Brenna and Maggie are what pulled me into this story. These authors have created stories to show their different processes. I like that they annotate their work to help writers understand the process.

I was familiar with Maggie and have heard her speak about her writing process before so that was enough for me to pick up the book. I have not read anything by the other two that I remember but I enjoy their points of view as well. I like the concept of having 3 authors try to show examples of the writing process, with a nice introduction that is like an interview focusing on different aspects such as Ideas, characters and world-building. At first I thought they should have restructured these to be broken up in front of each story, but later realized that each author gave their own intro to their short story. I appreciated the boxes of notes inserted among the stories which was like the author sitting next to you and pointing out things over your shoulder. However, I also feel like you have to be in the right mood for this book because it is not your typical short story collection and if you aren’t interested in "the process of writing" then those inserts could get old and there isn't enough to hold the average readers' attention. Maggie’s was my favorite because it was straightforward and in my genre wheelhouse. Tessa’s grew on me – at first I wasn’t invested in the characters but by the end I wanted to know what was going to happen. Brenna’s was my least favorite, though she showed the most transition between a starting and ending story. Overall, I would recommend it to people of any age who like writing.

I really enjoyed this follow up to The Curiosities. I love the idea of diving into a writer's mind and seeing how they get from point A to point B.

I wanted to check it out badly enough I requested it through NetGalley and they graciously provided me a copy. Which is great because I remember it took me a while to find a copy to add to my collection.

Stiefvater, Gratton, and Yovanoff are all masters of their craft. Departing from their previous book containing multiple short stories each, "The Anatomy of Curiosity" features one short story from each author, fully developed into almost a novella. Stiefvater, Gratton, and Yovanoff all have wildly different styles and abilities, but each excels at creating glorious, slightly fantastical worlds. The writing is magnificent, the characters are intricately developed, and the stories are awe-inspiring in every sense. "The Anatomy of Curiosity" is a hidden gem, well worth a read.