The scene comes to me in the middle of the night, of course. The characters from my latest manuscript are playing in my dreams. I pull my computer onto the bed. Glowing light from the screen causes ...

Have you ever wondered what the top writers in the world do to motivate themselves each day? A magazine editor named Mason Currey was always fascinated with famous artists' writing rituals and ...

Got candles? Cake? A thoughtful gift? If so, then all that's left is to warm up your vocal chords ahead of singing “Happy Birthday” and signing the card. If you've picked out just the right one, but ...

As a writer, I’ve been frustrated these past two months, lacking inspiration to write anything at all. So I tried a few tactics to help get me going that I want to share with you all. 1. Read, read ...

The University of Iowa is renowned for its excellent writing program, churning out countless award-winning novelists, nonfiction authors, and playwrights from the writers’ workshop. But fan fiction ...