How to Write a Children’s Picture Book
Learning how to write a children’s picture book looks easy at first glance. The word count is short. The illustrations carry so much of the storytelling. The stories are simple…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: September 21, 2025
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” –Twyla Tharp Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: September 14, 2025
“To create is to live twice.” –Albert Camus Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity.…
Read MoreInterview: Barbara Henning on “Girlfriend” and the Craft of Poetic Memoir
[Photo: Barbara Henning (right) with poet Maureen Owen (left)] Our selves are collages of the people that impact us; we are products of every person we have met. To put…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: September 7, 2025
“The beginning is always today.” –Mary Shelley Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity. Reading…
Read MoreWhat is an Elegy Poem?
Poetry can powerfully express human emotion, unpacking (or sometimes complicating) the complexities of our feelings and experiences. When a poem dwells on loss or lamentation, it is known as an…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: September 1, 2025
““You can make anything by writing.” –C.S. Lewis Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity.…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: August 25, 2025
“The reason the B-side was always better than the A-side is because the artist had more freedom. Less pressure to perform, more room to play.” –Rick Rubin Dear Writer, I…
Read MorePoetry Inspiration: How to Find Inspiration for Poetry
Poetry inspiration is everywhere. This is evident in the fact that poems have been written on literally every topic: Grecian urns and daffodils; bodily organs and ostracized planets; the mighty…
Read MoreHow to Write an Ekphrastic Poem
Ekphrasis is a literary device in which a work of art, usually visual, inspires a piece of poetry or prose. Ekphrastic poetry, then, describes a poem that finds inspiration in…
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