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"Keep The Fire" by Kenny Loggins playing on Apple CarPlay
January 23, 2026 Matthew Arnold Stern

How I fit an inspirational song into my novel

Official The Remainders Release Ad
October 2, 2023October 1, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Featured book: The Remainders

June 13, 2014June 18, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

I Got Germanized, all right…

June 5, 2014June 9, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

I’m not John Green, and I’m OK with that

May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

Let’s talk about the World Cup

May 25, 2014June 3, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

Help me retitle my book

May 19, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

Do trolls have any value?

Embroidered tallit bag my mom made me for my bar mitzvah.
May 10, 2014May 8, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

When do you become an adult?

May 2, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

“I’m sorry, Anne, but I have to let you go.”

My new favorite writing spot
April 27, 2014August 18, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Editing tips (from someone who doesn’t edit himself well)

April 21, 2014September 2, 2018 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why conspiracy theorists are great storytellers

April 12, 2014April 13, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to be angry

Scene from Inherit the Wind (1960) from The Ticket Booth
April 5, 2014March 17, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Cosmos and Inherit the Wind

March 30, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

“Fighting the last war”

March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

“…Then, why are you looking for an agent for your next book?”

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

What Chopped can teach you about writing

March 11, 2014 Matthew Arnold Stern

Habits in fact and fiction

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