From working as a dominatrix to surviving as an artist, transitioning genders to living as an amputee, these memoirs reveal a strikingly familiar and in-depth portrayal of the realities of of what it means to be a woman simply living in reality.
Read moreAWP Wrap-Up with Links to Buy Really Cool Authors' Books
Quotes, writing wisdom from established authors, links to the latest books you should buy, and more...from AWP 2015 in Minneapolis. Thanks to everyone who attended and made my first AWP an unforgettable event.
Read more10 Writing Tips from Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer
So the latest round of writing opportunities at Aerogramme Writer's Studio was published, and after I perused the classifieds, I went to my second favorite section: Tips for Writers. I must have missed the Geoff Dyer post, because man, oh man, is it good.
Read moreWho Doesn't Love Neil Gaiman
I just came across Neil Gaiman's Tumblr. And then I spent FOUR HOURS reading it. It's good.
Read moreAnne Carson: You Can Never Know Enough
Anne Carson offers up some wisdom (as she does) for writers and artists.
Read moreLev Grossman: For a Reason
Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians, talks about the kind of fiction that makes him tick.
Read moreThe Case for Love Letters
Anais Nin
Anais Nin's love letters prompted me to question: are love letters still of value, and can our generation write them well?
Read moreThe Thing
"No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the six o'clock news, the mumblings of wild men saddled by demons."
--Ishmael Reed
Read Yellow Back Radio Broke Down.
Michael Chabon: Inside Kavalier and Clay
Michael Chabon discusses his Pulitzer Prize novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and writers can learn from Chabon how to inspire change in their narratives.
Read moreThe Odd Couple: Hemon & McCann
Check out this fantastic interview archived in The Believer between authors Aleksandar Hemon and Colum McCann.
Read moreThe Same Place as Our Dreams
Andre Dubus III, author of Townie: A Memoir and House of Sand and Fog, disperses hard writing advice for beginners.
Read moreDonna Tartt: I'm a Hard Reader
Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Goldfinch, talks about the value of books.
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