Embracing your complicated family and four other lessons on fiction writing from Amy Tan
One of the first things you notice about Amy Tan is the razor-sharp precision with which she talks. The American writer doesn’t use a word [Read More]
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Kerry Andrew on writing supernatural fiction: ‘I had to spook myself out’
Kerry Andrew is a London-based composer, performer, writer and educator. She has a PhD in composition, has won four British composer awards and is the [Read More]
Being a Fiction Writing Coach: 5 Valuable Lessons Learned
Being a fiction writing coach gives daily insights into the common and different struggles aspiring authors face. It also helps us find solutions we can [Read More]
How reading fiction has helped my mental health
I’ve been self-medicating with books my whole life. They’ve been my palliatives, my morphine-drips, my adrenaline shot to the chest. Or, less dramatically, I consider [Read More]
Why young adult fiction — and YA authors — thrive in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Provo City Library Director Gene Nelson said publishers have sensed there is “something in the water” in Utah when it comes [Read More]
Break-out stories: the murderer who hopes writing fiction will set him free
High on vodka and crack, Curtis Dawkins shot a stranger dead. Sentenced to life in prison, he went back to his first love – writing. [Read More]