Write Start: Gabrielle Zevin on the Evolution of Process
For Biographile's Write Start series, in which authors share advice about how to start writing, Gabrielle Zevin shared with us her own evolution of rituals as a writer. (READ MORE)
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Write Start: Write a Shitty Draft, by L. Y. Marlow
For Biographile's Write Start series, in which authors share advice about how to start writing, L. Y. talks about how she toughened her backbone and got to work.(READ MORE)
Write Start: Getting the Words on the Page by J. Kenner
J. Kenner lets us in on a little secret called the safety net.(READ MORE)
Write Start: Andy Weir’s 4 Tips for ‘Breaking the Seal’
For Biographile's Write Start series, in which authors share advice about how to get that first word down, Andy offers up four tips to break the seal on your writing.(READ MORE)
How to Re-tell a Fairy Tale
Why is it that fairy tales are so important to children? And how far can we go in re-writing them? Jean Thompson offers insight. (READ MORE)
The Accidental Master of Mystery: A Chat with Otto Penzler
We spoke with Otto Penzler -- anthologist of the Black Lizard mystery collections and master of the genre -- about the accidental beginnings of his career and how an anthology should be like an invitation to a really good party.(READ MORE)
Lan Cao on Vietnam and the Lives of Those Left Behind
Author Lan Cao joins Biographile to reminisce on the distance that has grown between her and her native Vietnam, a gap she helps close with her latest novel The Lotus and the Storm.(READ MORE)
The Ghosts of Drone Warfare: Dan Fesperman on Non-Techno Thrillers
Dan Fesperman, author of Unmanned, joins us to discuss his research into the discomfiting realities of drone warfare and the inspiration behind his new novel, Unmanned. (READ MORE)
Tom Robbins Tells Story of His Imaginative Life in ‘Tibetan Peach Pie’
In his just-published life story, Tibetan Peach Pie, Tom Robbins relies on the same vivid imagination that fueled novels like Jitterbug Perfume and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. (READ MORE)
At the Intersection of Fiction and Life: Creating Keye Street
Novelist Amanda Kyle Williams stopped by Biographile to talk about how life informs fiction.(READ MORE)
