Losing a Loved One
Someone who you are extremely close to unexpectedly dies. Write that person a letter explaining what you will miss most about him or her.
Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.
Breaking In: November/December 2024
Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.
Rosa Kwon Easton: On Fiction Helping Tell a True Family Story
In this interview, author Rosa Kwon Easton discusses the surprises she faced in tackling fiction for the first time with her new historical novel, White Mulberry.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 720
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an undiscovered poem.
How to Portray Time and Memory in Stories
Author Anita Felicelli explains her process for portraying time and memory in stories, including examples from other authors.
Listening In
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, start your story with someone listening in on someone else's conversation.
Pip Drysdale: On Failure as Inspiration
In this interview, bestselling author Pip Drysdale discusses how her own experience with writer’s block helped inspire her new thriller novel, The Close-Up.
Unearthing the UnderSlumberBumbleBeasts
Author Zoje Stage shares her experience of finding publication for a passion project that many loved but didn't know how to market—and how the results blew her away.
The Manipulation of Stories and Specificity of Character (From Script)
In this week’s roundup from Script magazine, Alison Schapker talks about the development and adaptation process, character development, and more.
Shannon Messenger: Trust Your Story
In this interview, author Shannon Messenger discusses writing an in-between book with her new middle-grade novel, Unraveled.