Pick Your Favorite Cover!
Help us choose a cover for our May/June 2017 issue! Which one do you like best? Once you pick your favorite, vote for A or B in our poll on Twitter!
Why You Should Beware Homophones
Mistaking a word for a similar one is not an uncommon mistake, but an important one to catch when editing your work, Here, Audrey Wick shares why you should beware homophones and shares a homophone-catching test to practice with.
Plot Twist Story Prompts: Blackmail
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, one character blackmails another.
30 Poetry Prompts From 2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge
Get all 30 poetry prompts from the 15th annual November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge here. Actually, 35 prompts if you're counting Two-for-Tuesday prompts!
How to Stalk Publishing Professionals on Social Media in an Appropriate Way
Many people are self-professed "stalkers" on social media, whether they're following life events of friends or celebrities. But writers can learn quite a bit on social media by stalking publishing professionals too, and this post covers the appropriate way to do so.
Samantha Vérant: On Romance and Recipes
Author Samantha Vérant discusses how her writing process changed while writing her new contemporary romance novel, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 633
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 warm up poem.
Do I Pitch Different to Agents vs. Editors?
Every so often writers ask if they should pitch different to agents vs. editors. This post answers that question and provides some extra help on how to successfully pitch both.
Urban Legend
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, feature an urban legend in your story.
Jessica Grose: On the Unsustainability of Parenting
Opinion writer and author Jessica Grose discusses the complicated subject of modern motherhood in her new nonfiction book, Screaming on the Inside.