Creative Writing
You Are What You Eat
There are many axioms that get tossed around writing advice columns and beginning writer's workshops. Show, don't tell is a...
Traveling Light: Unpacking a Story
So there I am, in a small hotel between the Costa Brava and Sitges, once again unpacking the bag I’ve...
It’s a Jekyll and Hyde Thing: My Pursuit of the Written Word
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink...
The Most Common Phrases in ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ and ‘Twilight’
From Flavorwire: Ben Blatt of Slate decided to see what adjectives, adverbs, and sentences pop up most in the popular...
Opportunities for Midwestern Writers
If you're a writer from the Midwest, or who writes about the region, take note. the museum of americana has...
Diverse Worlds Grant Opens Doors for Underrepresented Writers
From the Diverse Worlds Grant's crowdfunding page: Science fiction and fantasy fans are a diverse bunch of people: male, female,...
Kim Harrison Releases Cover and First Chapter for New Rachel Morgan Novel
With a launch looming early next year, Urban Fantasy writer Kim Harrison released the cover and first chapter for her...
A Day In The Life Of A Writer
From The Huffington Post: A writer's life is not for the faint of heart. There just aren't enough hours in...
Watch This If You Have Writer’s Block
We love this inspirational video from BuzzFeed. A must watch!
A Few Things Emerging Writers Need To Learn
Melissa Chandler with The Missouri Review published a great post on essential advice for writers. Here are just a few...
Pen Names and Query Letters
From the Writer's Relief staff: There are a lot of reasons for a writer to have a pen name—from a...
6 Tips on Reading to Train the Writer’s Eye
We love this post from LitReactor on training the writer: One of the most often repeated lessons for writers is...
Owen Egerton on Great Writing Wisdom
Just like any writer, we love to hear great writing advice. Sure, said advice is not always wanted, but pearls...
Writing Tips From John Steinbeck
From The Atlantic: The Atlantic posted six writing tips from John Steinbeck—Pulitzer Prize-winner, Nobel laureate, love guru— culled from his...
Submissions Tracking: One Writer’s Process
The first month of 2013 is nearly over, and if you're an ambitious, still-emerging writer, you're no doubt readying your...
