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Man Reads Girlfriend’s Old High School “Erotic” Writing Without Permission

By Briana LawrenceApr 26th
What is Blackout Poetry and How is It Made?

By Julia GlassmanFeb 21st
5 New Books to Help Process the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Alyssa ShotwellJan 31st
8 Bits of (Hopefully) Encouraging Advice on How to Tackle NaNoWriMo This Month

By Briana LawrenceNov 1st
Things We Saw Today: Very Serious Novel Caught Borrowing From … Zelda?!

By Jessica MasonAug 3rd
Anyone Else Feel Like Their Creativity Is Totally Dead?

By Kaila Hale-SternJul 30th
Let People Organize Their Bookshelves by Color If They Want!

By Jessica MasonJul 16th
Our Books, Our Shelves: On Persistence, Nearly Giving Up, and Writing On

By Martha WellsJun 23rd
Bojack Horseman Tackles the Suffering Artist Trope in a Standout Episode

By Chelsea SteinerFeb 1st
Does Switching to Comic Sans Really Fix Writer’s Block?

By Kaila Hale-SternOct 30th
Five Subtle Ways to Bring Your Worldbuilding to Life

By Mike ChenJan 29th
Are You Doing NaNoWriMo? Let’s Cry Together

By Kaila Hale-SternNov 1st
The #WhyIWrite Tag Is a (Mostly) Positive and Awesome Tribute to the Written Word

By Princess WeekesOct 20th
Writer John Scalzi Nails Why It’s So Hard to Be Creative Under Trump

By Kaila Hale-SternOct 4th
Terry Pratchett’s Unfinished Stories Meet Their End Underneath a Steamroller

By Jessica LachenalAug 30th
Stuck While Writing? Try This Brilliant Advice

By Kaila Hale-SternMay 30th
Interview: Rhianna Pratchett Talks Tomb Raider and How to Make Video Games Better

By Chris IsaacOct 10th
Why Is Feminism in Fantasy So Important?

By Emma NewmanAug 3rd
More Than “Strong”: Why Men Need to Write More Complex Female Characters

By A. Lee MartinezJul 11th
In Praise of the Difficult Female Friendship

By Sarah KuhnJul 7th