Using Time to Create Emotional Tension in Fiction
The author of Restitution (Regal House Publishing, September 2025) recommends writers use time as a tool to shape the emotional stakes of novels.
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Ten Questions for Shoshana von Blanckensee
“If you put the hours in, the work will work itself out.” —Shoshana von Blanckensee, author of Girls Girls Girls
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Ten Questions for Rickey Fayne
“Everything will take longer than you feel like it should, and this is a gift.” —Rickey Fayne, author of The Devil Three Times
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Getting Real About Time: How Data Modeling Can Help You Complete Your Next Big Project
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.
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It Gets Fun Again, I Promise
The author of First Love: Essays on Friendship has advice for authors who’ve lost their literary momentum.
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Ten Questions for E. M. Tran
“There’s space for your story.” —E. M. Tran, author of Daughters of the New Year
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Craft Capsule: The Edge of a Scene
The author of The Devoted recommends looking around the edges of a story to locate the unexpected places and times where drama can unfold.
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Craft Capsule: The “Routine” of Writing With Chronic Pain
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares how chronic pain has forced her to challenge traditional notions of writing productivity.
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Craft Capsule: Poem Written in a Cab
The author of Love and Other Poems steals time to write poetry during cab rides across New York City.
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Craft Capsule: Braided Narratives
The author of I Know You Know Who I Am recalls his first attempt at writing a braided narrative.
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