Not Quite Dickensian

Here are 10 terrific quotes from Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. In the same book that involves matters of life and death, the power of persuasion, and growing up, Charlotte's Web provides plenty of quotable moments.

In this post, Jeff Gomez shares how a podcast led to book publication of his new title Zeppelin Over Dayton: Guided By Voices Album by Album, what surprised him in the publication process, his best piece of advice for authors, and more.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the endecha, which is a Spanish quatrain form.

Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, we look at what happens when something goes missing.

To overcome writer’s block, Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley read 100 novels. It was the perfect medicine. She talks about the lessons those novels taught her in this January 2006 WD interview.

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Pam Gruber of Irene Goodman Literary Agency) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

In this post, novelist Pamela Binnings Ewen shares her thoughts on writing better historical fiction by writing in the shadows of history and historical research.

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 pandemic poem.

Abbi Waxman, author of The Garden of Small Beginnings and The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, shares what inspired her most recent novel, I Was Told It Would Get Easier, how her promotion plans changed with the pandemic, and more.