What does it really mean to write for change? In this guest post, Nina Amir shares how intention, craft, and psychology work together on the page.

In todays' Short Fiction Friday post, a look at the SmokeLong Quarterly Award winners and how surreal worlds reveal emotional truths in flash fiction. Craft insights, takeaways, and a writing exercise!

Ever wonder how a character in a story comes to be? Guest author Shirley Miller Kamada shares how her main character was born.

Book review for writers: What Mia Sheridan’s All the Little Raindrops reveals about suspense writing, from atmosphere and trauma to emotional stakes.

Should your novel be part of a series or a standalone story? Guest author Nancy Christie shares her journey—and what she’s learned—about making this important choice.

I’m an overwriter, and my writing process took me to 140,000 words in 10 weeks—way too long for my genre. Here’s what I learned.

What if the pre-drafting phase of the writing process could make or break your novel? Here’s how it turned mine into my strongest first draft yet.

If you're an animal lover, check out my book review of Barbara Barth's Sleeping with Dogs: A Poetic Memoir!