Why Not Go Nuts? On Research
The author of Short War ponders the ways research can deepen a fiction project—and how to know when enough is enough.
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Ten Questions for Garrard Conley
“Get ready for about fifteen drafts.” —Garrard Conley, author of All the World Beside
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Ten Questions for Heather McCalden
“Trust yourself; if you can manage that, the writing will come.” —Heather McCalden, author of The Observable Universe: An Investigation
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Ten Questions for Margot Livesey
“The computer I write on is never allowed to go online.” —Margot Livesey, author of The Road From Belhaven
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Ten Questions for Erika Howsare
“By the time I finished I actually felt that the topic had chosen me.” —Erika Howsare, author of The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship With Our Wild Neighbors
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Ten Questions for Jennifer Savran Kelly
“Look for the agents and editors who share your vision for the work and trust them.” —Jennifer Savran Kelly, author of Endpapers
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Ten Questions for Melissa Rivero
“Writing kept me grounded, but it also reopened some wounds.” —Melissa Rivero, author of Flores and Miss Paula
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Ten Questions for Kimberly Grey
“I’m very much a write-when-it-comes kind of writer.” —Kimberly Grey, author of A Mother Is an Intellectual Thing
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Ten Questions for Subhaga Crystal Bacon
“It’s okay for you to reveal more of yourself in your poetry.” —Subhaga Crystal Bacon
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Ten Questions for Sigrid Nunez
“Never assume the reader is not as intelligent as you are.” —Sigrid Nunez, author of The Vulnerables
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