John Connery Heffernan III, the gonzo screenwriter behind the 2006 cult hit, was never suited for the country club life into which he was born. In Hollywood, he found his people, his purpose and ...

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I have the same process for all my books, which is I open a Google Doc and I just go until I hit my word count. So, in that ...

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Twenty years after the publication of her fantasy debut, “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,” Clarke is returning to her ...

Content editor Michael Woodson discusses five things writers should know when starting a writing group with their friends.

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