I don't know if you had a chance to read it, but Nancy's post "Haiku on September 11" was really something worth reading and pondering.
While scouring the Net this morning, I found "In wake of 9/11, poetry helps lift us out of suffering," by North Carolina poet laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer. In the piece, she examines what poetry can accomplish in the midst of disaster.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, have a character give or face an ultimatum.
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.
