NaNoWriMo Day #13 – I became a writer when dedicated myself to it

By Eric Shonkwiler The pivotal moment in my writing career came when I made the rather cavalier decision to dedicate myself to it. That may sound…

NaNoWriMo Day #12 – Writing to share those voices

By Jodi Turchin I write because I want to be rich and famous. Are you laughing? I hope so. Because that’s totally not true. So the…

By Andy Burns So, this is going to sound really pretentious, but I’m going to say it anyway because it’s absolutely, 100% true. To me, writing…

By Kelly Van Sant I recently took a class on how to form habits. I’m not kidding. Have you ever heard that saying, that if you…

By Ashley Mackenzie People are rarely surprised when they learn that I’m a high school teacher who writes YA. But here’s the thing: maybe I wouldn’t…

By Dr. Trevor Strunk Fortunately, almost no one asks me how I got where I am because of one of two reasons: either it’s not entirely…

By Angela Sutton Toward the end of 2015, hate became mainstream in a way I had never before seen in my lifetime. I’m a historian, so…

By Erik Hane I think that at this point, the question of how I came to the writing life—whether that means my own work or helping…

By Chas Smith I like to write more than almost anything. I like to write more than I like to surf, more than I like to…

By Ellie Roscher To discover what I really think I often gain insight and clarity through the practice of writing. Writing tells the truth. Early…