Interviews / Novelists Interview with Pamela Erens: “That can at the least make us less lonely.” May 15, 2023
Interviews / Novelists / Poets Interview with Craig Buchner: “I suffer from believing in pure inspiration.” May 15, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Meghan Gilliss: “A story tells you whether it demands 500 words or 50,000.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Peter Abrahams: “I love what I do. Love seems to clear a lot of paths.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Patrick Hicks: “I see writing as a very blue-collar job.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Oindrila Mukherjee: “Humans have an innate need to tell stories.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Eman Quotah: “Life changes, and writing can always be there for us.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: “They allow for time to write as well as community with other creatives.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Snowden Wright: “I can only write for about four hours before I’m creatively depleted.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jane Smiley: “You are grateful to be published, you hope for some money and some respect.” May 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Annie Liontas: “My creative breakthroughs happen when I raze the work to the ground.” May 9, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell: “If I write about an old story, it can be new again.” May 8, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with DBC Pierre: “I wake up stupid and grow sharper as the day progresses.” May 3, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Junot Díaz: “My writing routine begins with my reading.” May 3, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alice Elliott Dark: “My favorite thing is to be at a residency and truly have nothing else to do.” May 3, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Mesha Maren: “Fiction is terrifying in different ways.” May 3, 2023
Essayists / Interviews / Novelists Interview with Porochista Khakpour: “I always feel like I am just barely hanging on as a writer.” May 2, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Miquel Reina: “My dream would be to continue writing my stories.” May 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jessie Kwak: “I don’t always know where the story’s going when I start writing.” May 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Lauren Acampora: “We need Basquiat and Arbus just as we need Monet and Rembrandt.” April 25, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jacinda Townsend: “Writing is a habit and talent is patience.” April 24, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Caroline Cauchi Smailes: “The creative process results in a medium that best suits the narrative.” April 18, 2023
Interviews / Novelists / Poets Interview with Giannina Braschi: “The habits, the habitation, the routines give me security.” April 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Adam Braver: “I’ve written more than my share of terrible pages and stories.” April 12, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Iris Yamashita: “Weekends and holidays are writing days as well.” April 11, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Kiare Ladner: “Time spent thinking without producing words.” April 10, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jeff VanderMeer: “Reward your imagination by taking it seriously and not shutting it down.” April 3, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Shelley Parker-Chan: “Absorb the vibe through osmosis.” March 30, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with A.C. Wise: “Don’t be afraid to experiment and find out what works best for you.” March 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Sarah Monette: “There are some things about writing that I don’t think can be taught.” March 24, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alison Moore: “I think it helps to see how things cross-pollinate.” March 21, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Naeem Murr: “What you need as a writer, particularly of novels, is time.” March 20, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Rachel Dodes: “If you have to write, you cannot do anything else.” March 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Helen Wan: “It came down to trusting myself that I could finish a novel.” March 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Samantha Hunt: “How fast can I run away from tech?” March 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alice Jolly: “It may not be possible to write a novel and have a tidy house.” March 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Karen Lee Boren: “It’s just a privilege to get to do this work.” March 15, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Willy Vlautin: “In writing, you take a wrong turn and a year of work goes by.” March 13, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Lisa See: “The writing is the shortest part of the process.” March 11, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Stephen Amidon: “I am always at work on the next novel.” March 8, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Martin Riker: “I think of teaching and writing as equal parts of my life.” March 7, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with J. Ryan Stradal: “I’ve learned to give up the idea of perfection in favor of preferences.” March 6, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Anthony Varallo: “I can feel okay about writing 400 words and calling it a day.” March 5, 2023