Category: Writing
Veteran Seth Kastle served overseas in the U.S. Army for 16 years. Like many vets, he struggled with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder when he came home. He spent …
Judges for the 2017 National Book Awards were announced on Monday, The Los Angeles Times reports, and the list includes writers Dave Eggers, Valeria Luiselli, Nick Flynn, and Jacqueline Woodson. The …
If you’re a writer, there is nothing like putting yourself in that perfect setting to write. This might mean something different for different writers. Some like to be out …
With the newest Fifty Shades installment in theaters and the hype surrounding the “romance” genre that is ever-present in almost all of the Facebook writer’s promotion groups I’m a part …
Chicago is known for many things: a beautiful skyline, great shopping, fantastic festivities year-round, sports teams, hot dogs and deep dish style pizza (sorry, New York, Chicago’s deep dish is …
Melanie Pitman
February 23, 2017
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Sometimes celebs like to surprise us. Like when we learned J-Lo could sing as well as act, when Tom Selleck became an avocado farmer (what?!?), or even when Arnold …
You have a great idea for a novel set in a time that is not the present. You can’t wait to get started, but then doubt sets in. How …
Princess Madeleine of Sweden is a beautiful, privileged, well educated woman. As well as juggling the responsibilities of a royal family member, she is also a wife and mother. …
Picture it: you’ve got deadlines to hit. You’ve procrastinated far too long and you’re cramming to submit your article. Maybe you’re just a few crucial sentences away from capping …
Christianna Marks
February 3, 2017
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Dear Lauren Graham, Can I call you Lauren from here on out? It would be so much easier… So now that we have that out of the way. I …
YouTube Channel: newyorkbookworm Strong female characters are a trope that can either be done exceptionally well or horribly. Here’s how to avoid the later. Featured image via Pinterest
Dear Diary, Snooze. I don’t know about you, but I’ve started and restarted writing in my personal journal more times than I care to admit. It always goes the …
Five years ago, I was so tired of winter that I loaded up weather.com and surveyed the United States map for cities that were shaded warm yellow to orange. …
YouTube Channel: Sara Crawford Join Sara as she openly discusses the reality of being a writer with depression. Featured image via The Plaid Zebra
Almost any aspiring author will tell you they’ve looked into the self-publishing option. It’s a modern, attractive alternative to the lengthy, stressful process of getting a book published traditionally, …
Ever since Mark Twain once said “write what you know,” the adage has been passed along to new and aspiring writers. It makes sense on paper—why wouldn’t you write …
You’ve spent years writing that book. Poured your heart into every word, typed until your fingers ached, edited until your eyes twitched. Then, one day you look at the fat …
James Joyce’s Ulysses is one of the most amazing–amazingly baffling, amazingly clever–books I’ve ever read. But you wouldn’t recognize its awesomeness if you based your opinion on the words …
In a recent interview with the New York Times, President Obama revealed that, along with being a published author and a lover of literature, he has also dabbled in …
Even if they’re set on the most fantastic, alien world imaginable, the stories we read are ultimately human stories. That’s why it’s important to write characters who are compelling …