Revision Strategies: Endings
The author of Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America (Little A, 2021) offers advice on how to approach editing the endings of essays.
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Revision Strategies: Beginnings
The author of Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America (Little A, 2021) offers advice on how to approach editing the beginnings of books and essays.
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The Sentence and the Sentence Story
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story investigates the power of a single sentence, long or short.
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The Fullness of Omission
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story explores what is gained by cutting elements of a narrative.
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Ten Questions for E. M. Tran
“There’s space for your story.” —E. M. Tran, author of Daughters of the New Year
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Q&A: David Treuer of Pantheon
David Treuer, a writer, teacher, and recently appointed editor-at-large at Pantheon, discusses his focus on publishing emerging Indigenous writers and the possibilities of his new role.
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Craft Capsule: Why You Need an Authenticity Editor
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth writes about how authenticity editors have helped enrich her work in all genres.
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Q&A: Girmay Edits BOA Selections
Poet Aracelis Girmay discusses her new position as editor-at-large of the Blessing the Boats Selections, a set of poetry books written by women of color and published by BOA Editions.
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Q&A: Akbar Edits Poetry of the Nation
Poet Kaveh Akbar on his role as the poetry editor of the Nation and the challenges and possibilities of literary editing.
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Ode to a Copy Editor: A Writer’s Best Friend
While editing her third novel, the author develops a newfound appreciation for copy editors.
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