Ten Questions for Yxta Maya Murray
“I leapt into it and wrote it like a banshee.” —Yxta Maya Murray, author of Art Is Everything
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Ten Questions
Read weekly interviews with authors to learn the inside stories of how their books were written, edited, and published; insights into the creative process; the best writing advice they’ve ever heard; and more.
Ten Writers on Writing Advice
Ten writers, including Brandon Taylor and Kate Zambreno, share the best writing advice they’ve ever heard.
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Ten Questions for Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
“Every book I write is informed by my whole life.” —Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author of The Freezer Door
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Ten Questions for Morgan Christie
“There’s never a lack of inspiration.” —Morgan Christie, author of These Bodies
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Ten Questions for Francesca Ekwuyasi
“I was surprised by how much agency my characters seemed to have.” —Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread
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Ten Questions for Zeyn Joukhadar
“You have to become the person who can write the book you’re working on.” —Zeyn Joukhadar, author of The Thirty Names of Night
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Ten Questions for Simon Han
“Subtlety can be a form of authority.” —Simon Han, author of Nights When Nothing Happened
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Ten Questions for Ellen Cooney
“Everything in my life is material.” —Ellen Cooney, author of One Night Two Souls Went Walking
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Ten Questions for Valzhyna Mort
“My Muse is with me always, everywhere.” —Valzhyna Mort, author of Music for the Dead and Resurrected
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Ten Questions for Erica Hunt
“I am never without pen and paper.” —Erica Hunt, author of Jump the Clock
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Ten Questions for Khaled Mattawa
“Don’t ever find your voice.” —Khaled Mattawa, author of Fugitive Atlas
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Ten Questions for Destiny O. Birdsong
“There are so many ways.” —Destiny O. Birdsong, author of Negotiations
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Ten Questions for Heid E. Erdrich
“You may not see it, but I am always writing.” —Heid E. Erdrich, author of Little Big Bully
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Ten Questions for Cicely Belle Blain
“Write with yourself and your own healing in mind, before you think of anyone else.” —Cicely Belle Blain, author of Burning Sugar
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Ten Questions for Juan Felipe Herrera
“We are all authors. Let us acknowledge everyone.” —Juan Felipe Herrera, author of Every Day We Get More Illegal
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Ten Questions for Fariha Róisín
“I’ve been writing it for eighteen years. More than half my life.” —Fariha Róisín, author of Like a Bird
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Ten Questions for Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
“Choose the bilingual, the multilingual, and the polyglot.” —Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, author of The Life Assignment
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Ten Questions for Marie NDiaye and Jordan Stump
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Marie NDiaye and Jordan Stump, the author and the translator of That Time of Year.
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Ten Questions for Joshua Bennett
“I had to sit with the fear and let it talk to me.” —Joshua Bennett, author of Owed.
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Ten Questions for Daisy Johnson
“The glimmer of an idea appears in my notebook long before I begin writing.” —Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters
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Ten Questions for Khadijah Queen
"Writing is part of my life, and life is part of my writing.” —Khadijah Queen, author of Anodyne
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Ten Questions for Shruti Swamy
“Often it was the help of an outside perspective that allowed me see what I was trying to do.” —Shruti Swamy, author of A House Is a Body
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Ten Questions for Melissa Faliveno
“It’s pretty clear that the entire system is due for a serious reckoning.” —Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
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Ten Questions for francine j. harris
“I write sporadically and edit often.” —francine j. harris, author of Here Is the Sweet Hand
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Ten Questions for Cherie Dimaline
“I would remind myself that every book has its own life and to just have faith in the story.” —Cherie Dimaline, author of Empire of Wild
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