On Writing

January 17, 2012

On Writing: Martha Southgate and Elissa Schappell

On Writing: Martha Southgate and Elissa Schappell

Martha Southgate and Elissa Schappell talk marine biologists, mom stereotypes, sluts, and being labeled as “Women Writers.” Martha Southgate is the author of The Taste of Salt, as well as Third Girl …

October 24, 2011

On Writing: Brock Clarke and Kevin Wilson

On Writing: Brock Clarke and Kevin Wilson

Brock Clarke and Kevin Wilson talk inspiration, performance art, unlikeable characters, Cormac McCarthy, short stories, and potato guns. Brock Clarke is the author of An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New …

September 26, 2011

On Writing: Hillary Jordan and Michael Dahlie

On Writing: Hillary Jordan and Michael Dahlie

Hillary Jordan is the author of two novels: Mudbound, which won the 2006 Bellwether Prize and a 2009 Alex Award from the American Library Association, and When She Woke, publishing October 4, …

August 11, 2011

On Writing: Lauren Grodstein and Wendy McClure

On Writing: Lauren Grodstein and Wendy McClure

Lauren Grodstein and Wendy McClure dole out the writing wisdom as they discuss starting new projects, Little House on the Prairie, and why good authors are born rather than made. Lauren Grodstein …

July 12, 2011

On Writing: Amy Stewart and Paul Collins

On Writing: Amy Stewart and Paul Collins

Amy Stewart and Paul Collins talk belles-lettres, the art of nonfiction, e-publishing, colonial mixed drinks, and cramming for your own interviews. Amy Stewart is the acclaimed author of Wicked Plants, Wicked Bugs, …

June 21, 2011

On Writing: Alexander Chee and Tayari Jones

On Writing: Alexander Chee and Tayari Jones

Alexander Chee, the author of Edinburgh, talks with Tayari Jones about her new novel Silver Sparrow.   I first met Tayari Jones at the MacDowell Colony in 2007. It was summer, and …

April 7, 2011

On Writing: Manuel Muñoz and Nina Revoyr

On Writing: Manuel Muñoz and Nina Revoyr

  Manuel Muñoz, author of What You See In The Dark, and Nina Revoyr, author of Wingshooters, talk California, love letters, ghosts, and being your own harshest critic. . NR: Manuel, I’m …

March 18, 2011

On Writing: Jonathan Evison and Dan Chaon

On Writing: Jonathan Evison and Dan Chaon

Jonathan Evison, author of West of Here, and Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply, talk “TAGTLAY,” the writing life, music, and the lighter issues–like the role of the subconscious in creative …