Breaking the Rules: When to Ignore Good Advice
A fiction writer breaks up with her novel and learns that sometimes it’s more important to follow your intuition than take advice.
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Repurposed: The Long Arc of a Writing Life
An author considers the process of converting rooms from the past into creative spaces for the future.
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Portraits of Inspiration
Sally Wen Mao, Hanif Abdurraqib, Morgan Parker, Esmé Weijun Wang, Ross Gay, Yiyun Li, and Chigozie Obioma share their thoughts about creativity, the transformative power of writing, and the infinite potential of the literary imagination.
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Writing Partners: Working Together Through Writing and Life
A memoirist posts a want ad to find a writing partner—someone to keep her on task and help her finish her book. What she discovers is so much more.
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Outsiders on the Inside
Seven writers who exist on the margins—women of color, disabled women, and queer women who have no MFAs, literary agents, or industry connections—have forged their own paths to publication.
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Strategic Thinking: Business Management Tools for Writers
How traditional business strategies can be adapted to your writing life.
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Like the First Time: The Persistence of a Midcareer Writer
The challenges and rewards of publishing a third book after a long hiatus.
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