Lessons From Cinema: Writing Young Protagonists
The author of Amphibian (Ig Publishing, October 2024) considers what films can teach us about writing adolescent characters.
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Lessons From Cinema: Blurring the Line Between Magical Realism and Metaphor
The author of Amphibian (Ig Publishing, October 2024) applies lessons in magical realism and metaphor from film to fiction.
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Ten Questions for Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
“I wanted to write a book that had the potential to both delight and terrify Philip Roth.” —Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of Catalina
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Ten Questions for Mesha Maren
“If I didn’t like writing then I wouldn’t do it.” —Mesha Maren, author of Shae
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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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Ten Questions for Sarah Manguso
“Don’t let an algorithm tell you what to read. Disobey the algorithm.” —Sarah Manguso, author of Very Cold People
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Ten Questions for Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
“I need to be involved with life, its business, its noise.” —Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, author of The House of Rust
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Ten Questions for Monica West
“I will miss these characters living in my head.” —Monica West, author of Revival Season
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Ten Questions for María José Ferrada and Elizabeth Bryer
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features María José Ferrada and Elizabeth Bryer, the author and the translator of How to Order the Universe.
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Craft Capsule: The Black Bildungsroman
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
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