Revise Like a Painter
The author of [WHITE] considers how writers might take inspiration from visual artists in their approach to revision, pushing beyond surface editing to “see” their work afresh.
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Freedom From Genre as Freedom to Write
The author of [WHITE] explores how writing outside one’s primary genre can lead to literary breakthroughs.
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Mixing Up My Poetry Practice to Beat Writer’s Block
The author of [WHITE] shares how experimenting with found texts can energize the poetic process and expand a poet’s lyric repertoire.
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Ten Questions for Eloghosa Osunde
“It’s good to know who to trust, I’ve been learning, but also who to doubt.” —Eloghosa Osunde, author of Vagabonds!
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Ten Questions for NoViolet Bulawayo
“I wasn’t ready for how much this novel would demand.” —NoViolet Bulawayo, author of Glory
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Craft Capsule: Junk Drawer
The author of I Know You Know Who I Am writes about stashing his surplus sentences and character sketches in an electronic “junk drawer.”
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Craft Capsule: On Nightmares
The author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities explores personal and collective nightmares.
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Craft Capsule: Cut for Time
The author of The Prettiest Star recommends keeping a novel-dedicated notebook for ideas, research, and informal experiments.
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