Familiar Characters
The author of Short War contemplates the rewards of modeling minor characters on real people.
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The Challenge and Freedom of Managing a Large Cast of Characters
The author of The Museum of Human History considers how to manage a novel’s many threads.
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How to Trick Yourself Into Writing a Novel
The author of The Museum of Human History offers a method for moving from short stories to longer-form narratives.
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Ten Questions for Allie Rowbottom
“It’s up to you to advocate for your books.” —Allie Rowbottom, author of Aesthetica
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Ten Questions for Ottessa Moshfegh
“I was struck by the freedom of third person, how I could roam and jump and skip around, and cozy up to characters and then back away.” —Ottessa Moshfegh, author of Lapvona
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Ten Questions for Christine Kandic Torres
“I wanted to write female friendship in a way that felt honest to me.” —Christine Kandic Torres, author of The Girls in Queens
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Ten Questions for Sloane Crosley
“When you’re in that in-between stage, between starting something and gathering speed, a piece of chipped nail polish is the most riveting thing in the world.” —Sloane Crosley, author of Cult Classic
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Ten Questions for Soon Wiley
“Adjust one small plot point in the second half of the book, and you realize you’ve got to go back to the beginning and account for that change.” —Soon Wiley, author of When We Fell Apart
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If a Tree Falls
The author of Eleutheria looks beyond the construct of man vs. nature.
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Craft Capsule: Vertigo
The author of The Devoted searches for the unexpected door in her fiction.
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