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Mystery/Thriller Alissa Lee: I Love a Twisty Plot Robert Lee Brewer

Literary Catherine Newman: Do Not Discount the Power of Momentum Robert Lee Brewer

The Fracturing of the Literary "Weird Girl" - How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters' Minds, by Heather Colley

Character The Fracturing of the Literary “Weird Girl”—How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters’ Minds Heather Colley

Literary Jaquira Díaz: You’re Making Art, Not a Product Robert Lee Brewer

Literary Sonora Jha: Surrender to the Surprise in Your Story Robert Lee Brewer

On Being an Unreformed Writer of Dark Humor, by Amber Sparks

Humor Fiction On Being an Unreformed Writer of Dark Humor Amber Sparks

Laura Venita Green: Promoting a Book Is Different From Writing One

Literary Laura Venita Green: Promoting a Book Is Different From Writing One Robert Lee Brewer

Annual Competition Writer’s Digest 94th Annual Competition Mainstream/Literary Short Story First Place Winner: “The Memory Eater”Moriah Richard

Literary Tamar Shapiro: Writing Has Become My Daily Joy Robert Lee Brewer

Lauren Morrow: On Starting Over to Move Forward With Writing

Literary Lauren Morrow: On Starting Over to Move Forward With Writing Robert Lee Brewer

Historical Fiction Sarah McCoy: Each New Book Surprises Me Robert Lee Brewer

Literary Jessica Francis Kane: Follow Your Obsessions Robert Lee Brewer

Mystery/Thriller Jo Morey: Don’t Be Afraid To Go Rogue Robert Lee Brewer

Short Story Mariah Rigg: I’m Grateful That the First Draft of This Book Wasn’t Published Robert Lee Brewer

Literary Stuart Pennebaker: On the Group Project of Publishing a Book Robert Lee Brewer

Short Story Ed Park: On Unconscious Connections Between Short Stories Robert Lee Brewer