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About the Book
Learn more timeless plots for your fiction in 20 Master Plots by Ronald B. Tobias.
2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Next Steps
Here are the final steps for the 15th annual November PAD Chapbook Challenge! Use December and the beginning of January to revise and collect your poems into a chapbook manuscript. Here are some tips and guidelines.
Valeria Ruelas: On Teaching Tarot, Brujeria, and Witchcraft
Author Valeria Ruelas discusses the process of writing her new book, The Mexican Witch Lifestyle.
What Is the Hook, the Book, and the Cook Query Pitching Technique for Writers?
Find out what "the hook, the book, and the cook" are in relation to writing query letters and pitching books to literary agents and book editors. This post answers the question of what each one is and how to successfully assemble the pieces.
Romance Retellings of Literary Classics
Author Chloe Liese makes a case for the romance genre being the natural home for retellings, and shares some tips on how to write a successful romance retelling of literary classics.
2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 30
For the 2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets are tasked with writing a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. And now we're on Day 30.
Rae Meadows: On a Personal Passion Inspiring Literary Fiction
Award-winning author Rae Meadows discusses how her lifelong love of gymnastics helped inspire her new literary novel, Winterland.
The Fae
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, your character discovers that there are fae in their backyard.
2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 29
For the 2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets are tasked with writing a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Day 29 features our fifth (and final) Two-for-Tuesday prompt.
A Twist on the Holiday Romantic Comedy (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, acclaimed filmmaker Charles Shyer shares with Script his twist on the holiday romantic comedy in his new film The Noel Diary, and more.