
Departments
Yeah, right!
By Michael KurlandAvoid plotting too-good-to-be-true coincidences.
Grabbed by it
By Robert HirschfieldJacqueline Osherow offers thoughts on staying elastic in poetry.
One voice
By Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen ScolnicWriting partners volley stories and skills.
Fan-tastic
By Sara JacksonKeep your favorite story going.
Look back
By Bharti KirchnerImmerse yourself in historical fiction.
Flame to the moth
By Meredith QuinnDo you know what attracts literary agents?
1989: Jack Womack
By Nicki PorterCreate real dialogue...for aliens.
Making "Suspense"
By Melissa HartA lit mag offers genre thrills.
Learning the craft within the craft
By Meredith QuinnNeed courses tailor-made for genre?
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From the Editor
Do you identify with a certain genre? Or do you shun labels for your work?
Take Note
Earth versus earth, the Everywhereist, Donald Margulies, Cynthia Joyce and more.
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How I Write
Beverly Jenkins: “I revise as I go. It’s a slower process, but the manuscript is tight by the time I send it to my editor.”