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
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Ben Hobson: “You constantly immerse yourself in the creative works of others.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jessica Andrews: “Writing fiction allows me to explore an idea through symbols and metaphors.” March 1, 2023
Essayists / Interviews / Journalists / Novelists Interview with Vanessa Garcia: “Story and food are connected for me.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with De’Shawn Winslow: “I don’t try to write several pages or words in a day.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Nickolas Butler: “Everything is happily chaotic, and that’s alright with me.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Michael J. Tougias: “Knowing what to leave out is as important as what to put in.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Anne K. Yoder: “I’ve found that showing up consistently to write is key.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Katie Arnold-Ratliff: “I do a lot of stopping and staring at nothing.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Sara Herchenroether: “It takes a very long time for your writing to get as good as your reading taste.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Caroline Frost: “I approach each day with so much gratitude and enthusiasm.” March 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Julia Blackburn: “I am just beginning to find the book that will accompany me.” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jeannine Ouellette: “I always want to be engaging with the unknown.” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Tim Pears: “Who knows why one is drawn to certain themes?” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Barbara Browning: “Toggling between different forms helps propel me forward in the narrative.” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Luanne G. Smith: “I’ve become a fierce protector of my writing time.” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Gary Born: “I used very long plane trips for writing.” February 27, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alec Nevala-Lee: “I always find something that resonates with whatever I’m doing at the time.” February 26, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Nicholas Montemarano: “Great storytelling comes down to nine words.” February 26, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Peter Blauner: “I’ll go all day and night unless someone stops me.” February 26, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Kern Carter: “Early mornings, glass of water, sometimes a cup of tea.” February 26, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Chitra Divakaruni: “I have no work-life balance when the writing is going well!” February 26, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Alissa York: “At some point, the characters take the wheel.” February 13, 2023
Essayists / Interviews / Novelists Interview with Elvia Wilk: “I’m allergic to rigid habits.” February 2, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Graeme Macrae Burnet: “I wouldn’t recommend writing drunk.” February 2, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Sara Lippmann: “I have always been my worst enemy.” February 1, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Antonia Angress: “I try to move through drafts as quickly as I can.” January 17, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Piers Torday: “I try to avoid ever writing more than 1000 words a day.” January 12, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Joshua Furst: “Every work of fiction builds out of a series of decisions.” January 12, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Jeff Jackson: “A good writing day starts the night before.” January 12, 2023
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Steve Almond: “What matters is the ability to arrest your attention in the midst of distraction.” September 16, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Peter Ho Davies: “Brief interruptions seem to be part of my writing process.” September 12, 2022