Prompt, Spark, Idea, Inspiration
During his interview with the Write the Book podcast, Donald Antrim suggests a writing exercise based on an excerpt from his book, One Friday...
Your Story World Can Benefit From Small, Unlikely Connections
Otters aren't merely nature's adorable sea puppies; they also might be helping to fight climate change, according to an article from the BBC. "Sea...
Writing Exercise: Change Your Audience
During her interview with the Write the Book podcast, director and playwright Lisa Peterson offers an interesting writing exercise. Peterson suggests that you take...
10 Tips for Using Journaling to Strengthen Your Fiction
Confession: The Editorial We is terrible at keeping a journal. I started more than a few journals in grade school, but never knew what...
Writing Prompt: You and You and You
During an interview with the Write the Book podcast, poet Ralph Culver (A Passable Man) offers a prompt suggested by one of his poems....
Kei Miller Examines the Truth in Untold Family Stories
In an excerpt from her recent book, Things I Have Withheld, writer Kei Miller discusses some of the stories that her family never told...
To Boldly…Think About Where You’d Go If You Were Bold Enough
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Lisa Tener suggests a trio of thought-provoking writing prompts.
Our favorite: What would you write if you...
When Murder Mysteries Were Told in Song
Popular songs about murder have a long tradition in America and it didn't start with Goodbye Earl, The Night the Lights Went Out in...
Whatever Happened to Trout Fishing in America?
We love characters with funky names and a great origin story.
In a post on Lit Hub, Walker Caplan shares the story of a college...
Of Course, I Didn’t Listen
During an interview with the Write the Book podcast, author Gary Miller (There's No Way to Do It Wrong!: How to Get Young Learners...
