Author Martha Conway shares her four rules for writing characters with specific conditions and explores the problem with pity.
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Author Ande Pliego shares success stories that would’ve never happened without persistence and why writers shouldn’t give up.
In this interview, author Patrick Wyman discusses connecting with the people of the past in his new book, Lost Worlds.
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a year poem.
Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling shares 10 content types to build your author presence on LinkedIn.
In this interview, author Kasey Iris discusses thinking of the writing process as journaling when writing her debut graphic novel, Ghoul.
In this week’s round up from Script magazine, The Devil Wears Prada 2 scribe Aline Brosh McKenna discusses her adaptation process and more.
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April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a harvest poem.