A lesson in teaching writing
Robert McCrum: I'm agnostic about the benefits of creative-writing classes, but would-be fictioneers could do worse than emulate the greats
How novels came to terms with the internet
We spend hours on the web, but you wouldn't know that from reading contemporary fiction. Novelists have gone to great lengths – setting stories in the past or in remote places – to avoid dealing with the internet. Is this finally changing, asks Laura Miller
In Writing, Progress Doesn’t Always Look Like Progress
It’s been sort of a perfect storm of late in terms of triggers leading me to think very hard about writing advice, writing processes, and progress in writing. Part of it is the discussion I h…
Jon McGregor: ‘I have never been asked how I juggle writing and fatherhood’
The winner of the Costa best novel award on the surprising similarities between writing and training for an Olympic slalom
Margaret Atwood’s 10 Rules of Writing
“Do back exercises. Pain is distracting.”
George Saunders: what writers really do when they write
A series of instincts, thousands of tiny adjustments, hundreds of drafts … What is the mysterious process writers go through to get an idea on to the page?
How to Write a Novel, Explained by a Booker Prize-Winning Novelist
No one taught DBC Pierre how to write, but that didn't stop him from winning the Man Booker Prize for his debut novel. In his new book—and here—he explains how you could do the same.
How to Write
A very funny and easy-to-relate-to breakdown of the avergae writing day.
How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method
How to write a novel: Award-winning novelist Randy Ingermanson teaches his wildly popular Snowflake Method for designing and writing a novel.
How to write a scene
The steps I take and questions I ask myself in order to write a scene.
NOTIQUETTE by Sam Bain
'Notiquette' - the art of giving and receiving notes - is one of the least talked about but most vital parts of every screenwriter's life. ...
How Do You Write a Great Work of Fiction? Jennifer Egan Explains the Steps
Jennifer Egan and her cats Cuddles and Diamond hosted the Wall Street Journal in her study on the third floor of her Fort Greene, Brooklyn home and spoke about her writing process.
24 Rules for Writing Short Stories
Based on my years of experience in the writing game, I’ve come up with a list of 24 essential rules for creating short stories that will engage, entertain and enthral. Feel free to use them w…