I recently wrote the newsletter intro for the WOW! January markets e-newsletter, and I came up with the theme that small steps plus small go...

by Caitlin Hamilton Summie Having spent nearly half of my life writing about the same set of characters, I have finally come to the end—the ...

A peek at one of my fiction shelves. I’ve always been an avid reader, and I know I’m in good company on this blog. Ask for a book recommen...

Kelli Short Borges is a writer of essays, short stories, and flash fiction. A former reading specialist in the Arizona public school system...

In my personal and even professional life, I tend to be a little conflict-averse. You won't exactly find me running into the open arms o...

My last post was about Setting Goals in 2022 , and one of the things that I wrote about was the Storystorm idea generation challenge. I hav...

by Lisa Mae DeMasi “Do what you love” may be the most overused advice in the career-improvement world. Countless superstar entrepreneurs’ T...

2022 started with a bang. Or maybe it was more of a thud. It was around three in the morning, pitch black outside, winds howling. And I kno...

Recently, my middle schoolers finished drafting and revising their pioneer pieces. Each of them chose a pioneer--someone who had broken barr...

Today I'm excited to interview Ainhoa Palacios, runner up in our Summer 2021 Flash Fiction Contest. Make sure you  read her story  Chola...

Very few writers enjoy reading articles and blog posts about the technical aspects of writing. It's much more fun to read the inspiring ...

  Congratulations to Michelle Dwyer and  It Happened in a Flash and all the winners of our 2021 Quarter 4 Creative Non-Fiction Essay Con...

by Bethany Jarmul Midnight black, charcoal gray, metallic cobalt—for the last 15 years, whenever I wanted my eyes to pop, I pulled out an ey...

Back in May, I shared a blog post about Essay Ideas for Prospective College Students . I’m happy to report my daughter turned in her last ...