BY: GLORIA KOPP There are so many reasons why a person may want to broaden their mind. In fact, it’s harder to think of a reason why not to try and open your mind to explore new things and constantly…
George Saunders explains how storytelling at its best is a stand in for day-to-day life
BY: ADRIAN SMITH I’ve always lacked inventiveness in my short stories despite faithfully creating characters and narratives that mirror major events and expectations in my life. After explaining that to a friend who also writes, he recommended a video with…
Hemingway’s advice on writing in the first person is a valuable lesson for all writers
BY: ADRIAN SMITH I spent last semester struggling through three first-person narratives, trying to speak on recent experiences that shaped my way of thinking to that point. The writing felt stifled and uncomfortable in its execution—a result of my overthinking…
I got trashed with a room of writers to see if booze actually improves writing
BY: LISA CUMMING The decade between someone’s late teens and their late twenties is one that is often looked back on nostalgically as a period of great sex and even greater parties. We can drink vodka like it’s water, and…
8 reasons why Hemingway was the most interesting man in the world
BY: TED BARNABY Ernest Hemingway completed seven novels, six short story collections and two non-fiction works in his lifetime—and three more novels, four short story collections and three non-fiction works that were published after his death. He received the Nobel…