What goes on in their minds is a valuable tool of fiction you can use to reveal people, build tension, and more
When we hear the word “dramatic” applied to a work of fiction, thoughts, most likely, seldom come to mind. Drama means action, heated dialogue, the bu... More »
Research and writing advice from the celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning authorFor 30 years, some of the biggest and best works of popular history in Am... 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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