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
Essayists / Interviews / Novelists Interview with Ethel Rohan: “I find handwriting frees the subconscious and restarts flow.” August 19, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Attica Locke: “My goal is to just show up to work and go as long as I can.” August 1, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Michael Arditti: “My own process is one of constant refining and polishing.” July 18, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Christine Sneed: “By the time we entered lockdown, I was utterly exhausted.” June 27, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Joanne Harris: “Writing just a few hundred words a day can help me maintain focus.” June 22, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Zoje Stage: “I have acquired the ability to write fairly quickly, once I’m fully focused.” June 22, 2022
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Amanda Jennings: “My way of coping was to open my book, hide under a blanket, and read.” June 22, 2022