Creative Writing

Setting is character. That’s what a wonderful writer friend of mine, Robin LaFevers, told me…

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 tell you exactly the best way you should write your story.

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…

Being a writer isn’t always an easy gig. There are moments of struggle, of invented…

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…

 Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman From Emma Patterson: I grew up in New Jersey…