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Behind the Prose explores and illuminates the craft of writing and its process through interviews with emerging and established writers. The podcast is released

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Playing on All 88 Keys: Phillip Lopate, Part 2
Behind the Prose
Playing on All 88 Keys: Phillip Lopate, Part 2

writing advice

phillip lopate

how to be a writer

how to write essays

brooklyn writers

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writing advice

phillip lopate

how to be a writer

how to write essays

brooklyn writers

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Episode 49: Playing on all 88 keys with Phillip Lopate
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Episode 49: Playing on all 88 keys with Phillip Lopate

phillip lopate

how to write nonfiction

a mothers tale

essay writing

how to write an essay

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phillip lopate

how to write nonfiction

a mothers tale

essay writing

how to write an essay

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Episode 48: Engineering the short story with author (and engineer) Nick Arvin
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Episode 48: Engineering the short story with author (and engineer) Nick Arvin

nick arvin

writers

how to write fiction

short stories

how to write short stories

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nick arvin

writers

how to write fiction

short stories

how to write short stories

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Episode 47: The Novel, the Novella, and Scott Alexander Hess
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Episode 47: The Novel, the Novella, and Scott Alexander Hess

scott alexander hess

literary fiction

how to write fiction

how to write a novella

lethe press

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scott alexander hess

literary fiction

how to write fiction

how to write a novella

lethe press

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Episode 46: Memoirists Mandy Len Catron and Bob Brody
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Episode 46: Memoirists Mandy Len Catron and Bob Brody

mandy len catron

bob brody

memoirists

how to write a memoir

writing tips

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mandy len catron

bob brody

memoirists

how to write a memoir

writing tips

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Episode 45: A discussion with humor writer Adam Rotstein
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Episode 45: A discussion with humor writer Adam Rotstein

adam rotstein

humor writers

how to write humor

mcsweeney's writer

reductress

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adam rotstein

humor writers

how to write humor

mcsweeney's writer

reductress

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Episode 44: Geeta Kothari, author of "I Brake For Moose"
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Episode 44: Geeta Kothari, author of "I Brake For Moose"

geeta kothari

nonfiction

nonfiction editor

kenyon review

short story writers

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geeta kothari

nonfiction

nonfiction editor

kenyon review

short story writers

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Episode 43: Gilli Messer shares how she landed her first clip on McSweeney's
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Episode 43: Gilli Messer shares how she landed her first clip on McSweeney's

gilli messer

how to write humor

writing tips

writing advice

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gilli messer

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Episode 42: From the page to the stage with writer Alyssa Sorresso
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Episode 42: From the page to the stage with writer Alyssa Sorresso

alyssa sorresso

creative nonfiction

most notable essays

how to write

how to write an essay

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alyssa sorresso

creative nonfiction

most notable essays

how to write

how to write an essay

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Episode 41: How to be an editor with Plume's Kate Napolitano
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Episode 41: How to be an editor with Plume's Kate Napolitano

how to be an editor

how to work in publishing

how to get a publishing job

plume editor

penguin imprint

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how to be an editor

how to work in publishing

how to get a publishing job

plume editor

penguin imprint

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