Improv, or the performance art of unplanned invention, can be a magical art form when done well.
CRAFT: Say “Yes, And”: How the Rules of Improvisation Can Make You a Better Writer by Mandy Pennington
Category: Articles
REVIEW: The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting by Lee Gutkind.
I was struck then and am struck now, having read Gutkind’s book, by the notion that confessional writing is subversive.
INTERVIEW: Penny Guisinger, Author of Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions
Shift examines sexual and romantic fluidity while wrestling with the ways past and present mingle….
INTERVIEW: Suzanne Scanlon, Author of Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
The act of writing helps, being a writer helps…. But that doesn’t mean it ended my grief.
INTERVIEW: Steve Almond, Author of Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories
I want the reader to feel like they are in conversation with, and spending time with, someone as neurotic as they are.
INTERVIEW: Jessica J. Lee, Author of Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
The main thing is to think carefully about the power of language.
INTERVIEW: Estelle Erasmus, Author of Writing That Gets Noticed
Estelle Erasmus takes readers through the process, from writing to querying to contracts.
INTERVIEW: Mimi Zieman, Author of Tap Dancing on Everest : A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure
One of the metaphors I use…is thinking about my path to Everest as a dashed line on a hiking trail map.
INTERVIEW: Peg Alford Pursell, Founder of Betty Books
Our interview with Peg Alford Pursell gives a peek into the publishing process at Betty Books.
REVIEW: Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Splinters follows the twisted, unexpected journey of becoming a new parent.
