Find Petra Lord’s successful query to agents Peter Knapp and Stuti Telidevara for her debut novel, Queen of Faces.

Author Alechia Dow discusses the challenges and joys of writing different genres for middle grade, young adult, and adult audiences.

Author Sarah Bruni shares her reasoning for writing a novel with fragmented testimonies from multiple perspectives.

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.

“There is magic in us, Grace. It hatches over the course of our lifetimes, and sometimes we’re so tired, too tired to do anything about it. It stumbles to its…

In this interview, author Jasmin Iolani Hakes discusses the 20 years of writing and scrapping that led to her new novel, The Pohaku.

Get each week started on the right foot with Get Started Right Writing Tasks. For this week’s task, mine your memories.

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.

Bestselling author Maia Chance shares five compelling reasons that a tradwife makes a great horror villain, especially now.

In this interview, author Sarah Bruni discusses the question at the heart of her new novel, Mass Mothering.

Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about having just one more of something.

Deanna Martinez-Bey breaks down the power of saying no to increase productivity and reclaim mental space as a writer.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with author James Grippando on writing a stand-alone novel that turned into a long-running series, and more.

Author P.M. Rayburn shares her best strategies for creating a collection of interconnected short stories when one story doesn’t feel like enough.

In this interview, author Annelise Ryan discusses being a realist with an open mind, and her new mystery, Monster in the Moonlight.

Bestselling author of 100+ books Michelle M. Pillow shares her thoughts on writing across genres and waiting for markets to catch up.

In this interview, author Alice Evelyn Yang discusses how a curiosity about her own family history helped inspire her to write her debut novel, A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing.

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

Literary agent Victoria Marini discusses the myth of the bestseller list, and how it may be more storytelling than mathing in the end.

Award-winning author Tracy Clark takes a look at what happens when the helpers need help by destigmatizing mental health through fiction.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about someone who is learning to drive.

In this interview, author Mike Pitts discusses the decades of curiosity and research that led to his new book, Island at the Edge of the World.

Author Annie Cardi shares five tips on how to craft a Shakespearean retelling that thrills and delights teen readers.

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn eight ways to adapt a story that becomes public domain.