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The mother-daughter wars: Rebecca Walker's denunciation of feminism and her mother Alice Walker has a lot to teach us about the choices women make and the daughters who judge them.; By Phyllis Chesler Jun 10, 2008
I need more ideas! Where do they come from?: I've been doing well selling my writing but I seem to be running out of inspiration.; By Cary Tennis Jun 2, 2008
I got the writing fellowship -- so now I'm terrified!: I'm lucky, I know I'm lucky, but I don't feel lucky. I just feel burdened.; By Cary Tennis May 30, 2008
I'm a mom who needs more solitude: Is there something wrong with me? Why can't I just be lovable and outgoing?; By Cary Tennis May 27, 2008
Writing is in my blood, but how do I know if I'm any good?: What if I have no talent? How can I find out? Who can tell me?; By Cary Tennis Apr 28, 2008
How can I get a writing job?: I'm a good writer. Everybody says so. So how come other people get hired?; By Cary Tennis Apr 10, 2008
Go away, can't you see I'm writing?!: I'm finally starting to create again, but people won't leave me alone!; By Cary Tennis Jan 4, 2008
My dad is a writer -- a very, very bad writer!: He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them.; By Cary Tennis Dec 7, 2007
Who wants to be a millionaire -- on strike?: A TV quiz show writer explains why the current strike is hardly a trivial pursuit.; By Doug Gordon Nov 20, 2007
The reluctant feminist: Nobel-winner Doris Lessing has shrugged off feminist interpretations of her work -- with good reason.; Carol Lloyd Oct 12, 2007
Dear Sir, I write today to say that I cannot write: The perceived inability to write leads to an obvious contradiction -- and an existential crisis.; By Cary Tennis Aug 15, 2007
I'm not afraid of writing, but I am afraid of publishing: Some nameless fear stands between me and my desire to be heard.; By Cary Tennis Feb 28, 2007
Hey! It's National Traumatic Artistic Betrayal Week! Yay!: My big-name literary agent called me and said, "Are you sitting down?"; By Cary Tennis Feb 5, 2007
Graduate schools can drive you crazy: Why do arts graduate schools, in particular, bring out our vulnerabilities?; By Cary Tennis Feb 2, 2007
I gave up everything to be with my Russian husband and now I'm unhappy: I am a New Yorker living like a prisoner in London.; By Cary Tennis Jan 29, 2007
Writers, quit whining: Spare us the self-involved moaning over the agonies of your art. Writing is no harder than anything else, and the complainers should can it.; By Garrison Keillor May 3, 2006
The blogger who loathed me: My cyber-nemesis had been trashing me for months. Then we met, and I had a chance to take a terrible revenge.; By Steve Almond Oct 13, 2005
Feeding off rejection: Calling all unpublished writers: For a fee, Penguin Putnam will tell you how bad your manuscript is.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 12, 2002
Ben Elton: The prolific comic genius behind "Blackadder," seven novels and four plays has been accused of going soft. He's happy to tell detractors where to stick it.; By Mark Juddery Jul 23, 2001
Joe Queenan: The former Spy writer and well-paid bastard hates baby boomers (their legacy: the male ponytail) with all his funny guts.; By Josh Karp Jul 13, 2001
Technical difficulties: What if the damsel in distress had a cellphone or Romeo had a pager? Modern gizmos make plotting a nightmare for writers.; By David Galef Jun 21, 2001
"Requiem for a Dream" author Hubert Selby Jr.: A modern-day Dante discusses drugs, the American nightmare and literature's last exit.; By Stephen Lemons Oct 26, 2000
Erotica mama: I love writing about sex, but don't believe in telling kids things they aren't ready to handle.; By Susannah Indigo Sep 27, 2000
Where everybody knows your name: "The Perfect Storm" author Sebastian Junger and pals open the latest celebrity bar in New York.; By Nicole Davis Jul 27, 2000
Rejection made easy: This exciting new tutorial provides quick, clear, step-by-step instructions on how to tell hopeful writers that their chances are hopeless.; By Stephen J. Lyons Mar 17, 2000

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