Did you see our recent discussions of epitaphs here and here? There's a place that takes poems-on-tombstones a step further--the Cimitirul Vesel ("Merry Cemetery") of Sapanta, Romania. Poets in the funeral business: an overlooked opportunity?
And yes, I'd like my tombstone to make people laugh. (Thanks to The Poetry Hut for the original link to this story.)
--Nancy
Sylvia Beach was friend to many writers who wrote what we consider classics today. Here, author Kerri Maher shares six things everyone should know about her and Shakespeare and Company.
Author Katherine Quevedo takes an analytical look at the creative process in hopes to help other writers find writing success.
Award-winning author Nick Petrie discusses how he listened to the story that wanted to be told in his new Peter Ash thriller novel, The Runaway.
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a punishment poem.
Award-winning novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard discusses the chance meeting that led to her new novel, The Good Son.
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, write about someone connected to the sea.
Get published and find more success with your writing by using the latest editions of the Market Books, including Writer's Market, Poet's Market, Guide to Literary Agents, and more!
For this week's market spotlight, we look at Michigan Quarterly Review, the flagship literary journal of the University of Michigan.
This post looks at the differences between desperate and disparate with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.
