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Essay Why I Write Ramona Ausubel is the author of the novel No One is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Ramona Ausubel April 16, 2012
Nonfiction Only As Good As Your Word: Writing Lessons From My Favorite Literary Gurus Susan Shapiro
Essay Moses and Hubris Adam Wilson’s debut novel, Flatscreen, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.There’s a great… Adam Wilson February 20, 2012
Essay Writers Should Get Up Early Earlier this week, Matthue Roth blogged about publishing a real life old-fashioned book. He will be blogging all week for JBC and MJL.As a glutton for torture… Matthue Roth December 7, 2011
Essay Publishing a Real Life Old-Fashioned Book Matthue Roth’s latest book, Automatic, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.Here’s the thing about… Matthue Roth December 5, 2011
Essay My First Writing Group: The Internet On Monday, Gloria Spielman wrote about the University of the Ghetto. Her most recent book, Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime, is now available.… Gloria Spielman November 2, 2011
Essay The Stories that Don’t Make It Yesterday, Stuart Nadler blogged for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s Visiting Scribe about casting off one’s… Stuart Nadler September 27, 2011
Essay What’s in a Name? On Monday, Wayne Hoffman wrote about a funny thing.When it comes to a novel, what’s in a name? There are often dozens of characters in a novel,… Wayne Hoffman August 30, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Houses” Earlier this week, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story and the second story in Farm 54. In… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 15, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Spanish Perfume” On Monday, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story in Farm 54, “The Substitute Lifeguard.” Today, they share… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 13, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Graphic Novel The graphic novel Farm 54 is based on three stories written by Galit Seliktar. The stories were first published in Israeli literary magazines and then… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 11, 2011
Essay Making it “True” On Tuesday, Evan Fallenberg explored writing elaborate lies with convincing details. Today, he further explores how much of his fiction is “true”.“How much of my… Evan Fallenberg July 7, 2011
Essay Elaborate Lies with Convincing Details Evan Fallenberg is the author of When We Danced on Water, a novel. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Evan Fallenberg July 5, 2011
Essay The Voice On Monday, David Albahari explained the motive behind the madness of one-paragraph novels. He will be blogging all week for the Visiting Scribe.I… David Albahari June 22, 2011
Essay One-Paragraph Novels David Albahari is the Serbian-born Canadian author, most recently, of the novel Leeches. The book is a feat of magic,… David Albahari June 20, 2011
Essay May You Be Who You Are Haley Tanner‘s debut novel, Vaclav and Lena, is now available. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Haley Tanner May 31, 2011
