The Writer's Workout

Creating a new character can be one of the best parts of the writing process. You get to build a whole new person (or animal or inanimate...

Grammar. Spelling. Structure. All these are important, but a grasp on grammar alone won’t make your book a bestseller. Writing a good...

Many writers are wary of receiving feedback. I know I was, as a fourteen-year-old who had just finished my first story. It was a thinly...

My grandmother was the most creative person I have ever known. She could paint, draw, do just about anything crafty, beat me mercilessly...

The Writer’s Games, originally the NaNoGames, started out as a fun Facebook competition for writers to challenge themselves, make a few...

The Games showed me that I could do something I never would have thought possible; write a complete story and edit it within 72 hours. It...

The Writer's Games have helped me learn to be more confident about my work as well as improving my ability to work in a team. I've been...