Not long ago, an out-of-town friend and I were sitting in a train station
By Alicia AnsteadI like to think of our magazine as being the same kind of “meeting at the depot” experience for our readers – except our topic is craft.
Features
In good humor
By Jack SmithGarner the key elements of comedic fiction.
The finishing touch
By Mridu Khullar RelphFive techniques for achieving “The End.”
On the street
By Linda LappinUse the art of flânerie to develop stories.
Nikole Hannah-Jones: Investigative research
By Megan KaplonA journalist for The Atlantic offers research tools.
Tenacity in action
By Jonathan AldridgeA power agent gives an inside look at the publishing biz.
Departments
Writing Essentials
Let it flow
By Kerrie FlanaganTap your well of creativity.
Writing Essentials
Hoarder control
By Catherine A. WelchKeep your best. Trash the rest.
Off The Cuff
In the house
By Sion DaysonA literary retreat builds character.
Conference Insider
Shaken and stirred
By Hillary CasavantRocking with San Francisco’s Litquake.
Literary Spotlight
Airtime
By Melissa HartThe voices of Yellow Medicine Review.
Lasting Effect
1976: Unruly behavior
By Hillary CasavantThree rules to break.
Also in Every Issue
From the Editor
Take Note
A writing checklist, Isabel Allende, Southern writers, prompts, tips for journaling, handwriting tools and more.
Markets
Classified advertising
How I Write
Kwame Dawes: “Craft is work.”