In this interview, author Ashley Bennett discusses how a self-published novella turned into her debut romance novel, Muscles & Monsters.
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2026 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 8
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write someone stuck in a memory.
Author Matt Fogelson discusses writing about fatherhood, grief, and more to find the emotional center of a memoir.
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a prediction poem.
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Author Brian Raftery collects a tongue-in-cheek list of productivity tips writers can learn from Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Lecter character.
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about someone learning what love looks like.
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write based on the line “Nothing really matters.”
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about inheritance.
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about someone selling their soul.
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about a parent and child.