Stories are our survival guides.

How to avoid the slow, painful, “and then, and then, and then” death of your story

Don’t warm up. Start in the fire.

A moment with a middle-aged member of the radical left.

How to turn your real life into fiction without letting “what really happened” hold your story back.

As part of the revision process, read your work out loud.

The only obstacle between me and writing is me.

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

When it comes to tense, past is the safe bet.

The shittier the first draft, the better.