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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 / Journalists

Interview with Rowan Moore Gerety: “I try to save my mornings for more focused writing.”

Interview with Morgan Thomas: “My writing process is highly iterative.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Poets

Interview with Richard Michelson: “The most important thing is to sit down and write.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Poets

Interview with Janice Lee: “I’m interested in all the ways stories are told and received.”

Editors / Interviews

Interview with Simmons Buntin: “My writing routine is to not have a writing routine.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Poets

Interview with Jennifer Maritza McCauley: “It’s basically like switching between two different brains.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interview with Nina Coomes: “I want to preserve that spark inside me that drives creativity.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

Essayists / Interviews / Poets

Interview with Lia Purpura: “Nothing is typical but everything is consistent.”

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Tony Rehagen: “I wonder every day if my way of life is disappearing before my own eyes.”

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with J. B. MacKinnon: “The best writing has a strong structure, but one that evokes deep feelings.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Karen Pinchin: “All writing problems are reporting problems.”

Interviews / Novelists

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.”

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Carrie Battan: “Punch your time card and write.”

Essayists / Interviews

Interview with Elissa Bassist: “I attack each day differently.”

Essayists / Interviews

Interview with Briallen Hopper: “Rest is an essential part of my process.”

Interviews / Journalists

Interview with Charles Glass: “Do your homework, don’t trust anyone.”

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

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

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

Interviews / Journalists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

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

Interviews / Journalists

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

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

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

Interviews / Novelists

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

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

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

Interviews / Journalists

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

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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