Ten Questions for Gabriel Bump
“I didn’t understand how important Chicago and South Shore were to me until I left.” —Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don't Belong
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Craft Capsule: In Praise of Drastic Measures
Feeling stuck with a work-in-progress? Mimi Lok suggests changing up an element that previously felt off limits.
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Ten Questions for Charles Yu
“I had a substantially different version of this book that just wasn’t working, scrapped it, did that again, and then the third time was a charm.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown
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Craft Capsule: Voice in the Epistolary Story
“It’s important to understand why the characters are writing to each other, what kind of language is particular to them, and what the form reveals or hides.” Mimi Lok contemplates the challenges and rewards of the epistolary form.
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Ten Questions for Danez Smith
“The book didn’t announce itself to me until 2017, when I went looking for it. I scanned over the poems I had been writing, scanning to see what my brain had been up to without me noticing.” —Danez Smith, author of Homie
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Craft Capsule: Stillness and Silence
“Meditation is not a quick fix,” writes Mimi Lok. “It requires practice so that the mind gets used to stilling and quieting itself enough to listen.” In this Craft Capsule, Lok offers her method for cultivating stillness and silence.
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Ten Questions for Meng Jin
“I spent much of 2016 and 2017 not just trying to find my way back into the book but also trying to convince myself that art still mattered.” —Meng Jin, author of Little Gods
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Craft Capsule: Start, Stop, Change
“What needs to start? What needs to stop? What needs to change?” Mimi Lok shares an exercise that helps her persevere through difficult writing projects.
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Ten Questions for Anna Wiener
“It was important to me to err on the side of generosity in writing this book.” —Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley
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Ten Questions for Amanda Michalopoulou
“I write every day when I am in the middle of a novel. And I write intensely when I am in the middle of a short story or a poem. At all other times I blame myself for not writing.” —Amanda Michalopoulou, author of God's Wife
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