Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alison Moore: “I think it helps to see how things cross-pollinate.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Naeem Murr: “What you need as a writer, particularly of novels, is time.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Rachel Dodes: “If you have to write, you cannot do anything else.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Helen Wan: “It came down to trusting myself that I could finish a novel.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alice Jolly: “It may not be possible to write a novel and have a tidy house.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Karen Lee Boren: “It’s just a privilege to get to do this work.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with David A. Graham: “Striking the right balance is a work in progress.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Willy Vlautin: “In writing, you take a wrong turn and a year of work goes by.”
Interviews Interview with Kit Alloway: “Schedule writing time into your calendar, and keep that commitment.”
Interviews Interview with Kathleen J. Woods: “It is always possible to feel utterly consumed by craft.”
Interviews / Poets Interview with Johannes Göransson: “I always took my own path to and through poetry.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with David Maraniss: “I try to stop writing when I know what comes next.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with J. Ryan Stradal: “I’ve learned to give up the idea of perfection in favor of preferences.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Anthony Varallo: “I can feel okay about writing 400 words and calling it a day.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Mitchell Zuckoff: “I apply the lessons of Spotlight to every book I write.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Cinnamon Janzer: “My years have more of a routine to them than my days do.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Ariel Ramchandani: “I try to always see when I am stuck and get a lifeline.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Ben Hobson: “You constantly immerse yourself in the creative works of others.”
Interviews Interview with Kristina R. Gaddy: “I do find that being deeply focused when I am writing helps.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jessica Andrews: “Writing fiction allows me to explore an idea through symbols and metaphors.”
Essayists / Interviews / Journalists / Novelists Interview with Vanessa Garcia: “Story and food are connected for me.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with De’Shawn Winslow: “I don’t try to write several pages or words in a day.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Nickolas Butler: “Everything is happily chaotic, and that’s alright with me.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Michael J. Tougias: “Knowing what to leave out is as important as what to put in.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Anne K. Yoder: “I’ve found that showing up consistently to write is key.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Katie Arnold-Ratliff: “I do a lot of stopping and staring at nothing.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Sara Herchenroether: “It takes a very long time for your writing to get as good as your reading taste.”
