How to Start a Story
One of the questions I hear frequently from aspiring writers is, “How do I start a story?” Even seasoned writers have days when the story… Read More »How to Start a Story
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A Handful of Glorious Pages
Are you a novelist, a short story writer, or both? I’m currently reading Ann Patchett’s essay collection, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, which… Read More »A Handful of Glorious Pages
Before You Begin: (or How to Get Past Fear & Procrastination and Write Your Novel)
Anyone who tells you that writing a novel is easy has probably never written one. Here are the five most common statements I hear from… Read More »Before You Begin: (or How to Get Past Fear & Procrastination and Write Your Novel)
How I Became a Writer
For today’s writers on writing segment, I thought I’d share a video about how I became a writer. Hint: it has something to do with… Read More »How I Became a Writer
How To Write a Novel: 10 Steps to Get You Started
The first thing you need to know about writing a novel is that there’s no magic formula. Every novel demands its own structure, its own… Read More »How To Write a Novel: 10 Steps to Get You Started
Call for Submissions
Fiction Attic Press is seeking submissions for our upcoming anthology, Tall Tales: Weird and Wonderful Stories From Fiction Attic Press. If your story is strange… Read More »Call for Submissions
The Exile
memoir by Soul Vang MY WIFE AND I drove slowly down a plumeria-lined road, passing through a neighborhood of sixties and seventies bungalows. The road… Read More »The Exile
Persephone
Flash fiction by Elizabeth Varadan My mother returned to her parents in L. A. whenever things didn’t go well in her life. To sort things… Read More »Persephone
How to Write & Pitch the Cross-Genre Novel – Part 1
by Michelle Richmond (This article originally appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine.) The term “genre fiction” traditionally refers to any novel… Read More »How to Write & Pitch the Cross-Genre Novel – Part 1