Notes on Craft
Who Is Steven Hotdog? Or, Untangling the “Braided Essay”
A personal essay of the Steven Hotdog form needs the interior experience, the exterior fact, and the meaning that connects them—in order to work its magic.
On the Limits and Possibilities of the Sentence
After another breath, I return to the sentence “This is because that is.”
I Couldn’t Stop Updating My Memoir
Writing a memoir is a process of curation. But I kept wanting mine to reflect my up-to-the-moment present.
The Anxiety of Exclamation Points
My exclamation points are part of a decades-long project to be as truthful as possible to my lived experience as a child of immigrants.
Teaching Freshman Comp Was the Best Writing Education I Ever Got
As part of our Education Week series, Jaime Green describes how teaching the fundamentals in undergrad writing comp made her a better writer.
Lessons from the Paintbrush to the Pen
I discovered that storytelling is also just as much science as art.
Why We Should Translate Literature About Trauma
Translating trauma and violence is not just about deciphering pain but also about recreating an emotional language that helps us to understand each other better.
What You May Never Find During the Research Process
What happens to your writing project if you are unable to find a particular source? Adin Dobkin shares two options: either you carry on or decide the project is valueless without it.
The Working Metaphors of Novel Writing
Ingrid Rojas Conteras speaks to Naima Coster, Alexandra Kleeman, R. O. Kwon, Laura van den Berg, and Bryan Washington about the language they use to describe writing novels.
Bringing Acting Technique to Exploratory Writing
When beginning a new written work, apply acting exercises to explore the intent, sensory experiences, and focus of your writing.