"Lyrics taught as poetry," by Anthony Geraci for Ohio State's The Lantern, looks at how one English professor attempts to build interest studying poetry in a new way.
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Also, I'm shamelessly plugging my birthday, which is today. I promise I won't do this again for 366 days (due to 2008 being a leap year). :)
New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Barb Roose of Books & Such Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.
Evoking emotion on the page begins with the man or woman at the keyboard. Dustin Grinnell serves up seven straightforward tactics for writing tear-jerking stories that make your readers empathize with your characters.
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 spooky poem.
WD editor and fantasy writer Moriah Richard shares five unique ways in which writers can use World of Warcraft to better build their worlds—without playing the game.
Award-winning author Jill G. Hall shares her top tips for how to dive into your latest project head-first.
Learn when to use bearing vs. baring vs. barring on with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.
Former Writer's Digest managing editor Zachary Petit shares his list of 15 things a writer should never do, based on interviews with successful authors as well as his own occasional literary forays and flails.
Author Evie Green explains why she was surprised to end writing a horror novel and how she learned to trust the editorial process.
