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Janae Marks discusses several lessons on craft elements you can learn from writing and reading middle grade novels from voice to character development.

We’ve already talked about how characters, plot, and conflict are frequent sources of literary themes. But one building block of storytelling that we

The key to romance is tension. Romance author Robin Lovett goes through six ways to make romantic tension spark in your novel!

Every character in a story is important, even minor ones. Actually, especially minor ones. When written well, they advance plot and/or develop a major

Writing retreats are super productive -- but so is rest! Building both into your writing routine can make you more productive, healthy and happy.

It's October once again, and a familiar question is floating around: Should I do NaNoWriMo? For those who don't know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel

We all make grammar mistakes sometimes! In this article, Tamara Linden lists five common mistakes, and ways to avoid them!

When Gabriela interviewed me for a DIY MFA podcast two years ago, one of the questions she asked was, “What are some of the themes of your writing life?”

Getting a tough critique can derail you. Author Audrey Kalman offers five tips to help process and benefit from them instead!

Many writers, including myself, struggle with the idea of a ‘writing practice’. All I desire is to share my writing with the world, publish my novel, and

Writing is tough! But Audrey Kalman has five habits that will help your writing stay fresh and help you get back to getting words on the page!

When I set out to write The Hawkweed Prophecy, I was struck by the idea of two girls switched at birth and the teenagers they’d become. I had never

So you’ve made the commitment to write a creative nonfiction essay. Maybe it’s for your blog or, if you’re lucky, someone is paying you to write about

Mother-daughter team Gina Cascone and Bryony Williams Sheppard discuss their co-authored picture book AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, and writing for children.

One of the best ways to get ideas is to cultivate a writing routine. Thriller writer Stacy Woodson shows us how in today's article!