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Imagination is a vital tool for writers looking to produce an interesting and convincing book, but it’ll only take you so far. In addition to straight-up nonfiction, there are multiple genres of fiction that need more from their author than just a vivid imagination: historical fiction, for example, or true crime, science fiction, contemporary, etc. all require research. Sometimes, that means …
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Titles are intrinsic to a book’s identity – it’s almost impossible to talk about a work without giving it a name – so it can be jarring to realize that, in most cases, they’re the last thing to be added. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t do things differently, and there are good arguments for choosing your title at different times in the writing process. In this article, I’ll be taking a …
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When you see the words ‘reader trust’, it’s pretty obvious what they mean. When a reader approaches a new work they have no way to know that they’ll enjoy it. In fact, they have no way to know that it’s something they won’t find boring, offensive, or even distressing. Part of consuming art is taking the chance and finding out, but part of becoming an author is building up a cache of trust that …
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Today, we’re trying something new – namely, a professional editor is going to be diving into our (digital) mailbag and answering your questions. While we’re totally committed to a continued dialogue in our comments, some of your questions are unique enough that they deserved their own forum, so here we are! We’ll be doing this again soon, so if you have a specific question you’d like answered, …
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I really mostly just want to thank my wife… she was the one who had to put up with me. That she did so with love and patience and encouragement instead of strangling me, throwing my remains into a wood chipper, and then pretending she had never been married to me at all is a testament to the fact that she is, in fact, the single best person I know. I love her more than I can actually express in …
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When Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for A Visit from the Goon Squad in 2011, it was many readers’ first time hearing her name. Known previously for her 2006 novel The Keep and her earlier, less well-known works Emerald City, The Invisible Circus, and Look at Me, Egan was propelled into well-earned literary stardom by her receipt of the reward, and has remained an important figure in American …
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