Welcome to left margin left margin is a collection of conversations with authors about what happens before a book reaches readers: the ideas that begin a story, the drafts that shape it, the scenes that get rewritten, and the choices that bring a book to life. Through interviews with writers, left margin explores the creative process behind the books we love - the decisions, revisions, and moments of discovery that shape a story before it reaches the page.

M.J. Hastings

Novelist, attorney | mjhastings.com What is something you only learned about storytelling after publishing your first book? Just how hard it is to release your book baby into the world! As a debut author, this is my "firstborn" book, and it's surreal to have people read

Chioma Okereke

Poet, short story writer, novelist | chiomaokereke.com What is something you only learned about storytelling after publishing your first book? What was interesting to me about the publishing process at the time was how a complete story for me was incomplete for other people. Because I created the story and