Areas of the Body Most Often Impacted by Firearms Injuries (FightWrite™)
If one of your characters means to harm with a firearm, you need this post. Statically, where that bullet would embed isn’t likely where you think. In this...
Why Do You Write About Death?
I understand the question. If I Stay, the book that launched my career was a novel about a teenage girl who after being in a horrific car accident with her...
Fact: one man’s truth is another man’s lie
By James Aitchison The New York Times masthead proclaims: “All the news that’s fit to print.” The newspaper’s mission is clear: “We seek the...
Virginia Feito: On Balancing Historical Accuracy With Fiction
Virginia Feito, raised in Madrid and Paris, studied English and drama at Queen Mary University of London and advertising at Miami Ad School. She writes...
2025 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 7
As we wrap up the first week of the challenge (eek!), here are some housekeeping notes for anyone joining us:1. There is no sign-up. All you need to do is...
‘Standing On the Edge’ and other poems
By: Michelle Murray Standing On the EdgeJust a Girl Where Does the Sidewalk go? Standing On the Edge Standing on the edgeTeeteringTotteringTrying not...
4 Ways to Write Hooks for Books
Book authors have to hook readers twice. Like all other writers, authors have to hook readers with the writing in their books. But they also have the...
The Lost Art of Boredom: How Screen Time is Killing Our Kids’ Creativity
Here's a story about throwing out TVs. Two of them, actually, separated by 30 years and a whole lot of punched drywall.The first TV vanished when I was seven....
Neal Shusterman: Read and Write Outside of Your Comfort Zone
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times-bestselling author of more than 30 award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology,...
