What Songwriters Can Teach Us About Storytelling
The author of I’ll Give You a Reason considers what short fiction writers can learn from popular songs.
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To Use or Not to Use First Person
The author of Short War offers some perspective on whether a first person narrator can enhance or inhibit a story.
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Ten Questions for Emma Cline
“It’s always surprising when the book clicks into being an actual book—which I find happens at the very last minute.” —Emma Cline, author of The Guest
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Stories Around the Campfire: A Q&A With Leigh Newman
Leigh Newman discusses her short story collection, Nobody Gets Out Alive, and the wild terrains of parenthood, Alaska, and the emotional lives of her characters.
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These Walls Won’t Stop Talking
The author of Eleutheria explores how setting can tell a story.
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You Can Never Just Do One Thing
The author of Eleutheria uses ecological principles to guide her writing.
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A Smart Mouth
The author of Nobody’s Magic reflects on writing in African American Vernacular English.
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Ain’t We Got Enough Problems?
The author of Nobody’s Magic shares lessons from writing an unlikable nonnormative character.
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Craft Capsule: The Thing About Food
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat revels in writing about food and the varied contexts surrounding its consumption.
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Craft Capsule: On Writing Fat Characters
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat seeks to write fat characters for whom fatness is not always an immediate concern.
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