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A Year in the Life of a Novel
or: how I finished my novel in a year
Jan 12 • Laura van den Berg
How Do We All Live Together in this Country?
Lucas Schaefer on writing The Slip
Dec 30, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
The Fight & the Void
A year in fighting & writing
Dec 16, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
Changing My Life a Little Bit at a Time
Fight week took a little hiatus as I got caught up on some life stuff, but we’re BACK with this interview with Stef Rubino.
Nov 25, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
On Leveling Up
One weekend, 2 fights, 2 wins
Oct 28, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
How to Build a Solar System in a Cube
in praise of constraints
Oct 7, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
I Think I Liked the Spirit of it All
debut novelist Charlee Dyroff on team sports, high-fives, & dealing with injuries
Sep 23, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
On Pain
my all-night odyssey in the ER & turning setbacks into keys
Sep 9, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
I Can Inhabit a Joy I Don’t Yet Feel
R.O. Kwon on letting the body lead the way & why the push-jerk makes her laugh
Sep 4, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
Dispatches from the Mountain
Bread Loaf + notes to a younger self
Aug 21, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
Keeping All the Plates in the Air
how to work on multiple things at the same time
Aug 12, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
Let the Loss Become Fuel
fight week re-cap
Jul 31, 2025 • Laura van den Berg
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FIGHT WEEK is an every-other-week newsletter on writing & fighting.
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