If you are spending the money to attend a convention or writers retreat, you want it to be worth it. Here is a guide from people who have attended the best and worst of them.

So you have to write something. Maybe it's the first thing you've written since high school. Don't worry, it's not that hard. We'll get through it together.

Tim Waggoner follows up his 2020 Bram Stoker Award winning "Writing in the Dark" with this thought-provoking workbook.

Karis Rogerson reflects on her first semester in an MFA program at VCFA, and whether or not it's worth it.

Reading outside of one's favorite genre is vastly beneficial to a writer. Each genre brings unique elements that can help you strengthen your craft.

Fortunately, your source is infinitely replenishable: On writing without an outline, out of an image you don’t understand, towards a beauty you’re not sure exists.

Gabriel Hart interviews NYC author Garth Miro, author of 'The Vacation' (Expat Press).

We're in the home stretch for the fundraiser that'll keep the site alive—and there's still time to help us meet our goal!

The poet and author discusses his debut novel, and how its reception helped him understand his own writing more.

7 great works of nonfiction by women, for anyone in search of their great next read.

An avowed pantser turns herself into a plotter and falls in love with the journey.

Searching for a muse? Summer weather is the perfect excuse to test out a few literary cocktail recipes. Maybe they'll help you write, or maybe (probably) the alcohol and sun will put you to sleep.