When teaching beginners, I find that the biggest block to their creativity is the fear of not getting their writing right. But no matter how many years you’ve been a writer or how professional you are, nothing – I repeat nothing – goes onto the page perfect the first time.
Originally conceived as one book, André Mangeot’s remarkable collections A Little Javanese and True North introduce us to a compelling storyteller.
FRANK BURTON likes to break the rules…
Yates received little in the way of critical attention during his lifetime, but since his death in 1992, his novels and short stories have been passed from writer to writer as examples of what is possible: a “secret handshake” according to Richard Ford.
PAULINE MASUREL asks: ‘Should we write what we know or write what we don’t?’
In a new Undergrad Reads feature, MORGAINE DAVIDSON discusses Angela Carter’s re-telling of the Little Red Riding Hood story.
MIKE SMITH takes another look at Philip K. Dick and discovers that there’s much more than androids to be found in his short stories.
David Vann, author of Legend of a Suicide and Caribou Island, joined us on March 23rd for a Live Question and Answer Session. The full session can now be accessed from the INTERVIEWS tab at the top of the page.
Loree Westron learns a thing or two about (writing) romance and rodeo cowboys.
COLLECTED ESSAYS – Hanif Kureishi draws upon his thirty-year experience as a novelist, short story writer, playwright and screenwriter to offer, in this one volume, a wealth of compelling reflections on the writing life. In this THRESHOLDS Online Exclusive, we’re delighted to publish the unabridged Introduction to his new Collected Essays (Faber 2011).
