Craft Book Spotlight: Having the Last Say
Can’t imagine writing a full-length memoir? This handbook aims to help beginning writers tell their life story in less than 1,000 words. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Having the Last Say”
Products for Writers
Celebrate National IPA Day with these literary brews
Raise a glass to these literary IPAs inspired by Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, and beyond. Read More “Celebrate National IPA Day with these literary brews”
Beach gear for writers
There’s no better reading than beach reading. Hit the sand in style with the help of this literary seaside swag. Read More “Beach gear for writers”
Craft Book Spotlight: Part Wild
Kick writer’s block to the curb with the help of this encouraging book. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Part Wild”
Craft Book Spotlight: The Writer’s Reader
Flannery O’Connor. Julia Alvarez. Zadie Smith. Jorge Luis Borges. Italo Calvino. David Foster Wallace. The table of contents in The Writer’s Reader: Vocation, Preparation, Creation reads like … Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: The Writer’s Reader”
Craft Book Spotlight: The Elements of Academic Style
This handy guide to scholarly writing will help students and faculty alike. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: The Elements of Academic Style”
Craft Book Spotlight – Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
This mega-popular craft book is now in its 10th edition. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight – Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft”
Craft Book Spotlight: The Emotion Thesaurus
There are a thousand ways to express human interaction. So why do we fall back on the same few phrases to describe nonverbal emotion? This handy reference guide is here to help writers find new ways to express anger, disbelief, embarrassment, joy, and much more. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: The Emotion Thesaurus”
Craft Book Spotlight: Interviews from the Edge
A new anthology offers a half century’s worth of interviews from Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and more. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Interviews from the Edge”
Craft Book Spotlight: Environmental and Nature Writing
Now that spring has finally sprung, we’d all like to spend a little more time in nature. So why not write about it? Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Environmental and Nature Writing”
Featured Posts
9 manuscript mistakes only first-timers make (and how to fix them)
The first self-published book I edited was written by a longtime newspaper reporter. Seasoned and self-confident, he decided to set sources aside and pen a … Read More “9 manuscript mistakes only first-timers make (and how to fix them)”
What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?
Top authors advise how to make your fiction work improve tenfold, and provide steps to making it happen. Read More “What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?”
2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307
Read “The Tower Block: Apartment 1307” by Markús Már Efraím, the winning essay from our 2018 Flash Contest. Read More “2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307”