And Then Something Happened

by Debra Spark, United States
Writer-in-Residence, January 2020
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In this book, Debra Spark tackles the thorniest aspects of literary fiction craft: plot, humor, research, scope, and more. In And Then Something Happened, she brings her widely-loved wisdom, wit, and care to these nuanced essays.

The book is full of examples, anecdotes, and analysis of your favorite writers’ approaches to crafting stories and novels, plus a moving essay about writing in a time of disaster, featuring L'AiR Arts residency dedicated to exploring the arts in the 1920s inter-war period Paris and reflecting on it 100 years later together with fellow resident artists.