An interview with Chicago author Megan Stielstra about Times Are Tough All Over, her story and website that documents how people are coping and making ends meet during the recession. Read more »
Author Pam Houston does not identify with the solitary writer stereotype—on the contrary, she relishes the thrill of collaborating and sharing with people. Read more »
An interview with David Duhr and Justine Tal Goldberg of WriteByNight, an Austin writing center that opens its doors free of charge to the city's writing community. Read more »
In a small, dusty used bookstore in the middle of Costa Rica one summer, I came across a book of short stories I just had to have. I'd fled to Costa Rica to escape a bad relationship, but he'd come after me. Read more »
You may have heard this one before: well-meaning web developers announce a long-shot initiative to help compensate writers. Media blogs hail the model as potentially revolutionary. Read more »
A recent call from a old collaborator reminded me of the importance of “psychic sharing.” Often, when we think of sharing, it’s around something material and measurable, like saving money. Read more »
One of the most surprising things, for me, about becoming a working writer, has been the discovery of how social a profession it is.
Back in adolescence, dreaming about someday Publishing Great Things, I imagined a solitary struggle. Read more »
Well, my original plan was to write next about my ambivalence towards capitalism, and how I ended up writing this series of blog posts, and whether the (implicitly modernist) short story of character, as a form, is still the correct vehicle for engag. Read more »
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