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Ramen Westerns and Thematic Cores
A movie rec, and thoughts on improvisational narratives and unifying stories by theme
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Lincoln Michel
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Three Thoughts on the NYT Top 100: Missing Millennials, Fading Autofiction, the Genre-Bending Era
Looking at some trends in the alleged top 100 books of the 21st century
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Lincoln Michel
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Seeing with an Artist's Eye
On noticing gaps and openings in the work you love (or why critiquing things is good, actually)
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Lincoln Michel
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June 2024

Processing: How Tracy O'Neill Wrote Woman of Interest
The author on writing both fiction and memoir, being "an enormous nerd," and making sentences that move
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Lincoln Michel
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Comps and Circumstance
A short explainer on comp titles
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Lincoln Michel
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Much Ado About MFAs
Answering some questions on what MFA programs are and aren't
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Lincoln Michel
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May 2024

Novels in Unusual Forms
On excellent novels that upend expectations of form and structure
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Lincoln Michel
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More Publishing Facts You May Not Know
Explaining some myths about publishing, books sales, and author advances
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Lincoln Michel
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April 2024

Yes, People Do Buy Books
Despite viral claims, Americans buy over a billion books a year
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Lincoln Michel
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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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March 2024

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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