On Writing

Having It All and Then Some

Guest contributor, 'Call Your Daughter Home' author Deborah Spera, on how her three children prepared her to write her first novel

Nov 2, 2024 • Cole Haddon

Louisa May Alcott Was All About the Benjamins

The 'Little Women' author's advice to an aspiring writer reveals some brutal truths about what it takes to survive as an artist

Oct 28, 2024 • Cole Haddon

David Bowie on the Two Biggest Mistakes Artists Make

In a soulful interview from 1997, the rock icon offered some brief, but essential advice about how to create great art

Oct 7, 2024 • Cole Haddon

Q&A: Author Louis Bayard Is Stuck in the Past

The novelist behind 'The Pale Blue Eye' and, more recently, 'The Wildes' discusses the evolution of his writing career, Hollywood adaptations of his…

Sep 24, 2024 • Cole Haddon

How to Survive the Creative Embarrassment of Working in Genre

A host of filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about the value of genre storytelling and how these stories are…

Sep 17, 2024 • Cole Haddon

How to Become the Next Big Thing in Finland (and the Arts)

Let's talk about how the Helsinki Bus Station Theory of Creativity

Sep 7, 2024 • Cole Haddon

Q&A: Writer Attica Locke on Risking It All for Her Art

The best-selling author and 'From Scratch' creator/showrunner gambled everything she had on herself...and it worked

Sep 3, 2024 • Cole Haddon

Resource: John Steinbeck's Six Tips to Good Writing

Let's discuss the Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate's approach to his work

Sep 2, 2024 • Cole Haddon

The Real Reason Why 'Watchmen' Is So F@cking Great

Or: What Alan Moore's use of ambiguity in his seminal comic book series can teach you about storytelling (and humanity)

Aug 31, 2024 • Cole Haddon

5AM StoryTalk Reflections: What I've Learned as an Artist...So Far

A collection of essays about my life as a professional screenwriter and novelist so you can learn from my triumphs, many traumas, and many, many…

Aug 23, 2024 • Cole Haddon

How to Create Art After Children Blow Up Your Life

20 filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about how becoming parents impacted their creativity and careers

Aug 20, 2024 • Cole Haddon

What Artists Can Learn From Anthony Bourdain's Three Tips to a Perfect Burger

His burger philosophy could change how you look at your works in progress

Aug 10, 2024 • Cole Haddon

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