Bugging People: A Guide to Research
The author of Wine People explores how conducting interviews can inform narratives and characters.
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On Characterization
The author of Wine People offers an exercise in getting to know your characters.
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Falling in Love With Setting
The author of Wine People considers how a more expansive understanding of setting can deepen a story.
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The Perils of Using Real People in Your Prose
The author of Rachel to the Rescue and Ms. Demeanor explores the risky business of fictionalizing public figures.
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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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Somewhere Somebody Is Doing Something Right Now
The author of peep offers an exercise in negative capability.
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Ten Questions for Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
“I need to be authentic to my culture and invite readers to embrace the Vietnamese culture through my work.” —Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of Dust Child
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Ten Questions for Priya Guns
“I literally was Damani throughout writing—somehow I became her.” —Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting
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Ten Questions for Joy Castro
“I like taking risks.” —Joy Castro, author of One Brilliant Flame
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In Defense of Interiority and Backstory
The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling considers how best to get into characters’ heads.
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