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Interviews

Dive into these interviews to learn from the experiences of established and up-and-coming writers, as they share tips and tricks that could help you on your own writing journey.

Interviews / Novelists

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

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

September 14, 2023

Interview with Lucas Mann: “I have a perverse fascination with famous polymaths and workaholics.”

September 14, 2023

Interview with Michelle Dowd: “I try to give my creative work the first hour of my morning.”

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Ciara O’Rourke: “My days are often dictated by deadlines.”

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

September 14, 2023

Interview with Brian O’Hare: “I keep moving forward, always, regardless of circumstances.”

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Zach Schonfeld: “People still seem to crave good writing.”

September 14, 2023

Interview with Kevin Sands: “3000-4000 words a day is what I aim for.”

September 14, 2023

Interview with Alexandra Joel: “When I’m in the thick of things I work obsessively.”

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

September 14, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

September 14, 2023

Interview with Sloane Crosley: “I produce better work when things are regular and silent.”

June 1, 2023

Interview with Melissa Sevigny: “I’ll write under uncomfortable circumstances if I must.”

May 24, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Justin Heckert: “I rarely think about structure.”

May 16, 2023

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 / Journalists

Interview with Sarah L. Kaufman: “I just write until it feels time to stop.”

May 15, 2023

Interview with Brandon Presser: “I appreciated that everything is part of the writing process.”

May 14, 2023

Interview with Fonda Lee: “My laptop goes just about everywhere with me.”

May 10, 2023

Interview with Lisa Cupolo: “I try not to have any intentions when I start a story.”

May 10, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Kevin Hazzard: “I’m the only writer I can be.”

May 10, 2023

Interviews / Poets

Interview with Zein El-Amine: “I grew up among storytellers.”

May 10, 2023

Interview with Grant Faulkner: “A story you love will love you back in so many unexpected ways.”

May 10, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

May 10, 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

Interview with Kali White VanBaale: “It’s a balancing act at all times.”

May 10, 2023

Interview with Sam Thompson: “Determination is the main quality a writer needs.”

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 / Journalists

Interview with Madeline Bodin: “I think these are tough times for all journalists.”

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 / Journalists

Interview with Megan Greenwell: “I prefer a bit of a commute to get me in the writing zone.”

May 8, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Makana Eyre: “There are the macro troubles like choosing the right structure.”

May 8, 2023

Interview with Ramona Reeves: “The ability of fiction to produce empathy is one reason I read and write fiction.”

May 8, 2023

Interviews / Poets

Interview with Malachi Black: “My only goal is to make a contribution.”

May 8, 2023

Interviews / Novelists

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

May 8, 2023

Editors / Interviews

Interview with April White: “I wanted people to feel fully immersed in this moment.”

May 5, 2023

Essayists / Interviews

Interview with Patrice Gopo: “I hope the words I put on the page will speak to these realities.”

May 4, 2023

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Nile Cappello: “I see characters as the guides for the readers.”

May 3, 2023

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