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The 10 Best Facebook Groups for Writers

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What are some of the best Facebook groups for writers? Here's our top 10 list.


Series Arc: The Art of Telling Stories Over Multiple Volumes

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What are some ways to develop a story arc throughout a series? We'll show you!

How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days

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Can you write (and publish) a non-fiction book in 30 days? We examine how.

Business Writing: How to Publish on LinkedIn and Get Noticed

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LinkedIn is an amazing platform to find connections in the business world. Learn how publishing on LinkedIn can help you find common interests and connect with like-minded individuals in the professional realm.

Best Books about Writing Fiction

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Reading is one of the best ways to improve as a writer. Here are our top 25 best craft books for fiction writers.

5 Tricks for Using Dialogue to Write Truly Captivating Characters

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Dialogue can be about much more than just the words on the page. Good authors use it to build tension and subtly set the tone of each interaction. The words their characters choose say so much more than just their lexical meaning. So how you can use dialogue to create captivating characters and move your story forward? Here are 5 tricks.

Peek Over the Peak with Piqued Interest

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The English language is tricky. Words can sound the same but have very different meanings. This makes mastering grammatical rules difficult. One set of confusing words are peek, peak, and pique.

ProWritingAid: A Cure for Overwriting

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How can ProWritingAid stop you from overwriting? We'll show you!


5 Tips My College Screenwriting Professors Taught Me About Writing Dialogue

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What can prose writers learn about dialogue from the world of screenwriting? Find out in this article!

How Persuasive Writing Helps You Get a Raise & Other Goodies

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How can you use persuasive writing to get a better job? We'll show you!

World Building: How to Create Gods

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Gods are fun characters to create. Here's how to write them effectively.

Are You Talking at Your Customers or Speaking to Them?

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Clear, direct content focused on your customers' needs will make sure you're talking to them, not speaking at them. Here's how to do it.

How to Create Fantastic Metaphors

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Aristotle said a metaphor was “the act of giving a thing a name that belongs to something else.” It allows you to pack a powerful punch in a few words. Your reader can take their full understanding of one thing, and apply it to another thing. By writing, “my cubicle is a prison,” your reader understands how you feel about your job. With just that one word that they know you feel trapped, unhappy, desolate.

Surprising Reading Habits of Millennials

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When you see a millennial on his or her phone, what do you think they're doing? Flipping through Instagram? Liking a friend's Facebook post? Tweeting? Chances are, they're probably reading!

5 Helpful Tools for the Constant Blogger

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Do you love blogging? Us too! Here are some of our favorite tools.


Types of Writing Contracts and How to Approach Them

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Are you working as a writer? You'll need to become savvy at navigating and negotiating contracts. This article can help.

30 Words You Are Probably Getting Wrong!

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We all have our pet peeves, but if words are your thing, someone who inadvertently butchers their meaning rubs you the wrong way. Here are 30 words you are probably getting wrong.

Best Classic Stories Retold

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What's better than the retelling of a beloved tale? How about one with a modern twist and strong female characters? We take a look at the best classic stories, retold.

What Datajournalism.com Is and How to Use It

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Pioneered by the European Journalism Centre, Datajournalism.com is a resource to help journalists learn or improve their data skills.

What We Can Learn About Writing from "Hamilton"

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Hamilton is an international sensation. Fusing hip-hop and musical theater, Lin-Manuel Miranda created an impressive telling of Alexander Hamilton’s life story. As writers, there’s a lot we can learn from the show, its creation, and its namesake.

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