Advice
The Best Writing Tips from Electric Literature Interviews
We've collected advice from over a dozen recent conversations, including Ocean Vuong, George Saunders, and Anne Lamott
Sep 19 - McKayla Coyle
conversations
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Writing About Mental Illness from the Inside
Bassey Ikpi on her essay collection "I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying" and why she stopped pretending to be "over" her bipolar disorder
Sep 12 - Jennifer Baker
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“Bunny” Shows MFA Programs for the Dark Horror They Truly Are
Mona Awad on being a boring tree murderess and finding inspiration in the comments section of ModCloth
Sep 11 - Deirdre Coyle
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‘Gun Island’ Is a Surreal Novel About Climate Change and Migration
Amitav Ghosh on the ongoing erosion of the Sundarbans
Sep 10 - JR Ramakrishnan
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Why Aren’t White Writers Asked About Authenticity?
Tash Aw on the challenges of being a English writer from outside the Western world
Sep 9 - YZ Chin
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The Life of a Male Writer, Told By the Women Who Couldn’t Write His Story
In "The Sweetest Fruits," Monique Truong reimagines Lafcadio Hearn through the women who loved him
Sep 6 - JR Ramakrishnan
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In “Dominicana,” a Child Bride Longs for Home
Angie Cruz fictionalizes her mother's marriage and journey to the United States at age 15
Sep 5 - Arriel Vinson
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Booker Prize Shortlisted “Ducks, Newburyport” Is a 1040-Page Long Sentence
Lucy Ellmann does not care about what male reviewers think about having to read such a long book written about a woman
Sep 4 - Michael J Seidlinger
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People with My Kind of Upbringing Were Not Destined to Be Writers
Tash Aw on writing about the working class in Malaysia and feeling like an outsider at a literary party
Sep 3 - YZ Chin
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What Does “Three Women” Tell Us about the Sexual Desires of White Women in America?
Lisa Taddeo's book seeks to explore women's sexuality through three very specific stories
Sep 2 - Tyrese L. Coleman
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