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Processing: How Justin Taylor Wrote Reboot
The author on reboots, online culture, video games, and “the constantly moving target” of writing about the present.
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Lincoln Michel
Processing: How Ryan Chapman Wrote The Audacity
The author on satire, billionaires, and writing messed-up characters ("sociopaths contain multitudes, too.")
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Lincoln Michel
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On Productivity
Some thoughts on writing, writing a little, and writing a whole damn lot
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Lincoln Michel
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What's American Fiction Without the Short Story?
A short paean for the Great American Literary Form
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Lincoln Michel
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Processing: How Rita Bullwinkel Wrote Headshot
The author on boxing, embodying characters, and "the gooey, weird stuff that time can do in literature"
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Lincoln Michel
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Dune Names Are Good, Actually
On language, names, and worldbuilding
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Lincoln Michel
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Four Books I Loved Coming Out This Spring
Just some recommendations for your post-winter reading
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Lincoln Michel
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The First and Best Writing Advice I Ever Received
Finish things. Just finish. Really, finish them!
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