'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing

Moore says writing is mostly hard labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a ...
Inside Higher Ed

5 Questions to Ask When Writing Your Book

As a developmental academic editor who helps authors think through big-picture issues related to their writing, I have a lot of conversations with scholars about how to approach drafting a book. Many ...
NPR

Elizabeth McCracken talks about her new book, 'A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction'

You may have a karaoke song that you love belting out at the top of your lungs, but writer Elizabeth McCracken is definitely not someone who wants to grab the mic and get up on stage. So, Elizabeth, ...
The New York Times

George Packer: ‘I’ve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writing’

“Journalism is essential, but it can’t get at certain levels of experience — so I wrote a fable,” he says of “The Emergency,” his first novel in more than 25 years. Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported ...