Do you feel that word “dream” is too unattainable? Too “pie in the sky”? Too ethereal? Fine. Make it more concrete.

National Book Award Finalist Kathi Appelt wrote 32 drafts of The Underneath before it was published. How did she stick with it? She tells us.

The darkest moment is when the protagonist grows the most. And here, we'll discuss the "Five D's" of the darkest moment.

I’m not a huge Stars Wars nerd, but I am a story nerd and wanted to see if watching the movies in this way changed how I experienced the final movie. What I ultimately gained from doing this, though, was a reminder of the importance of setup in storytelling.

Make goals instead of resolutions, and break down goals into achievable chunks. For creatives, what would that look like?

If you survived National Novel Writing Month in November, you may feel daunted by the prospect of having to revise. Here are some tips!

Virginia Woolf famously asked for a room of her own. How can you set boundaries as a writer?

6 tips that will help make your dialogue shine!

They might seem like completely different creative efforts, but designing and stitching a quilt isn’t that different from writing a novel.

It's the middle of NaNoWriMo! But how will you ever make it to the end with 50k? Denise Santomauro has some tips on how.

Tips on how to find time to write from a full-time mom and business owner.

Some writing tricks and treats from our editors as you head into NaNoWriMo!

All the blogs tell you what adverbs are and how not to use them. But do they tell you why and what to do instead?

In which we discuss #NaNoWriMo 2019, #Preptober, and why you should consider it.

What I learned about curating character empathy by binge-watching the first two seasons of Fleabag.

The library is a great resource for mentor texts, books you can study to see how they work and then apply what you learned to your own WIP.

If you haven’t listened to Pixar Filmmaker Andrew Stanton’s TED Talk “The Clues to a Great Story,” it’s revolutionary for writers.

This is what I preach to my students. This is what I preach to my clients. As a storyteller, you only need to remember those two words: therefore; however.

How your dog can teach you how to be a better writer, one walk at a time.

Tips on how to trick your brain into getting work done, even when you’d much rather watch terrible reality TV.