Interviews and Profiles
Includes interviews with well-known and up-and-coming writers, with writing advice for anyone interested in improving their craft and learning more about the publishing world.
Interviews with Novelists
Other writers are ultimately the best source of information on writing and publishing. Here, published writers from Vikram Chandra to Lemony Snicket share their experiences.
Other writers are ultimately the best source of information on writing and publishing. Here, published writers from Vikram Chandra to Lemony Snicket share their experiences.
Advice from Editors
One of the best sources of information on publishing is obviously the people who decide what gets published and what doesn't. Hear what people from St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, and Random House have to say.
One of the best sources of information on publishing is obviously the people who decide what gets published and what doesn't. Hear what people from St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, and Random House have to say.
22 Facts about Jane Austen
Though Jane Austen's novels were by no means autobiographical, the facts of her life do shed light on her fiction -- and more importantly, they offer aspiring writers one model of how great works of literature are created.
Though Jane Austen's novels were by no means autobiographical, the facts of her life do shed light on her fiction -- and more importantly, they offer aspiring writers one model of how great works of literature are created.
On Teaching Creative Writing: An Interview with Alan Ziegler
Alan Ziegler, the author of the Writing Workshop Note Book, offers valuable advice on teaching creative writing workshops.
Alan Ziegler, the author of the Writing Workshop Note Book, offers valuable advice on teaching creative writing workshops.
Katherine Anne Porter: A Biographical Sketch
Born Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author overcame more than her share of hardship on the way to literary success.
Born Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author overcame more than her share of hardship on the way to literary success.
Publishing Advice from Jeanette Perez
Jeanette Perez offers publishing advice culled from her time in the editorial department of HarperCollins Publishers.
Jeanette Perez offers publishing advice culled from her time in the editorial department of HarperCollins Publishers.
An Interview with Mystery Writer Sandra Balzo
It took six years for Sandra Balzo to publish her first book, but since then she's become a successful, award-winning author. What was the secret of her success?
It took six years for Sandra Balzo to publish her first book, but since then she's become a successful, award-winning author. What was the secret of her success?
Profile of Raymond Chandler
Though America's finest hard-boiled detective novelist is known for exposing L.A.'s seedy underbelly and for his streetwise (but poetic) writing style, but he was actually a highly educated, even genteel man, who studied in England and France. Learn more about the life of this complicated and influential writer here.
Though America's finest hard-boiled detective novelist is known for exposing L.A.'s seedy underbelly and for his streetwise (but poetic) writing style, but he was actually a highly educated, even genteel man, who studied in England and France. Learn more about the life of this complicated and influential writer here.
Profile of Eudora Welty
Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty is perhaps most famous for her short stories reflecting Southern life and culture, but she also wrote five novels, a book of essays, and a memoir.
Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty is perhaps most famous for her short stories reflecting Southern life and culture, but she also wrote five novels, a book of essays, and a memoir.
Amanda Eyre Ward Discusses How She Writes
Amanda Eyre Ward, author of three novels, including How to Be Lost and Forgive Me, shares why she loves seedy motels and explains what’s changed for her about writing novels -- and what’s remained the same.
Amanda Eyre Ward, author of three novels, including How to Be Lost and Forgive Me, shares why she loves seedy motels and explains what’s changed for her about writing novels -- and what’s remained the same.
The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist
Thomas McCormack, the former CEO and editorial director of St. Martin's Press and author of The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist, shares publishing stories and advice on getting your novel into the right hands.
Thomas McCormack, the former CEO and editorial director of St. Martin's Press and author of The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist, shares publishing stories and advice on getting your novel into the right hands.
Writers' Conferences Advice
An Editorial Director at Random House Children's Books offers advice on how to present your ideas in a professional way during high-pressure writers' conferences pitch sessions.
An Editorial Director at Random House Children's Books offers advice on how to present your ideas in a professional way during high-pressure writers' conferences pitch sessions.
The Leap to Fiction: An Interview with Marlys West
Poet Marlys West, author of Notes for a Late-Blooming Martyr, discusses the experience of switching from poetry to fiction, particularly to the novel.
Poet Marlys West, author of Notes for a Late-Blooming Martyr, discusses the experience of switching from poetry to fiction, particularly to the novel.
Literary London Tour
For lovers of English-language literature, few places are as full of literary landmarks as London. This literary tour of London points out just a few of the many places where you can commune with your literary heroes.
For lovers of English-language literature, few places are as full of literary landmarks as London. This literary tour of London points out just a few of the many places where you can commune with your literary heroes.
Profile of the British Library
No writer's trip to London is complete without a stop at the British Library, the national library of the UK and Ireland. This profile includes all the information you'll need to make a visit.
No writer's trip to London is complete without a stop at the British Library, the national library of the UK and Ireland. This profile includes all the information you'll need to make a visit.
Profile of the Edgar Awards
Named for Edgar Allan Poe, the Edgar Awards are the Oscars for mystery writers. Each year, the award honors the best fiction, non-fiction, television and film published or produced in the previous year.
Named for Edgar Allan Poe, the Edgar Awards are the Oscars for mystery writers. Each year, the award honors the best fiction, non-fiction, television and film published or produced in the previous year.
Profile of Mystery Writers of America
The top organization for mystery and crime writers, Mystery Writers of America has been serving the interests of those associated with the genre since 1945.
The top organization for mystery and crime writers, Mystery Writers of America has been serving the interests of those associated with the genre since 1945.