2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 28
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a remix poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 27
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a what's next poem.
Plot Twist Story Prompts: An Invitation
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, give a character an invitation.
Vintage WD: Poetry without Rhyme—Or Even Thees and Thous
In this article from 1977, children’s writer and poet Jean Conder Soule explores the question, “How will I know when I’ve written a poem?”
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 26
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a thankful poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 25
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write an exaggerated poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 24
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's two-for-Tuesday prompt is to write a love and/or anti-love poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 23
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write an explanation poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 22
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a bird poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 21
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a tell blank poem.
Kristin Bair: Resilience and Inventiveness in the Face of Uncertainty
Author Kristin Bair shares how her latest novel changed structure during the writing process and what launching a book during a pandemic taught her about the publishing industry.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 20
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a target poem.
Call for Nominations: 101 Best Websites for Writers
Nominate your favorite website for the 23rd Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers feature in Writer's Digest Magazine! Deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
Plot Twist Story Prompts: Unexplained Phenomenon
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, have your characters puzzle over an unexplained phenomenon.
Vintage WD: 8 Ingredients of Powerful Nonfiction
An editor and freelance writer demonstrates how to make your articles more intriguing, more entertaining, more salable—and just plain better in this article from 1989.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 19
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a confession poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 18
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a sea creature poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 17
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's two-for-Tuesday prompt is to write a nice and/or mean poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 16
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a response poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 15
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a meaning of blank poem.
2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 14
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today's prompt is to write a memory poem.
Kitty O'Meara: Finding Joy and Community in a Pandemic
Debut picture book author Kitty O'Meara shares her experience of writing a viral poem that's been turned into a printed picture book in only a few months about finding joy and community in a pandemic.