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Novelists

From bestselling authors to emerging talents, our collection of interviews offers a rare glimpse into the creative process and the inspirations that drive these writers to craft unforgettable stories.

Interviews / Novelists

Interview with Gabriella Buba: “Write it bad, you just have to finish.”

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Interview with Natalie Jacobsen: “I can’t fight my flow of creativity.”

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Interview with Farah Ali: “I tend to write almost every day, no matter how little.”

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Interview with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi: “I tend to exist in a state of chaotic mental activity.”

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Interview with Nadine Matheson: “Just write the story that you want to tell.”

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Interview with Guy Morpuss: “The writing process for me tends to be short bursts of frantic activity.”

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Interview with Adam Croft: “I think my biggest tip would be to forge your own path.”

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Interview with Molly O’Keefe: “I’ve always worked best in a little bit of mess.”

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Interview with Tim Facciola: “I am a heavy, heavy plotter.”

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Interview with Carter Bays: “I prefer a quiet office with four walls.”

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Interview with Michael Tougias: “I immerse myself in the period and the ordeal.”

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Interview with Regina Scott: “Be willing to work to make them better.”

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Interview with Geoffrey Becker: “The writer part of my brain is always on duty.”

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Interview with Kashana Cauley: “I have to whip out a whole bag of tricks.”

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Interview with Richard Beard: “Writing can only ever be a part-time job.”

Editors / Interviews / Novelists

Interview with Maya Binyam: “Editing has been immensely instructive.”

Interviews / Novelists

Interview with Mary Otis: “Walking is integral to writing for me.”

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Interview with Aaron Philip Clark: “Los Angeles is a character in most of my novels.”

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Interview with Claire Fuller: “I let them unfold in an organic way.”

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Interview with Ashley Hutson: “Good reading hygiene helps keep the fire going.”

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Interview with Melissa Marr: “World-building is my happy place.”

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Interview with Lisa Hsiao Chen: “Pay attention to how your sentences swing.”

Interviews / Novelists

Interview with Pamela Erens: “That can at the least make us less lonely.”

Interviews / Novelists / Poets

Interview with Craig Buchner: “I suffer from believing in pure inspiration.”

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Interview with Ann Aguirre: “Write what speaks to your heart.”

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Interview with Meghan Gilliss: “A story tells you whether it demands 500 words or 50,000.”

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Interview with Peter Abrahams: “I love what I do. Love seems to clear a lot of paths.”

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Interview with Patrick Hicks: “I see writing as a very blue-collar job.”

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Interview with Oindrila Mukherjee: “Humans have an innate need to tell stories.”

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Interview with Eman Quotah: “Life changes, and writing can always be there for us.”

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Interview with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: “They allow for time to write as well as community with other creatives.”

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Interview with Snowden Wright: “I can only write for about four hours before I’m creatively depleted.”

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Interview with Jane Smiley: “You are grateful to be published, you hope for some money and some respect.”

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Interview with Annie Liontas: “My creative breakthroughs happen when I raze the work to the ground.”

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Interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell: “If I write about an old story, it can be new again.”

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Interview with DBC Pierre: “I wake up stupid and grow sharper as the day progresses.”

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Interview with Junot Díaz: “My writing routine begins with my reading.”

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Interview with Alice Elliott Dark: “My favorite thing is to be at a residency and truly have nothing else to do.”

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Interview with Mesha Maren: “Fiction is terrifying in different ways.”

Essayists / Interviews / Novelists

Interview with Porochista Khakpour: “I always feel like I am just barely hanging on as a writer.”

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Interview with Miquel Reina: “My dream would be to continue writing my stories.”

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Interview with Jessie Kwak: “I don’t always know where the story’s going when I start writing.”

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Interview with Lauren Acampora: “We need Basquiat and Arbus just as we need Monet and Rembrandt.”

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Interview with Jacinda Townsend: “Writing is a habit and talent is patience.”

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Interview with Caroline Cauchi Smailes: “The creative process results in a medium that best suits the narrative.”