Advice for Writers


Looking for guidance but not sure where to turn? Narrative is delighted to host an extensive array of letters and advice from authors across all genres, as well as an interview series in which we ask authors questions about writing, obsession, life, and love. So take a wander through our Best Advice, Letters to a Young Writer, and Narrative 10 series below:


Best Advice

by Kim Addonizio
by Lynn Ahrens
by John Balaban
by Marvin Bell
by Janet Burroway
by Amy Bloom
by Jennifer duBois
by Abby Frucht
by Maria Hummel
by Richard Jones
by Stephen Kuusisto
by Sarah Lindsay
by Anthony Marra
by Tina Nettesheim
by Naomi Shihab Nye
by Peter Orner
by Kristin Valdez Quade
by Rebecca Seiferle
by Various Authors
by Various Authors


Letters to a Young Writer

by Julianna Baggott
by Rick Bass
by Richard Bausch
by Ann Beattie
by T. C. Boyle
by Robert Olen Butler
by Lan Samantha Chang
by Carol Edgarian
by Louis Menand


Narrative 10

with Lynn Ahrens
with Monica Ali
with Jo Ann Beard
with Ann Beattie
with Jill Bialosky
with Amy Bloom
with Vikram Chandra
with David Corbett
with Lacy Crawford
with Justin Cronin
with Lia Donnelly
with Andre Dubus III
with Carol Edgarian and Tom Jenks
with Jennifer Egan
with Nathan Englander
with Lynn Freed
with Adam Haslett
with Sarah Houghteling
with Vaness Hua
with Tom Jenks
with Don Lee
with Min Jin Lee
with Marie Myung-Ok Lee
with Daniel Mason
with Ottessa Moshfegh
with Maud Newton
with Peggy Orenstein
with Susan Orlean
with Julie Otsuka
with Ann Packer
with Pamela Paul
with Paisley Rekdal
with Sarah Ruhl
with Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
with Dani Shapiro
with Austin Smith
with David L. Ulin
with Ocean Vuong
with Matthew Zapruder