To Use or Not to Use First Person
The author of Short War offers some perspective on whether a first person narrator can enhance or inhibit a story.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
An introduction to three new anthologies, including Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire and A Mouth Holds Many Things: A De-Canon Hybrid-Literary Collection.
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Ten Questions for Sheila Carter-Jones
“Above all, be brave!” —Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Every Hard Sweetness
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Why Not Go Nuts? On Research
The author of Short War ponders the ways research can deepen a fiction project—and how to know when enough is enough.
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Ten Questions for April Gibson
“Take as long as you need.” —April Gibson, author of The Span of a Small Forever
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Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: How to Write the Unbearable Story
The author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction confronts the question every writer inevitably faces: Is my compulsion to tell the truth stronger than my fear of the consequences?
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Wanderer & Wonderer: A Q&A With Victoria Chang
The author of With My Back to the World talks about the importance of staying true to who we are while allowing the writing to tell us where to go, and how she views her work as a mapping of her changing mind and perception.
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Familiar Characters
The author of Short War contemplates the rewards of modeling minor characters on real people.
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Ten Questions for Garrard Conley
“Get ready for about fifteen drafts.” —Garrard Conley, author of All the World Beside
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Ten Questions for Heather McCalden
“Trust yourself; if you can manage that, the writing will come.” —Heather McCalden, author of The Observable Universe: An Investigation
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