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What Denne Michele Norris Has Learned as a Writer and Editor
“I am more explicit and more intentional about transness in all of my fiction.”
Member Exclusive: Deesha’s 7-Figure Book Deal, Listener Questions
“I’m giddywhelmed.”
Rubén Degollado on Writing a Family Story, 25 Years in the Making
“I wanted to write about what happens after.”
Story: ‘The Seven Songs,’ by Rubén Degollado
The Family Izquierdo follows what binds the generations together.
Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Making of ‘Heads of the Colored People’
“I got away with writing an entire doctoral dissertation about baby Drake.”
Jonathan Escoffery on ‘Under the Ackee Tree’ and Walking Your Own Path
“Nobody can walk your path but you.”
Jamil Jan Kochai on Separating Writing from ‘the Noise’
“Sometimes you have to build walls in order to dance within them.”