Good novelists create characters who are complex. unique, and have relatable human needs and feelings. Joyce Carol Oates is one of our best contemporary novelists, and has created a host of memorable ...
Two new books by fiction writers Elizabeth McCracken and Sue Monk Kidd offer different approaches to the craft of writing. McCracken's "A Long Game" is skeptical of cosmic inspiration, focusing ...
In a workshop to discuss how academic and creative writing are related, my colleagues and I spent most of our time talking about guilt. All of us felt guilty about the hours we had spent writing ...
You may have a karaoke song that you love belting out at the top of your lungs, but writer Elizabeth McCracken is definitely not someone who wants to grab the mic and get up on stage. So, Elizabeth, ...
The best books on writing tend to be well — if not beautifully — written. But great books about writing great fiction often contain truths that apply just as much to living. (Jacques Julien / Moment / ...
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, readers of all ages gathered in the sanctuary of the Church of the Covenant, a grandiose venue enlivened with stained glass and ornate architecture, for the Boston Book ...
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