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  1. you should be writing
    How to Write a Book Right NowJami Attenberg and the mysterious case of the 1000 words.
    By Choire Sicha
  2. oh my god you guys
    I Object! … to Whatever’s Going on With Legally Blonde 3What’s the best-case scenario for this kind of threequel? Mindy Kaling knows it’s not And Just Like That …
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. close reads
    I May Destroy You’s Structural EpiphaniesIn the penultimate episode, Arabella remembers what has been eluding her all season. But it is what comes just before that is the true revelation.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  4. first person
    ‘We Can’t Hire You’Latino writer Alexis Pereira on the most discouraging TV job interview ever.
    By Alexis Pereira
  5. interview
    A Comedy Education From Late Legend Buck HenryWhat working on The Graduate, Get Smart, SNL, and more taught him about making timeless humor.
    By Mike Sacks
  6. the politics of fiction
    Alexander Chee on How to Unlearn EverythingWhen it comes to writing the “other,” what questions are we not asking?
    By Alexander Chee
  7. the politics of fiction
    Who Gave You the Right to Tell That Story?Ten authors on the most divisive question in fiction, and the times they wrote outside their own identities.
    By Lila Shapiro
  8. good one podcast
    How Danny McBride Crafts the Perfect Opening SceneOn this week’s Good One, McBride walks us through the first scenes of his projects, from Eastbound & Down to The Righteous Gemstones.
    By Jesse David Fox
  9. style guides
    Against Style Guides — Sort OfA new history of the semicolon shows that grammar guides have been ever with us and never particularly helpful.
    By Jonathan Russell Clark
  10. books
    How to Write a Female Serial KillerOyinkan Braithwaite on writing a protagonist who kills men, just because she feels like it.
    By Oyinkan Braithwaite as told to Lila Shapiro
  11. A Great Comedy Resource: the ‘Conan’ Writers’ Transitions ListIf the Workaholics writers’ board of terrible joke clichés is a solid resource for what phrases not to use as a writer or comedian, then the […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. Writers Really Love Seeing People Being Courteous on the SubwayPlus other things we learned from a questionnaire given to the five One Book, One New York contenders. (Big fans of Wild Wild Country.)
    By Maris Kreizman
  13. Talking ‘Look Alive Out There’ and the Importance of Humor Writing with […]Sloane Crosley may be an accomplished writer, but she’s still humble. Crosley is the acclaimed author of essay collections I Was Told There’d […]
    By Eric Farwell
  14. ‘Veep,’ ‘BoJack Horseman,’ ‘Last Week Tonight,’ and More Win 2018 WGA […]The 2018 Writers Guild Awards were handed out in New York and Los Angeles last night, and when it comes to this year’s comedy nominees, Veep, […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. 2018 WGA Award Nominations Include ‘American Vandal,’ ‘Nathan for You,’ […]The Writers Guild of America announced its list of 2018 WGA Award nominees today, which includes returning series like Nathan for You, Silicon […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. Mudbound’s Dee Rees on Writing Racist Jokes and Directing Mary J. Blige“If you’ve ever been at one of her concerts, it’s like a therapy session with 30,000 people.”
    By Jada Yuan
  17. Talking Comedy and Politics with Former Obama Speechwriter David Litt Not many people can claim that they landed their first post-college job as a 24-year-old speechwriter and joke writer for the President of […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. roll clip!
    The Late Sam Shepard Discusses Playwriting in a Clip From California TypewriterShepard is one of many typewriter aficionados who appear in the documentary.
    By Jackson McHenry
  19. Inside James Taylor Johnston’s ‘Stinker Lets Loose!’ with Mike Sacks Author Mike Sacks is reviving a lost genre with his new book Stinker Lets Loose! Sacks, who has penned five popular comedy books, including […]
    By Ian Goldstein
  20. 2017’s WGA Awards Winners Include ‘Atlanta,’ ‘Last Week Tonight,’ and […]The 2017 Writers Guild Awards were handed out over the weekend, and in addition to Donald Glover’s new FX show Atlanta winning two awards for […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. 2017 WGA Award Nominations Include ‘Atlanta,’ ‘Nathan for You,’ and […]The Writers Guild of America announced its list of 2017 WGA Award nominees today, and among the comedy nominees are some new series, returning […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. How Many of These Joke Clichés Are You Guilty of Using?Workaholics will air its seventh and final season on Comedy Central next year, and while the writing staff has contributed plenty of great […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. Read Dan Harmon’s Excellent Advice for Overcoming Writer’s BlockDan Harmon fielded questions from fans in a Reddit AMA yesterday, and when one fan asked how to overcome writer’s block, Harmon responded with […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. ‘Family Guy’ Hires Billy Domineau, the Writer Behind the 9/11 ‘Seinfeld’ […]It’s been over two months since Billy Domineau’s 9/11 Seinfeld spec script blew up the internet, and fortunately the success from the script […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. Thank You For Your Submission to Moe’s Southwest Grill, by Jeff Vitkun Thank you for your submission to Moe’s Southwest Grill. Unfortunately, this piece wasn’t right for us because unlike our competitor, […]
    By Brian Boone
  26. When Will Helen DeWitt Be Recognized As One of the Great American Novelists?A flood of bad luck has kept her debut The Last Samurai out of print. Will a new edition finally change things?
    By Christian Lorentzen
  27. writing
    Lindsay Lohan Is Writing a Book About ‘How to Overcome Obstacles’“I hope that my words will connect with those who need some guidance when [or] if they are in a tough place.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. comedy
    How Do You Know If Your Comedy Script Is Good?If you’ve only shown your friends your script, how do you know if it’s really funny?
    By Priyanka Mattoo
  29. new yorker festival
    Don DeLillo on Gun Violence, New York Life, and WritingThe acclaimed writer discussed violence in real life as well as his work.
    By Katie Levingston
  30. Breaking Into Comedy Writing with ‘Key & Peele’, ‘Community’, and ‘Rick […]Not many writers can break into Hollywood and land work on quality shows like Key and Peele, Rick and Morty, and Community all in one […]
    By Jason Nawara
  31. Writers from ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Roseanne,’ ‘Reno 911!’ and More Share Their […]Buzzfeed has a fun piece out today called “51 Writers Reveal The Favorite TV Moment They’ve Ever Written,” and among the responses are tons of […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. The Head Writer at the End of an EraIt was the summer of Watergate. The Senate panel held forth from every television. Sam Ervin: “That’s not executive privilege, that’s executive […]
    By Michael Barrie
  33. How Improv Helps Television’s Best Comedy WritersThe best comedy lives in the moment, and improvisation is as in-the-moment as it gets. Improv proves you can create great comedy on the spot by […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. obituaries
    Why We Need Terry Pratchett’s Brand of Moral OutrageComics superstar Kieron Gillen remembers the late author.
    By Kieron Gillen
  35. Video Game Comedy Is Hard, But it’s Getting EasierRecently, I revisited one of my favorite games from last year, The Stanley Parable. Developed by Davey Wreden and released for Steam, it’s a […]
    By Chris Kopcow
  36. What a _________ Job: How Mad Libs Are Written“There’s a very small number of people on this planet who have this very specific job.” That’s how Mad Libs editor Laura Marchesani describes […]
    By Nick Douglas
  37. Should All Standup Comics Write Their Own Jokes?I was thirteen when I first saw a comic glance at his notes on stage, and I remember wondering why I was surprised to see this. Did you think […]
    By Josiah Hesse
  38. Jeff Schaffer, Writer for ‘Seinfeld’, ‘Curb’, and More Explains How He […]“I learned how to write comedy from Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and it was all about structure. Structure, structure, structure. A Seinfeld […]
    By Bradford Evans
  39. Dan Harmon Explains His Writing Process and Breaks Down a ‘Community’ […]Community creator Dan Harmon wrote two Tumblr posts this weekend that are worth reading if you’re interested in his writing process. One is on […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘All in the Family’ Top the WGA’s List of the ‘101 Best […]The Writers Guild of America this weekend released a list of the “101 Best Written TV Series of All Time,” and several comedies ranked high on […]
    By Bradford Evans
  41. Jonathan Ames Shares the Ins and Outs of Writing“I think with every project we expect something more than what happens. We all love to be disappointed… The biggest crusher for me was that […]
    By Bradford Evans
  42. Kelly Oxford Wants You to Know She’s Done More than Write a Few TweetsKelly Oxford has taken issue with how some have decided to portray her. Particularly The Chicago Tribune, who recently headlined an article […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  43. A Look Back At Charlie Kaufman’s Sitcom WorkCharlie Kaufman isn’t exactly an impersonal writer. His attempts to adapt The Orchid Thief turned into Adaptation., a movie about a painfully […]
    By Ben Joseph
  44. A Look Back At Joss Whedon’s ‘Roseanne’ EpisodesBefore Joss Whedon convinced an absurdly large number of normal world citizens to see a movie about Norse gods, frozen past-men, and Robert […]
    By Ben Joseph
  45. The Life Cycle of a JokeHere’s a fun look at the development of one standup joke (by comedian Myq Kaplan) from its earliest conception, through workshopping in front […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  46. Twitter Advice From Champions of the 140 Character CountWhere the most relatable creative ambition was once to write the Great American Novel, it is now to maintain the Great American Twitter Feed. […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  47. writing
    A Nick Offerman–Penned Parks and Rec Episode Is Coming Your WayMore tiny hats, please.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  48. Alan Zweibel and Dave Barry’s Long-Distance Writing RelationshipDid you know that Lunatics, the book that an upcoming Steve Carell movie is based on, was co-written by original SNL writer Alan Zweibel and […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  49. Nerdist Writers Panel #3 On TV Writing: ‘It’s always banana peels and stop […] The Nerdist Writers Panel on TV Writing, featuring panelists Community’s Dan Harmon, The Middle Man’s Javier Grillo Marxuach, and The Good […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  50. George Saunders Talks About Getting Started as a WriterGeorge Saunders is, in my opinion, the best writer of humorous fiction out there today. He is also hugely inspiring when he talks about […]
    By Adam Frucci
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