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Why is P. T. Anderson Adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice?
Why is P. T. Anderson Adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice?
By Natalia Panzer
September 11, 2014

The director’s take on the novel isn’t just a translation of mediums, it’s part of his continued exploration of California.

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We Should be Inventing New Words All the Time
We Should be Inventing New Words All the Time
By Joseph A. Todd
September 04, 2014

Creation is the only way to overcome the inadequacy of language.

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Don’t Drink and Write
Don’t Drink and Write
By Trisha Leon
August 27, 2014

Hemingway, Joyce, Faulkner — history is supposedly littered with alcoholic authors, but the truth is that drinking doesn’t lead to better writing.

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My Life as a Legally Blind Writer
My Life as a Legally Blind Writer
By Tammy Ruggles
August 26, 2014

After losing her vision to a degenerative disease, a former social worker begins writing professionally.

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Ray Bradbury's Advice on Writing
Ray Bradbury's Advice on Writing
By Cassandra Mehlenbacher
August 22, 2014

On what would’ve been the famed author’s 94th birthday, twelves bits of his advice for writers.

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In Praise of the Simple Sentence
In Praise of the Simple Sentence
By Trisha Leon
August 20, 2014

Comparing passages from Ian McEwan and Ernest Hemingway reveals the power of the simple sentence: its honesty.

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Why Writers Should Read the Classics
Why Writers Should Read the Classics
By Saket Suryesh
August 14, 2014

Despite the seemingly formulaic success of modern bestsellers, one writer argues that the classics are where authors should look for inspiration.

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The Hidden Connections in Stephen King’s Universe
The Hidden Connections in Stephen King’s Universe
By Gem Seddon
August 12, 2014

It, Mr. Mercedes, The Dead Zone — they’re all connected.

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What was the Federal Writers' Project?
What was the Federal Writers' Project?
By Christine Venzon
August 12, 2014

Richard Wright, John Cheever and Zora Neale Hurston were all employed by the short-lived, though influential government program.

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Chasing Kurt Vonnegut with Magical Cats
Chasing Kurt Vonnegut with Magical Cats
By Trisha Leon
August 11, 2014

A call for stories about supernatural felines transcends to Vonnegut and what it means to be a writer.

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