This post is from 2016. Read the UPDATED version here: 40+ Podcasts for Writers I’ve never listened to a podcast that I didn’t find insightful. Maybe I just have great taste in podcasts? Even when I was laughing my butt off while listening to Krystyna Hutchinson and Corinne Fisher, I still managed to learn something […]
Evaluating online literary magazines can be tough. According to Duotrope, there are thousands out there and more popping up every day. It’s just not that difficult to throw up a website and start publishing friends. But the online literary journals below raise the bar far higher. They have made publishing online not just a vehicle for […]
She had heard his excuses before, thousands of times, but this time she was sick of them. She had never known that a human body could twist into that position. The bookcases tilted at a precarious angle over the sleeping infant. He was a brave man except when it came to small, tight spaces like […]
So you have an idea bouncing around in your head and you can hardly keep it to yourself. In fact, you probably haven’t kept it to yourself. You can’t help it. It’s so exciting and you can’t stop thinking about it, so it only seems right that you tell your Starbucks barista full speed at […]
I spent a few years as an actress in Los Angeles, waiting for someone to give me a job, before deciding to explore my writing skills, with the goal of writing my next big movie and starring in it. So I set out to become a Writer. What I learned is that writers and actors have a […]
Sports are a little bit exciting. Whether it’s a one legged wrestler pinning his opponent to the ground, a sixteen year old girl making the perfect landing after ten years of training, or an Olympic swimmer winning gold at only a quarter second’s difference between lightning strikes — sports are quite extraordinary in their simplicity. But we’re not here […]
It’s not as easy as you’d think to write in first person. Although it seems natural to speak in the voice of a single character, since you’ve practiced all your life, there are some tricks to learn and pitfalls to avoid. For instance, there isn’t only one kind of first person writing. There are actually four […]
Do you want to be the next JK Rowling and write a smashingly good fantasy novel that will earn almost as many good reviews as it does money? Or maybe you want to tap into the creative half of your brain and let off some steam before smoke starts spouting from both ears? My motivation for writing […]
What if writers could perform a magic trick to gain inspiration? They might not be magic tricks, but many of the writers on this list have tried-and-true techniques. This post lets you in on the secrets of how professional writers manufacture inspiration (hint: it’s not just reading and taking a long walk). When the gears of your […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover — judge it by its title! From flirtatious farm equipment to the prose of pee, these funny book titles will have you reading until you’re laughing, crying, or wetting the bed — hopefully all three. This list includes but is not limited to: cannibalistic cookbooks canine cyberbullying political grandstanding gangsta […]
