Strong pacing and flow gets your reader to the finish line. The author of Up On Cove Mountain explains why they’re so important.
Writing
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Annie Dillard and the Writing Life
“Writers aren’t born, they’re made—from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.”
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Going Home with Wendell Berry
“The writer and farmer on local knowledge, embracing limits, and the exploitation of rural America.”
Posted inFeature
Bucking Expectations: A Conversation with Rachel Hartigan
Oh, the places you’ll go when you say yes.
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Rachel Aviv: Mother and Daughter
“An interview with the author of ‘Strangers to Ourselves’—and now, ‘You Won’t Get Free of It.'”
Posted inFeature
Speaking for the Dead
A New York Times veteran considers the art of the obituary and how words give shape to legacies.
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How Reporting Creates Change: A Conversation with Pamela Colloff
Writing is always going to be hard and why it’s worth the struggle.
Posted inQuestionnaire
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Elisa Gabbert
The author of Any Person Is the Only Self and recent Guggenheim fellow talks about the worst time of day, the value of wasting an hour, and chilaquiles.