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A tale of devotion, clashing cultures, and the search for one mute child lost in the occupied Andaman Islands during WWII.

2020

Stories

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The Writing Cooperative

Stop Protecting Your Protagonist!

And if you’re writing memoir, YOU are the protagonist

Apr 12

Stop Protecting Your Protagonist!

Apr 12

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The Writing Cooperative

The 5 R’s That Will Keep Your Readers Emotionally Riveted

How to turn the screws of story

Apr 3

The 5 R’s That Will Keep Your Readers Emotionally Riveted

Apr 3

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The Writing Cooperative

How to Construct an MFA Writing Life Without an MFA

Where else to turn for writing mentorship, fellowship, and motivation

Mar 19

How to Construct an MFA Writing Life Without an MFA

Mar 19

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The Writing Cooperative

Notes On a Big-Deal Book Deal

Current intel from the Big 5 publishing trenches

Feb 8

Notes On a Big-Deal Book Deal

Feb 8

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Books Are Our Superpower

‘Propaganda Girls’ is the Perfect Book for Women’s History Month!

Biographer Lisa Rogak takes us deep into the secret world of feminist WWII spies — including femme fatale Marlene Dietrich

Mar 9

‘Propaganda Girls’ is the Perfect Book for Women’s History Month!

Mar 9

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Books Are Our Superpower

‘Snapshots’ of Essay, Image, and Book Business

A conversation with Dinah Lenney about her new ekphrastic anthology ‘Snapshots’

Feb 6

‘Snapshots’ of Essay, Image, and Book Business

Feb 6

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Screenwriting & Storytelling

Slice-of-life Writing Is Bull***t

How Robert McKee taught me to salvage my first novel

Jan 8

Slice-of-life Writing Is Bull***t

Jan 8

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Books Are Our Superpower

Honor the Music of Everything With ‘Third Ear’!

A conversation about deep listening with Elizabeth Rosner

Dec 25, 2024

Honor the Music of Everything With ‘Third Ear’!

Dec 25, 2024

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The Writing Cooperative

Can Your Readers Picture What’s On the Page?

How to prevent your prose from going dark

Nov 17, 2024

Can Your Readers Picture What’s On the Page?

Nov 17, 2024

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Books Are Our Superpower

Why Is Irony Like a Roller Coaster?

Percival Everett will show you how this literary superpower works

Oct 28, 2024

Why Is Irony Like a Roller Coaster?

Oct 28, 2024

Aimee Liu

Aimee Liu

Book Author

Author, Asian-American novels (Glorious Boy), nonfiction on eating disorders (Gaining), writing, wellness. Published @Hachette. MFA & more@ aimeeliu.net

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