Four writers share their graduate-school experiences to help you decide whether or not to pursue an advanced writing degree
While you can try out many avenues to improve your writing, from participating in a writing group to attending a writers conference to reading this we... More »
If your writing has stalled, try some of these 40 writing prompts to get moving
Nothing heralds the season of fresh starts better than sweet spring breezes, longer days and the soft click of fingers on a keyboard exploring new pos... More »
As we worked on this issue of The Writer, a fascinating theme emerged. Of course, our primary theme is always craft. But as the stories you’re abo...
The choice to live and work as a writer is a tricky one. When we’re on a successful jag, we crank it out with guts and gusto. When we’re not succe...
Ever since writers have produced manuscripts, they have searched for the Holy Grail of publication. While the process has rarely been easy and alm...
Joyce Carol Oates on blogging
Ron Kovach
At her website, novelist Justine Musk passes along some comment from Joyce Carol Oates that may surprise you. She offers an account from a... Read more »
' … A world that can’t stop talking'
Ron Kovach
Calling all introverts, or half-introverts! (I’d guess one of those phrases accurately describes a majority of the thoughtful, book-wormish rea... Read more »
Writing help is on the way
Sarah C. Lange
If you are having trouble finishing a writing project—or getting one started—the May 2012 issue of The Writer magazine, on newsstands... Read more »
Biographer Robert Caro a force of nature
Ron Kovach
Chances are, serious fans of biography keep on eye on the writer who is one of the greatest practitioners in that genre, Robert Caro. The fourth vol... Read more »
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