Creative Writing

What is the Best Advice for Writers? Being a writer isn’t always an easy gig. …

Garth Nix, the New York Times bestselling author, ventures into the adult genre with the …

Essential podcasts for writers to get you started with fascinating conversations, writing advice, sources of …

Use screenwriting books to learn how to bring extra dimensions to your fiction. Think Outside …

We are here to help you find some balance in your writing. We recommend five …

Everything is seamless to the audience of a Broadway show like the award-winning musical Hadestown. …

When you’re a writer, there seems to be an overabundance of folks who want to …

What Does It Mean To Go Beyond Story? For many writers, the books they read …

That Hideous Hat Does a Lot of Work in the Story Flannery O’Connor’s short story, …

One of the things about being a writer is that in some ways, you never …

My friend, Dave Robison, spoke recently of creating his own mythology and it got me …

Ideally, writing a mystery requires careful planning, a mound of research, and the ability to …

Have you ever wondered where your favorite stories come from? Is there a fount of …

I love series. My must-buy list is mainly comprised series books. My eagerness for the …

There’s a scene in Reality Bites (1994) where the main characters sing Scholastic Rock songs …

I’ve been writing since I was a kid. (That’s a very long time. I’m old, …

Everyone has an opinion. Especially writers. We’ve been around enough writers to know that we …

In keeping with providing you writer types with the best intel on the industry and …

A great opportunity for nonfiction writers! Three times per year, Tin House Books offers a …

Everyone has a different approach to writing. Some outline and plot until their brains feel …

We love this recent column from Lincoln Michel, a practical inventory of all the business …

For writers hoping to work with an agent, your research and diligent querying will hopefully …

It would be a superlative world if the collective “we” would fess up. We’ve done …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith This collection of essays came about by …

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …

When you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of …

There are many axioms that get tossed around writing advice columns and beginning writer’s workshops.  …

  Samantha is a Junior Agent at Writers House.  She graduated from the University of …

 Kelly has her B.S.Ed. in English and originally became a teacher. She quickly found out …

Laura Zats graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in English and anthropology. She began working in …

Prior to joining LGR in 2016, Sarah began her publishing career in trade fiction editorial …

In a career spanning 15 years, Jenny Bent has made a practice of making bestsellers …

Amy Tannenbaum began her book publishing career with a brief stint at Harlequin where she …

  LitStack recently sat down with writer, editor—and now indie publisher—Peg Alford Pursell, a literary …

Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. She represents adult, young adult, and middle grade …

Kimberly Brower represents a wide range of authors, particularly those who write contemporary romance, women’s …

Sarah Younger has been with Nancy Yost Literary Agency since 2011, having previously been an …

So there I am, in a small hotel between the Costa Brava and Sitges, once …

The Night Angel Trilogy The Way of Shadows / Shadow’s Edge / Beyond the Shadows …

Kimberly Witherspoon, at age 26, founded her own literary agency, which quickly became one of …

The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being …

Pam van Hylckama Vlieg started her literary career as assistant to Laurie McLean, of Foreword …

Interview with Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman LS: I know that you were …