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Top authors answer: What’s the single best thing you can do to improve your writing?
Romance is one of the most lucrative genres on the planet – and the authors who write it are some of the smartest, savviest, and most creative minds in the industry. Here’s everything you need to know about writing – and publishing – your own happily ever after.
How writers balance strong personal relationships with a writing career.
In a genre dominated by two-dimensional sexy sirens and damsels in distress, acclaimed thriller authors Lee Child and Paul Doiron are creating realistic female characters that offer way more than sex appeal.
We asked, you voted. Here are our readers’ top picks for the best writing conferences in each state.
What to take to a writing residency or retreat.
You can ask a more established writer for help – just give your request some thought first.
This inspired literary journal is powered by lyrical writers and strong voices, not the whims of modern publishing trends.
This three-day conference will inform and energize authors looking to blend historical fact with fiction.
Featuring Anica Mrose Rissi, romantic gifts for writers, and more.
Stephen McCauley