"UW Professor Uses Bush's, bin Laden's Words to Make Poetry," in a press release from University of Wyoming, reports that University of Wyoming English professor H.L. Hix has created a conversation between George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden in his latest book, God Bless (Etruscan Press).
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"The Immigrant 'Outsider' Is Now Poetry's Insider," by Emily Parker for The Wall Street Journal, is a nice piece on new poet laureate Charles Simic.
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Author and writing professor Alexander Weinstein explains the three parts of a writer's psyche, how they can work against the writer, and how to utilize them for success.
Author Todd Stottlemyre explains how he combined fiction and nonfiction in his latest book and what it meant as a writer to share his personal experiences.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, have a character take a trip somewhere.
In this article, author Jennifer Probst explains the differences between romance and women's fiction, the importance of both, and how you can make the genre switch.
Author Stephanie Wrobel explains how she came to write about mental illness and how it affects familial relationships, as well as getting inside the head of an unusual character.
Here is a list of the inaugural poets for United States Presidential Inauguration Days from Robert Frost to Amanda Gorman. This post also touches on who an inaugural poet is and which presidents have had them at their inaugurations.
Learn when to use precedent vs. president with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.
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 future poem.
New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Tasneem Motala of The Rights Factory) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.
