The Serial Podcast and Creative Writing

The Serial Podcast and Creative Writing

I hope to share with you three pearls of wisdom from each episode about what makes Koening such a stellar storyteller.

Five (±New Year's) Resolutions for Writers

Five (±New Year's) Resolutions for Writers

Whether you read this in January or July, the following resolutions for writers are a combination of things I strive for personally and also encourage others to do.

Five Ways to Stand Out in the Slush Pile (Without Gimmicks)

Five Ways to Stand Out in the Slush Pile (Without Gimmicks)

Don't let your story be just another seashell left behind at the beach.

The Perks and Pitfalls of Writing in First Person

The Perks and Pitfalls of Writing in First Person

What do we gain and what are we giving up when using that ever-enticing "I" pronoun.

3 Rules to Writing Commanding Sex Scenes

3 Rules to Writing Commanding Sex Scenes

We all know how it's done. We don’t need you to tell us that he put his member in her girl-cave and did some thrusting.

Too Much To Read? Here Are 5 Steps to Conquer Your Never-Ending Reading List

Too Much To Read? Here Are 5 Steps to Conquer Your Never-Ending Reading List

It's easy to get your reading list under control, if you follow these 5 simple steps.

Writers Need Community (Here's How to Get Some)

Writers Need Community (Here's How to Get Some)

Despite the limitations to living in a less-than literary locale, I’ve found some practical ways to cobble together a writing community on my own.

You Think Writing Is Not A Job? Think again.

You Think Writing Is Not A Job? Think again.

I want to say – boldly and with absolutely no hesitation – that writing is so a job and a necessary one at that.

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

Although you, the writer, are indeed doing the writing, your narrator is the one telling the story. And that narrator is not you.

Q&A with Nicholas Hogg

Q&A with Nicholas Hogg

We recently chatted with Hogg about Tokyo and the inspirations he took from his background in psychology and his time as a resident of Japan.

Q&A with Eric Freeze

Q&A with Eric Freeze

Eric Freeze's fiction graced the pages of Carve back in 2012. Since then it seems he's had a few true stories he's been itching to tell.

The Homework You Never Did

The Homework You Never Did

What do high school book reports even look like nowadays?

Is a Story Yours to Tell? The AWP Panel on Disabilities & Writing Diverse Fiction

Is a Story Yours to Tell? The AWP Panel on Disabilities & Writing Diverse Fiction

A surprising statement from a panelist at #AWP15 launches a debate about who has permission to write about disabilities.

Creating an (Un)Original Story Idea

Creating an (Un)Original Story Idea

Is it possible to come up with a new story idea, or have they all already been taken?

Q&A with Mark Brazaitis

Q&A with Mark Brazaitis

Mark Brazaitis talks to us about realism and magic in his latest collection Truth Poker.

Q&A with Martha Miller

Q&A with Martha Miller

Her fourth mystery novel, Widow, was published last November by Bold Strokes Books.

Caroline Casper's "Eminence" a Finalist for Million Writers Award

Caroline Casper's "Eminence" a Finalist for Million Writers Award

UPDATE: The votes have been tallied and Caroline placed first in the contest. Thank you to all who voted to make Carve stories win first place two years in a row

The Review Review's Round Table

The Review Review's Round Table

The Review Review invited our fearless editor, Matthew Limpede, to a roundtable interview to talk shop, along with RW Spryszak (Thrice Fiction) and Matt Potter (Pure Slush).

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

"Fiction, too, requires that you abandon yourself to the logic of the fictional world."

Four Carve Stories Recognized for the Million Writers Award 2014

Four Carve Stories Recognized for the Million Writers Award 2014

Big congratulations to the four Carve contributors whose stories have each been recognized as a “Notable Story” of 2013 by the Million Writers Award.

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