Author Corey Rosen shares his method for how to turn a true event into a compelling story by starting with a sparkling moment.

Author Christina Kovac shares her top five tips for writing psychological thrillers by putting the focus on character development.

Bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken shares tips on how to break into fantasy after writing multiple fiction genres.

Author Laura Bishop shares the story of how she found her agent (or, more accurately, how her agent found her).

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

In this interview, author Nick Croydon discusses the inspiration for his debut novel, how research enhanced his story, and more.

Co-authors Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne break down how writing historical fiction can be a bit like executing a heist.

Artist and author (and translator) Diego Jourdan Pereira breaks down formal equivalence vs. dynamic equivalence in the craft of translation.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, create a flash piece that captures the way loneliness feels.

In this interview, author Zakiya N. Jamal discusses challenging the female virgin trope in her new romance, Sparks Fly.

Author Brionni Nwosu shares how her character’s search for the good in humanity changed her in unexpected ways.

In this interview, author Kit Frick discusses the eight-year process of writing her new mystery novel, Friends and Liars.

Here are the final steps for the 18th annual November PAD Chapbook Challenge! Here are some tips and guidelines.

Author Barbara Caver shares how working with matrilineal narratives in memoir helped add extra texture to her writing.

For the 2025 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November. Day 30 is to write a next poem.

Journalist Alison Hill shares five tips for conducting vox pops (or on the street interviews) when you don’t feel like talking in real life.

Deanna Martinez-Bey uses this Thanksgiving weekend to explain the importance of letting go of the hustle mentality as a writer.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with author Charles Todd on writing historical fiction, the importance of curiosity, and more.

For the 2025 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November. Day 29 is to write a remix poem.

14 book recommendations featuring AI and Big Tech written by actual humans using their own brains and creativity.

Author Marshall Fine breaks down how journalism and journalism research is great training for novel writing.

In this interview, author Alana Quintana Albertson discusses learning everything she could about tequila and mezcal while writing her new romance novel, My Fair Señor.

For the 2025 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets write a poem a day in the month of November. Day 28 is to write a what blank poem.

Independent historian Judith Lissauer Cromwell shares her top tips for researching historical biographies.