25 Truths About the Work of Writing
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer whose latest post is scheduled to publish on Labor Day must, when considering topics, find herself [Read More]
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The Difference Between an Author-Author and an Author-Entrepreneur and Why You Need to Know
by Vickie Gould I’m getting that deer-in-the-headlights look as a response again. When people tell me they want to write a book and they need help, [Read More]
40 Writers’ “Rules for Writing”
Most writers have their own special “rules for writing,” even if they don’t talk about them. I find other writers’ rules fascinating, even when I [Read More]
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 451
For today’s prompt, write an other side poem. For some, the first thing that might come to mind is the afterlife. But the other side [Read More]
The Perception Gap: Using Character Perspective to Propel Your Plot
Your characters’ views of the world can do much more than simply define who they are. Here’s how to use character perspective to propel your [Read More]
Less Words, More Often (How to Stay Motivated to Write Every Day)
You can’t become a concert pianist practicing only once a week. Just like you can’t become a proficient writer writing only once a week. Those [Read More]
Surviving a Winter in the Rockies in the Name of Writing
Early on, I gave my allegiance to the mountains. Not just any mountains—the Rocky Mountains. I don’t know the name for the strange alchemy of [Read More]
How to Write a Book: 10 Ridiculously Simple Steps
Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.–Mark Twain As the bestselling author of five books, I can tell [Read More]
Write By Accident, Refine By Design
In “The Accidental Novelist: How Stolen Moments Can Make a Book,” I wrote about an unorthodox writing technique I discovered — and the novel I’ve [Read More]
The Isolated Sentence Test: How Does Your Work Score?
There are so many things that go into writing an enjoyable book. Chief among them is the ability to make stellar word choices and form [Read More]
Author Richard Russo on Writing and the Writer’s Life
PORTSMOUTH – In his essay, “Getting Good,” author Richard Russo describes a writer’s life that today is on the brink – a brink of self-publishing [Read More]
‘Messy attics of the mind’: what’s inside a writer’s notebook?
Scribbled observations, dinner party conversations, flashes of perception … inspired by Henry James’s jottings, Paul Theroux, Susie Boyt and Amit Chaudhuri share their note-taking habits [Read More]
At Age 94, This Local Artist Is Pittsburgh’s Link to Pulp Fiction’s Heyday
At 17, it looked like Gloria Stoll Karn’s — known then just as Gloria Stoll — dreams of being an artist were through. It was 1941, and [Read More]
Sloane Crosley: By the Book
The novelist and essayist Sloane Crosley, whose new collection is “Look Alive Out There,” says that “any woman who has to take an author photo [Read More]
» How to Re-Capture the Love of Writing
Most of us have a way we like to write. I always used to just type my words directly onto my tablet. But when I [Read More]
100 Best Writing Websites: 2018 Edition
The world offers a lot of ways to become a writer. You can go to school for journalism or creative writing, get a Ph.D. and [Read More]
Novel Ideas and Where To Find Them
Do you want to write a novel? You’ve come to the right place. This is part one in a multi-part series that will take you [Read More]
10 Reasons to Keep Improving Your Writing Skills
We can’t all be bestselling authors. We don’t all enjoy staring at symbols on thin sheets of trees or pixelated screens for long periods. So, [Read More]
5 simple reasons why writing is hard, really hard
Never mind doing it well. You sit there, or lie there, or stand there with a fancy crank-up desk, and punch letters on a keyboard. [Read More]
Great-grandmother pens book as ‘an act of love’
TERRE HAUTE — Marylin Leinenbach will tell you she’s a mathematician, not a writer. But that didn’t stop the Jasper native turned Indiana State University [Read More]
Writing Wanderlust: How Digital Nomads Write While Exploring the World
Writers can work from just about anywhere, so why not work from everywhere? Meet some “digital nomads” who are making a living while exploring the [Read More]