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2025-11-28

How Journalism Research Is Great Training for Novel Writing

Author Marshall Fine breaks down how journalism and journalism research is great training for novel writing.
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2025-11-09

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The Writer’s Playground
Prompts & Exercises to Spark Your Creativity.

The key to improving as a writer is consistent practice and a willingness to try new techniques.

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2025-11-03

The Appeal of Genre Smashing for Readers and Writers

Author James Zwerneman breaks down the appeal of genre smashing for readers and writers, citing several successful examples.
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2025-11-02

One Word at a Time: How to Finish Writing a Novel

Bestselling author Traci Hunter Abramson shares four tips she's used to write more than 50 novels over the years.
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2025-10-28

The Challenges and Opportunities of Writing a Retelling

Author Georgia Leighton shares the challenges and opportunities writers confront when writing a retelling of an existing story.
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2025-10-23

Writing Healing Fiction: Storytelling and Its Power to Heal

Author Liz Parker shares how a creative nonfiction class led to a breakthrough in writing healing fiction that takes on trauma recovery.
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2025-10-08

The Power of Hopeful Fiction in Difficult Times

Bestselling author Shanna Hatfield discusses the power of hopeful fiction in difficult times, along with four tips for writing it.
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2025-09-15

Why I Keep Coming Back to the Same Questions in My Novels—And Why You Should Too

Author Jen Craven discusses why returning the same questions and themes in fiction is a strength for writers and their work.
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2025-09-11

The Healing Power of Fiction: Turning Pain Into Prose

Author and peace negotiator Somia Sadiq discusses the healing power of fiction for both writers and readers.
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2025-09-04

Magical Realism With Roots: Grounding the Fantastic in the Familiar in Fiction

Author Elizabeth Bass Parman discusses the intersection of the familiar and the fantastic in magical realism and reveals a lot about bees.
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