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FUNNY WOMEN #157: Habits of Less Successful Writers

  • Julie Vick
  • November 30, 2017
So much can be learned from the writing habits of successful writers, but what can we learn from the ones who aren’t doing quite as well?
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The Daily Struggle

  • Wendy MacLeod
  • November 25, 2016
Lord knows the world has changed since I wrote this talk, but when the world falls to pieces around us, especially when the world falls to pieces, writers will still…
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The Rumpus Interview with Maryse Meijer

  • Maria Anderson
  • September 19, 2016
Maryse Meijer discusses her debut collection Heartbreaker, the importance of tension in writing, revision as a shield against criticism, and life as a twin.
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Notes on Craft

  • Guia Cortassa
  • September 6, 2016
Supposedly, the most-common question for a writer is , “Where do you get your ideas?” but in my experience, it is actually, “Do you outline?” I don’t outline, but I…
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Are You a Cook or a Baker?

  • Victor Luo
  • June 30, 2016
Do you enjoy the culinary results of tossing ingredients together with some heat to create some spontaneous deliciousness? Or do you prefer the structured act of measuring and timing that…
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Creation, Not Comfort

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • May 25, 2016
At The Millions, Connor Ferguson muses on writing routines, the tortured artist trope, and the role discomfort plays in the create process: Even if they aren’t trying to be explicitly…
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A Window to the World

  • Stephanie Bento
  • April 13, 2016
Over at the New York Times Magazine, book critic and author Sam Anderson makes a compelling case for staring out windows: Windows are, in this sense, a powerful existential tool: a…
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Author in the First Person

  • Kirstin Allio
  • March 10, 2016
There’s humor and advice on the long haul of novel-writing in an interview with Porochista Khakpour over at Prairie Schooner. Khakpour describes “problem-solving a chunk at a time,” and pushing through a…
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Like Thoreau, But Not

  • Mary Allen
  • January 28, 2016
Writers for generation have sought out the solitude of the wilderness to get their work done. But sometimes it’s not as romantic as we hope.
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Mary Gaitskill Procrastinates Too

  • Jake Slovis
  • November 4, 2015
For The Millions, Chelsea Voulgares talks to Mary Gaitskill about her new novel The Mare and how to establish productive writing habits: I’m not consistent like some people seem to be. Sometimes I…
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Title Written Later

  • Ian MacAllen
  • September 9, 2015
Over at the London Review of Books, Robert Hanks meditates on procrastination: Procrastination is the main way I express anxiety and depression, if I can use these medicalised, dignifying terms.…
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The Perfect Pen(cil)

  • Kyle Williams
  • August 17, 2015
Over at Lit Hub, Michele Filgate polled a wide range of writers (from Margaret Atwood to Maggie Nelson to Bhanu Kapil) about their favorite writing instruments, asking them to talk about…
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