Word for Words Blog for Writers

If you’ve never read the novel Rebecca, or if you haven’t read it lately, you may want to pick it up this holiday season, as a study in th...

Have you reached the stage in your writing project where you think it’s time to hire an editor?   If so, then it’s helpful to know...

High stakes, more interest In the 2001, literary agent and writing guru Donald Maass penned the must-have reference tool Writing the Br...

Café in Trento, Italy When a writer has an idea for a story, one question is: How do I know if the story is a novel or a short? To a...

Readers with a dual heritage who know the pitfalls of returning to the place of one’s childhood and those who possess a love of eloquent sto...

The Feathered Bone, by New York Times bestselling author Julie Cantrell, fuses poetic voice and unwavering honesty in a haunting tale of w...

Don’t look now, but spring is just around the corner. Here is a fresh list of writers’ resources we hope will inspire you. Call Me Ishmael...

Most stories have the potential for more than one storyline or plot, and that can produce a rich tapestry as long as the threads are chosen ...