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  • LitStack ToolkitCreative Writing

    10 Quotes You Need To Savor – Brutally Honest Writing Advice

    by Tee Tate 9 December, 2023
    by Tee Tate 9 December, 2023

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

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  • Author InterviewsCreative Writing

    Garth Nix, Author of “Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz” – A LitStack Interview

    by Tee Tate 15 August, 2023
    by Tee Tate 15 August, 2023

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack ToolkitPodcasts

    8 Essential Podcasts for Writers

    by Lauren Alwan 12 August, 2023
    by Lauren Alwan 12 August, 2023

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    5 Great Screenwriting Books For Improved Dramatic Storytelling (plus 3 bonus books)

    by Tee Tate 20 July, 2023
    by Tee Tate 20 July, 2023

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    5 Great Writing Retreats and Books to Achieve Balance

    by Tee Tate 26 May, 2023
    by Tee Tate 26 May, 2023

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

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    5 Lessons on the Creative Process – “Hadestown” and “Working On A Song”

    by Corrina Lawson 27 April, 2023
    by Corrina Lawson 27 April, 2023

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    What You Should Know About the Best and Worst Writing Advice

    by Tee Tate 20 April, 2023
    by Tee Tate 20 April, 2023

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack ListLitStack Toolkit

    5 Essential Books On Writing Craft That Take You Beyond Story

    by Tee Tate 7 April, 2023
    by Tee Tate 7 April, 2023

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

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  • Celebrating Black History MonthCreative Writing

    Celebrating Black History Month | Seeing Myself on the Page by Renita McKinney

    by Tee Tate 1 February, 2023
    by Tee Tate 1 February, 2023

    I started reading romance before there were authors who looked like me. Before there were …

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  • Creative WritingShort Stories

    The Hats Worn by the Hat in Flannery O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge”

    by J.S. Hood 27 October, 2022
    by J.S. Hood 27 October, 2022

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

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  • Creative WritingOpinion

    Curating Your Reading

    by Cat Rambo 3 October, 2022
    by Cat Rambo 3 October, 2022

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

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  • Creative WritingGuest PostLitStack Toolkit

    Creating Your Own Mythology

    by Cat Rambo 23 August, 2022
    by Cat Rambo 23 August, 2022

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

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  • Creative Writing

    The Steps To Writing a Mystery

    by Corrina Lawson 20 July, 2022
    by Corrina Lawson 20 July, 2022

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

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  • LitStack ListCreative Writing

    Where Writers Work

    by Tee Tate 18 July, 2022
    by Tee Tate 18 July, 2022

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

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  • Creative Writing

    Why People Love Series

    by Corrina Lawson 24 May, 2022
    by Corrina Lawson 24 May, 2022

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

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  • Creative WritingUncategorized

    Historical Fiction: WorldBuild an Era, Not a Year

    by Corrina Lawson 11 April, 2022
    by Corrina Lawson 11 April, 2022

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

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    Practical Advice for Beginning Writers

    by Tee Tate 15 February, 2022
    by Tee Tate 15 February, 2022

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

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  • Creative Writing

    The Best/Worst Writing Advice We’ve Ever Received

    by Tee Tate 1 February, 2022
    by Tee Tate 1 February, 2022

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview| Tina Moss: Chief Operating Officer, City Owl Press

    by Tee Tate 6 September, 2021
    by Tee Tate 6 September, 2021

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

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  • Creative WritingUncategorized

    Tin House Books Reading Nonfiction Subs

    by Lauren Alwan 4 September, 2021
    by Lauren Alwan 4 September, 2021

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

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  • Creative Writing

    7 Suggestions on Finding Your Writing Groove

    by Tee Tate 17 August, 2021
    by Tee Tate 17 August, 2021

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

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  • Creative WritingOf Interest

    Lincoln Michel’s “Everything I’ve Learned about Being a ‘Professional’ Writer in One Post”

    by Tee Tate 16 August, 2021
    by Tee Tate 16 August, 2021

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Amy Brewer, Senior Agent, Metamorphosis Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 15 August, 2021
    by Tee Tate 15 August, 2021

    Amy Brewer wears many hats every day, from literary agent at Metamorphosis to co-author of …

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  • Creative Writing

    What a Literary Agent Wants to Know on “The Call.”

    by Tee Tate 10 August, 2021
    by Tee Tate 10 August, 2021

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat | Meredith Bernstein, Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 4 August, 2021
    by Tee Tate 4 August, 2021

    Good morning, LitStackers! We’re continuing our 10th-anniversary celebration with the relaunch of our popular LitChat …

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  • Creative WritingOf InterestUncategorized

    Inspirational Quotes from Writers You’ve Actually Read

    by Tee Tate 21 June, 2021
    by Tee Tate 21 June, 2021

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack RecsUncategorized

    Litstack Recs | Changing My Mind & Time Salvager

    by Lauren Alwan 6 November, 2020
    by Lauren Alwan 6 November, 2020

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

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  • LitStack RecsCreative WritingUncategorized

    Litstack Rec: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel & The Cost of Hope

    by Tee Tate 15 February, 2019
    by Tee Tate 15 February, 2019

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

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  • Creative WritingOf InterestOpinion

    No Nonsense Writing Advice from Folks Who ‘Know’

    by Tee Tate 20 June, 2018
    by Tee Tate 20 June, 2018

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

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  • Creative WritingOf Interest

    You Are What You Eat

    by Tee Tate 7 March, 2018
    by Tee Tate 7 March, 2018

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Samantha Wekstein, Writer’s House

    by Tee Tate 25 October, 2017
    by Tee Tate 25 October, 2017

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Kelly Peterson, Corvisiero Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 19 September, 2017
    by Tee Tate 19 September, 2017

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Laura Zat, Red Sofa Literary

    by Tee Tate 14 August, 2017
    by Tee Tate 14 August, 2017

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview with Sarah Bedingfield, Levine, Greenberg, Rostan Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 6 June, 2017
    by Tee Tate 6 June, 2017

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Jenny Bent, The Bent Agency

    by Tee Tate 2 January, 2017
    by Tee Tate 2 January, 2017

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Amy Tannenbaum

    by Tee Tate 28 September, 2016
    by Tee Tate 28 September, 2016

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Russell Galen, Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 27 July, 2016
    by Tee Tate 27 July, 2016

    Russell Galen Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency Russell Galen is a graduate of Brandeis University. …

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Peg Alford Pursell, WTAW Press

    by Lauren Alwan 22 June, 2016
    by Lauren Alwan 22 June, 2016

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Patricia Nelson, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 8 June, 2016
    by Tee Tate 8 June, 2016

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Kimberly Brower, Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 10 May, 2016
    by Tee Tate 10 May, 2016

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 19 October, 2015
    by Tee Tate 19 October, 2015

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitChat Interview: Lisa Rodgers of JABerwocky Literary Agency

    by Tee Tate 30 June, 2015
    by Tee Tate 30 June, 2015

      Lisa Rodgers grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from California …

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  • Creative WritingOpinionShort Stories

    Traveling Light: Unpacking a Story

    by Lauren Alwan 22 April, 2015
    by Lauren Alwan 22 April, 2015

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack Toolkit

    LitStack Recs: The Night Angel Trilogy & A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock

    by Tee Tate 29 January, 2015
    by Tee Tate 29 January, 2015

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack ToolkitLitStack Trends

    LitChat Interview: Kimberly Witherspoon, InkWell Management

    by Tee Tate 14 March, 2014
    by Tee Tate 14 March, 2014

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

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  • LitStack ToolkitCreative Writing

    It’s a Jekyll and Hyde Thing: My Pursuit of the Written Word

    by Tee Tate 19 February, 2014
    by Tee Tate 19 February, 2014

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

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    LitChat Interview: Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Foreword Literary

    by Tee Tate 10 February, 2014
    by Tee Tate 10 February, 2014

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

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  • Creative WritingLitStack ToolkitLitStack Trends

    LitChat Interview: Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman

    by Tee Tate 6 August, 2013
    by Tee Tate 6 August, 2013

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

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