The author of Let the Lord Sort Them on the death penalty, Texas mythology, and retribution as organizing principle.
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Talking to the author of Fake Accounts about writing for magazines versus writing a novel, leaning too heavily on structural devices in fiction, and books that could use more sentences.
The musician, writer, and actor on revision, truth, and liking books more than people.
The author of Craft in the Real World on revision, breaking habits, and fixing the writing workshop.
Talking to the author of Wagnerism about uncovering counter-narratives, keeping a healthy skepticism of your relationship with art, and totalitarian intolerance of eccentric creativity.
The author of Bec & Call on the role of poet laureates, the political power of writing, and capturing a sense of place in her work.
Talking to the author of The Kidnapping Club about narrativizing a history many tried to keep quiet and why New York was such a potent pro-slavery city.
The author of Bestiary on mythmaking, how grossness co-exists with beauty, and changing your destiny.
The author of Happy Hour on charm as currency, the resilience of feminity, and getting away with things.
Talking to the author of Two Trees Make a Forest about changing ideas of home, our bodies as maps, and how the natural landscape influences human connection.
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