Toolkit
Poems That Will Inspire You to Keep Writing
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we asked authors the question: “What poem or poet inspires you to keep writing?”
On Writing (When I’m Not Inspired)
I know I’m the kind of writer who has to trick himself into writing, into making the effort to find something to write about.
When Flash Nonfiction Strikes You
After contact, you may feel exposed, raw, tingly. Learn about flash nonfiction forms and what to do if you want to write flash of your own.
Is Procrastination Good for Your Writing?
There is no real, direct “cure” for procrastination, but there might be ways of better understanding it so that we can all use procrastination to our benefit in the long-run.
‘The Artist’s Way’ is Better Than My Way
Is my singular definition of myself as a novelist useful to me?
How to Write an Ending
Why is it so hard to land the ending of a story? We want the endings of our stories to feel surprising yet inevitable—which is easier said than done.
Writing Nonbinary Characters
As a nonbinary queer writer, fictional characters helped me understand myself. I encourage authors to include nonbinary characters in their work.
Fiction Writing and Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
For the fiction writer who is looking to dive into the deep end of writing their first film script, here are some things to keep in mind.
Learning the Elements of a Screenplay
If you’re interested in writing screenplays, it’s important to get to know the nearly identical format all screenplays and film scripts follow.
The Mathematics of Writing a Novel
Writing a novel is a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. A bucket-list item. And like so many other bucket-list items, you have to find a way to make it happen.
