Charlotte Donlon, author of Spiritual Direction for Writers, lays out how writers can build their own writing retreat on a budget.

Bestselling author James Ponti explains his four key rules of creative writing and marketing (and everything else) expected of writers.

Author Rin-rin Yu’s debut middle-grade novel, Goodbye, French Fry, represents a combination of her true childhood experiences and the universal experience of growing into yourself.

Author C.N. Vair shares her list of eight great folk horror books for readers to feel a little unsettled even as they continue turning pages.

Bestselling author J.T. Ellison breaks down writing women who aren’t what they seem in fiction in a way readers love.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch discusses how knowing the “why” of a fight scene helps us start them on the page.

Author Gabriella Saab shares how her personal ancestry as a descendant of Lebanese immigrants played a role in inspiring her Titanic novel.

In this interview author Kieran Scott discusses writing a closed-door mystery with her new novel, The Getaway.

Journalist Alison Hill shares strategies and examples for writers to find the deeper (or completely new) stories that readers need.

In this interview, author Kate Westbury discusses finding inspiration from Oxford, classic whodunnits, and spies for her new novel, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies.

Award-winning author Kyla Zhao lays out why the art of wandering is important for creative people in the age of algorithms and echo chambers.

Author Gabbi Calabrese explains why writers and readers can’t afford pretension when it comes to reading…if the goal is more readers.

Author Autumn Krause discusses the process of crafting family trauma from a WWII internment camp into historical fiction and folklore.

In this interview, author Meg Pennerson discusses writing “story presents” for her mother that led to her debut novel, Dragons, Heists and Other Retirement Plans.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a crime poem.

Bestselling author Madeline Martin shares why (and how) travel makes her a better writer, especially for writing historical fiction.

Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan shares strategies to write the satisfying novel endings that readers crave.

Author Emily Charlotte shares four fandom-inspired principles for writing an interconnected (but standalone) romance series readers love.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about the last day of summer.

Authors Brendan Mahan and Alex Hughes Capell share why many writers struggle to get started and explain what to do about it.

In this interview, author Andre Hardy discusses how Toni Morrison’s inspiration helped him write his debut novel, Tear The City Down.

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha provides five ways for humor writers to invite reflection and still get laughs.

In this interview, author Amy Lewis Bear discusses how her therapy practice continually inspired her new book, When Loving You Means Losing Me.

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