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Why Reading About Writing Craft Makes You a Better Writer
Not all works on writing craft are the same, but every one is valuable for what insights and opportunities…
April 7, 2021Our Literary Community
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3 Questions to Ask Your Characters Before You Start Writing Them
When you’re working in fiction and memoir, asking yourself 3 questions before you start writing your characters enables…
March 15, 2021 
Writing InfoOur Stories Keep Us Alive: Why Writers Must Write
Human beings are made up of stories. Our experiences, our bodies, and our daily actions are one great evolving…
March 12, 2021- Articles
Why This Non-Profit Founder Wrote a Business Book for Writer Parents
Milda De Voe is the Founder and Executive Director of Pen Parentis, a non-profit organization for writers who are…
March 1, 2021 
Writing InfoAn Investment That Pays Off: A Business Owner’s Experience Writing Her First Business Book
If you’ve said to yourself, I’d write my business book if only I had more time, more energy, or…
February 10, 2021
Writing InfoOn Creating Mixed-Race, Fashion-Forward, and Full-of-Adolescent-Angst Characters: the Importance of Seeing Ourselves in YA Novels
by Carrie Rosten. When Random House published my YA novel Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong) in 2005, mixed-race characters didn’t…
February 5, 2021
Articles, Writing InfoReady to Grow Your Business? Write a Business Book
When Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner said entrepreneurs are “the only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working…
January 29, 2021
Writing InfoHow to Keep Creative When You Can’t Write
When life hands you less time, more stress, and the inability to write, you can reduce your frustration by…
January 18, 2021
Writing InfoThe 3 Most Common Fears Writers Face and How to Combat Them
When writers let fear stop us from writing, we’re faced with two choices: let it win, or find productive…
January 7, 2021- Articles, Writing Info
Writers Holiday Gift Guide: Support Creativity in the Gifts You Give
At the end of November, I took my children out to accomplish a few errands before our next lockdown…
December 5, 2020
