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Anna Clarke Fiddler on Smudgy Drafts, Left-of-Field Similes, and Writing the Terrible First Version

Anna Clarke Fiddler on Smudgy Drafts, Left-of-Field Similes, and Writing the Terrible First Version

Anna Clarke Fiddler has a diagnostic word for a draft that is not telling the truth yet: smudgy. When a...

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Anna Clarke Fiddler on Smudgy Drafts, Left-of-Field Similes, and Writing the Terrible First Version

Anna Clarke Fiddler on Smudgy Drafts, Left-of-Field Similes, and Writing the Terrible First Version

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Going Back to the Well: Keeping Noir Alive in the 21st Century By Tom Andes

Going Back to the Well: Keeping Noir Alive in the 21st Century By Tom Andes

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Patience, Not Passion: Adam Popescu on the Craft (and Grind) of Pitching Nonfiction

Patience, Not Passion: Adam Popescu on the Craft (and Grind) of Pitching Nonfiction

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Michelle Kicherer on Writing the Novella, Voice, and Killing Your Clichés

Michelle Kicherer on Writing the Novella, Voice, and Killing Your Clichés

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TJ Fuller's Debut Collection Some Stupid Glow Is Out from Featherproof Books

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Celebrating Irmi Willcockson's First Chapbook, Attention Comes First

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From the Workshop Room to the L.A. Times: A Personal Essay Debut

From the Workshop Room to the L.A. Times: A Personal Essay Debut

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Creative Writing Workshop Success Stories: Our Alumni's Recent Wins

Creative Writing Workshop Success Stories: Our Alumni's Recent Wins

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