Where History Begins
Andi Smith // Blog Writer I’ll ask you a question that seems simple: what is historical fiction? That’s not a trick question: it’s just fiction set in a historical moment….
About Writing
Bird by Bird: Anne Lamott on Writing & Its Process
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer From Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft to Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing, authors, both new and old, have…
Stretching and Submitting
Isabella Rodrigues // Wilde Press Author “You have to stretch before you run a marathon.” That’s what I kept telling myself while writing The Destruction of One, Penelope Evans while…
Sandra Cisneros and Body Recognition in “Guadalupe the Sex Goddess”
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer Known for her bildungsroman The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros is celebrated for confronting the innocence of childhood with a perspective tainted by the…
Realistic Queer Representation in Literature
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer What defines something as realistic? And who has the authority to decide what is realistic? Especially in the realm of literature, realism can often be subverted…
Writing History
Andi Smith // Blog Writer Rachel Barenbaum, author of A Bend in the Stars, told me that she wanted to be able to see her characters’ worlds as well as…