I want to tell you, because maybe it’s four in the morning and you’re googling “how to know when to give up on a novel.” How you are supposed to know? I’ve wondered this many times myself over twenty-three months, through a hundred and fifty thousand words, dozens of chapters, three false starts, and too many conversations to count. Then—in a moment—I came to the answer and I gave up on the book. I’ve written three books that came easily. The novel I walked away from was not one of those. The … [Read more...] about Things American: On Quitting the (not so) Great American Novel
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Web Exclusive Interview: Kyle McCarthy
"I think being a woman is insane," says the narrator in September's hilarious and timely Web Exclusive story, "The Seagull." With keen wit, Kyle McCarthy illustrates the unwinnable, frustrating, and ultimately pretty ridiculous conundrum that being a good, modern feminist can be. Given where we are right now, as a country, and the coincidental connection we both had to Chekhov's Seagull, we had a lot to discuss. Erin McReynolds: This story grabbed me right away because it started out the way … [Read more...] about Web Exclusive Interview: Kyle McCarthy