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The actor Scott Shepherd has performed the entire text of The Great Gatsby hundreds of times onstage. What does he know about F. Scott Fitzgerald? A lot, old sport.
By Scott Shepherd
Published:
5/6/2013
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Novelist Susanna Moore confrtons topics that make readers shiver whire firing up their imaginations.
By Glen Duncan
Published:
1/29/2013
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Working as a bookseller has unintended perks, such as stumbling upon titles you may never have picked up before.
By Megan Kaplon
Published:
1/6/2013
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Review this checklist to improve your chances of getting a story published
By Heather Wright
Published:
5/15/2012
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Here are some tips on how to use one skillfully—and when not to use one at all
By Bharti Kirchner
Published:
5/7/2012
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What goes on in their minds is a valuable tool of fiction you can use to reveal people, build tension, and more
By Stephen Delaney
Published:
3/13/2012
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To write a compelling story, you must thwart your character's desire. These questions will keep you on the right track.
By Gregory Martin
Published:
12/29/2011
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Four writers share the sharp, unexpected ways they sold their books
By Kristine Hansen
Published:
9/29/2011
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The author of The Invisible Bridge shares her creative process
By Sarah C. Lange
Published:
9/15/2011
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Enjoying awards and a new level of recognition for Let the Great World Spin, novelist Column McCann expands his use of multiple points of view.
By Gabriel Packard
Published:
9/7/2011
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Novelist Hannah Pittard reads her work aloud to establish a graceful rhythm and evocative mood
By Sarah C. Lange
Published:
8/26/2011
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Four writers share their graduate-school experiences to help you decide whether or not to pursue an advanced writing degree
By Sarah C. Lange
Published:
8/2/2011
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An Emmy Award-winning cameraman and director turned award-winning novelist offers wise thoughts on keeping a fresh eye for small details
By Thomas Kaufman
Published:
6/15/2011
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For Tim O’Brien, the Vietnam War has remained a crucible in his fiction, but the power of imagination and memory, and ‘our elusive interior worlds,’ loom large, too
By Jack Smith
Published:
2/7/2011
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Having trouble distinguishing a high-concept novel from an upmarket one, or voicey from airless? Our writer offers some useful definitions
By Lynne Griffin
Published:
8/26/2010
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A veteran author of a dozen nonfiction books distills the lessons he's learned
By Harvey Rachlin
Published:
6/8/2010
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By Chuck Leddy
Published:
5/28/2010
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A writer's plan for tying up the elements of a story ran into an obstacle course
By Leslie Larson
Published:
5/18/2010
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By Elizabeth King Humphrey
Published:
4/8/2010
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Bestselling young-adult author Meg Cabot learned to be comfortable writing funny, and to persevere while enduring endless rejections
By Melanie Florence
Published:
4/2/2010
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