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“I’d love to be the kind of writer who sits down at my desk at a specific and predictable time...and write, but I’ve never been that writer. —torrin a greathouse, author of DEED.

Despite decades of explosive growth, factors including financial pressure and low admissions have left many MFA programs with no choice but to close. Faculty and administrators reflect on the fallout for their communities.

After years spent on frustrating, time-consuming drafts, creating visual models helped one writer to assess the current state of a manuscript, estimate a completion date, and build confidence.

“I treat my life as fodder for literature, so I consider living it (surviving it) as part of writing.” —Ismet Prcic, author of Unspeakable Home

“That I’ve never expected this work to be fast or easy is a priceless gift, my saving grace.” —Bret Anthony Johnston, author of We Burn Daylight

“I wanted to write a book that had the potential to both delight and terrify Philip Roth.” —Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of Catalina

The author of Anyone’s Ghost contemplates the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and how it has influenced his writing life.