Topic Index
Author Interviews | Beginning to Write (or Stepping Up to the Next Level) | Characters & POV
Editing & Critiquing | Entering Contests | Fiction Writing | Gift Ideas | Goalsetting | Grammar | Inspiration
Journaling | Legal Issues | Meta | Non-Fiction Writing | Novel Writing | Poetry & Poetic Prose
Science Fiction / Fantasy | Self-Promotion | Submitting | Workshops, Conferences & Classes
- Learning From The Pros (Lois McMaster Bujold)
- Interview With Edie Hanes: Silhouette Intimate Moments Author
- Don't Underestimate Yourself: Interview with James A. Gordon
- On the Art and Business of Writing: An interview with Wendy Corsi Staub
- Writing Flash Fiction: Interview With Brevity Editor Dinty Moore
- Grabbing a Bite With MaryJanice Davidson
- Interview With Kevin Brockmeier
- Au Paris: From Blog to Book (Rachel Spencer)
- Interview with Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano, The Drunken Comic Book Monkeys
- A Surreal Life: Interview with Stephen W. Simpson
- Interview with Trenton Lee Stewart, Author of The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Collecting Oral History: Interview with Elizabeth Jacoway
- Delicious Morsels: Interview with Bizarro Fiction Author Jeremy C. Shipp
- Kissing Zombies and Blowing Up the World: An Interview with Adam Selzer
- Storming the Castle: Interview with Richard Castle
- The 52/25 Challenge: Interview with Lizanne Herd
- Agents to Zombies: Author Mira Grant from A-Z
- Creating a Monster: Interview with Shock Totem Editor/Creator K. Allen Wood
- Toasted Cheese Success Stories: Ryan Potter
- Poetry Essentials: Sound, Rhythm, Image (Sandy Longhorn)
Beginning to Write (or Stepping Up to the Next Level)
- Absolute Beginners
- Writing: Career or Hobby?
- Best Advice, Worst Advice: Why Good Writing Advice is Sometimes Bad
- Finding the Perfect Pencil: Tools for the Modern Writer
- Writer's Glossary, Part I: Elements of Fiction Construction
- Writer's Glossary, Part II: Genres, Subgenres and Supergenres
- Fresh air and verbs are good for you: Writing and Summer Vacation for Teen Writers
- Writer's Glossary, Part III: The Business of Writing
- Crafting Memorable Characters
- The Importance of Being Jack
- Point of View: Who's Telling Your Story?
- Nobody's Perfect: Shortcuts for Creating Imperfect Characters
- Interview with a Dark Lord: Creating Villainous Characters
- See Through a Glass, Darkly: View Your Story Through Your Character's Filters
- Dance Naked
- The Critique Zone
- Editing and Abandoning
- Writing as a Not-So Solitary Pursuit: Ye Olde Guide to Wryting Groupes
- Running a Literary Journal, Part 1: Choices
- Enter At Your Own Risk: The Strange, Twilight World of Writing Competitions
- Five Quick Tips for Entering Contests
- Setting Yourself Up
- Something To Talk About
- Making Smiles: Writing sex scenes outside the erotica and romance genres
- Just Call Me Trickster: Six Ways To Write What You Don't Know
- Stepping Back
- It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine: Endings in Fiction
- Textured Descriptions: Or, How To Describe Details Without Describing Details
- Struggling With Plots
- Timing Is Everything
- Bells and Whistles: Adding Layers to Your Story
- Show and Tell 101
- The Virgin Page: A Peek at Writing Erotica
- Plot + Emotional Journey = Good Story Structure
- You Gotta Know Your Audience
- Stage and Scene: Finding Writing Tips in Acting Techniques
- If at First You Don't Succeed, Write Smut
- What Dr. John H. Watson Can Teach About Writing
- A New Day, A New Page
- Seven Writer Resolutions
- Resolve to Evolve as a Writer
- All in a Day's Work: Should Writing be a Job?
- Atmospheric Control
- Developing the Habit: Simple Tricks to Start Writing Every Day
- Beyond NaNoWriMo: Writing Challenges for Everyone
- Know the Rules, Then Break Them
- 10 Quick Fixes That'll Make You Look Really Smart …or How Not to Peeve an Editor
- 12 More Quick Fixes That'll Make You Look Even Smarter: …or How To Impress An Editor
- Pique-a-Boo-Boo: Commonly Confused Words
- Books for the Writer's Toolbox: A Guide to Grammar and Style Manuals
- Everyday Inspiration
- Mirror, Mirror: Finding Your Writing Style
- Tis Better To Have Written...
- Recognizing Your Voice
- Fan Fiction: Working With A Net
- Writer with a capital "W": Treating Yourself Like a Professional
- Keep Your Creative Fire Burning
- Unblock Thyself
- Starting Will Always Be Hard: What Running Taught Me About Writing
- Procrastinating With Purpose
- The "P" Word
- Dash Your Dreams: A Guide to Finding Happiness as a Writer
- Slow Writing
- Mentor March: Writers Who Inspire Us
- Putting It All Together: An Absolute Blank Retrospective
- Fifth Anniversary Party: Q & A With the Editors
- Approaching Nonfiction Creatively
- So you wanna be a reporter, huh?
- Slap! Assigned Writing
- The Risks and Rewards of Writing True Stories
- Emergency!
- How NOT to Write an Article
- More than Just the Facts, Ma'am
- Tips for Writing a Term Paper
- Write Through This: Strategies For Writing About Real-Life Conflict & Tragedy
- Sell First, Write Later? Non-Fiction Book Writing Seems Like Fun!
- Non-Fiction Book Writing Seems Fun! Part II: Trying to Find a Fiancé
- So You've Finished Your Novel: Now What?
- The First Novel Marathon
- Quantity, Not Quality: National Novel Writing Month
- A Novel in a Month? Am I Crazy?
- Surviving NaNoWriMo
- The Musical Magic of Words
- Poetry 101: Getting Started
- Poetry 202: Sight & Sound
- Love is a Many Clichéd Thing: How to Write an Original Love Poem
- Creating a Fantasy World
- Talking the Talk: Creating Language
- Writing Frontiers: Podcast Writers
- Writing Frontiers: Steampunk
- Shining at Book Readings: Speaking with Confidence
- Creating an Online Portfolio
- Been There, Zine That
- Publishing and Print-on-Demand: What POD is, what it isn't, and when it might be right for you
- What Brand of Writer Are You? Part I: Branding Yourself
- What Brand of Writer Are You? Part II: Building a Strong, Successful Brand
- Twitter, Tweet, Twits: How the Hottest Social Media Platform Helps Writers
- The short, sweet guide to writing query letters
- 10 Secrets of a Synopsis That Sells
- Five Quick Tips for Getting Your Story Published
- Submit To Me! A quick guide to help you avoid annoying the editors
- Finding Your Fairy Godmother: A Guide to Acquiring a Literary Agent
- What Do We Look For In Submissions? Q&A with the Toasted Cheese Editors
- Please and Thank You: The Purpose of a Cover Letter
- A Guide to Designing Assignments that Require Students to Submit their Work for Publication
Workshops, Conferences & Classes
- Summer Camp: The West Virginia Writers' Workshop
- Home Team or Away? The Low-Residency vs. Traditional M.F.A.
- Your First Writers Conference: A Guided Tour
- Rewriting a Novel: or What's This About Writing Workshops?
- Back to School: Reflections on Taking a Continuing-Ed Writing Class
