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When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, what will be your writing resolution? Four writers share their top suggestions. Read More “Pop the cork: Writing resolutions from fellow scribes”
Writers know the best gifts for the holidays. Read More “My Black Friday book list”
’Tis the season for gift giving. Read More “Gifts of writing advice for you”
Boston Book Festival’s Rishi Reddi on craft, creativity and “Karma.” Read More “Instant “Karma”: Rishi Reddi on short stories”
Find inspiration in George Orwell’s “Why I Write” – and then discover your own answer. Read More “Writing is hard. Why do it?”
Writer Hillary Casavant shares top picks for blogs that keep her in the zone. Read More “Five of our favorite writerly blogs”
“The most important thing I’ve learned is to stay curious, to stay open to what the characters bring to the story – don’t be overly determined to control the story but rather let it evolve organically.” Read More “A.M. Homes: Writers on Writing”
Celebrate Left-Handers Day August 13 with writing advice from six talented lefties. Read More “Left-handed advice”
From sun-soaked days to balmy nights, three writers share favorite summer spots. Read More “Livin’ easy”
James Joyce’s Ulysses, widely considered the greatest novel of the 20th century, follows Dubliner Leopold Bloom on a single day, June 16, 1904 – known to the literary world as Bloomsday. Three writer-educators talk about lessons from the masterpiece. Read More “Stately, plump Bloomsday”
February 2023 Calls for Submissions These are the writing opportunities and contests that caught our eye and are published in the February issue of The … Read More “Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions”
The key to writing a great YA series (or MG series) is knowing your characters and plotlines inside and out – while giving yourself the flexibility to modify things when needed. Here are four things to live by when writing a series, based on tips from middle grade and young adult authors who have been there. Read More “Consistency across your YA series”
By most accounts, there are more than five senses. Some experts say there are seven, some as many as 20. But narrowing in on at least the five classical senses can lend a much-needed “sense” of detail to your writing. Here are five prompts for each of those five classic senses. Read More “25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description”
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