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Reading in the Wild: August’s pages

By Megan Willome 25 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your August pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her August goodreads.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Fiction, Literacy for Life, Literacy Starts With Love, Reading in the Wild

Confessions of a Serial Novel Writer

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Confessions of a Serial Writer - gravel road and blue sky

Serial fiction presents unique challenges and opportunities for a fiction writer. Will Willingham looks at the process like trying to outrun a gravel truck.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction, Writing Tips

Falling in Love with “Brooklyn”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Brooklyn Movie Brooklyn Bridge

The movie “Brooklyn, ” about the Irish immigrant experience in America in the 1950s, is a movie to fall in love with.

Filed Under: article, Books, Fiction, Movies

The Heart’s Affections: On Loving Pearl Jenkins

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Fiction Character Pearl Jenkins

In fiction, are characters there to make the plot happen, or does it work the other way around? Adjustments’ Pearl Jenkins gives us a clue.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction

Loki Goodness Campaign 8: Inventions and Dreams

By Anonymous 1 Comment

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

In this edition of the Loki Goodness Campaign, we see the soft side of Loki (and a certain inventiveness that may or may not be laudable).

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

Adjustments: The Series

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

The Adjuster Open Road

Is it true that claim adjusters tell the best stories? Find out for yourself with our subscriber-only fiction series, Adjustments.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction

An Adjuster’s Letter to John Keats

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

The Adjuster's Letter to John Keats

An adjuster writes a letter to John Keats, hoping to understand mystery and negative capability in a world where truth matters less than what you can prove.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction

Loki Goodness Campaign 7: At the Salon

By Anonymous 3 Comments

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

In this edition of the Loki Goodness Campaign, at the urging of his publicist, our Asgardian prince takes up some scissors, for better or worse. You decide.

Filed Under: Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Loki Goodness Campaign, 6

By Anonymous 1 Comment

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

Is Loki all bad? The Loki Goodness Campaign is an amusing bid to answer that “no.” And a publicist is on the case to change his public image.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Loki Goodness Campaign 5

By Anonymous 6 Comments

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

Is Loki all bad? The Loki Goodness Campaign is an amusing bid to answer that “no.” And a publicist is on the case to change his public image.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

A Book of Middles: Silver Dream

By L.L. Barkat 25 Comments

Green Leaf Book of Middles

What does a “middle” look like in a story? Or, how do you perhaps begin a story “in medias res”? The Book of Middles explores these questions and more.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction

Loki Goodness Campaign 3 & 4

By Anonymous 8 Comments

Loki art from SuperbWallpapers

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

The Loki Goodness Campaign, 2: Advice Column

By Anonymous 9 Comments

Loki Goodness Campaign SuperbWallpapers art

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

The Loki Goodness Campaign, 1

By Anonymous 9 Comments

Loki art from SuperbWallpapers

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Fiction Workshop: The Art of Storytelling

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

book white by Claire Burge

A fiction workshop you won’t forget, with leader Gloria Kempton. Kempton has worked with over 10, 000 writers to get them to the next level!

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Finding Inspiration, Workshops, writer's group resources

Fiction Jumpstart Workshop Fall 2013

By Anthony Connolly 4 Comments

Dream of writing the breakout novel? You need to start somewhere. Begin today, with our Fiction Workshop taught by bestselling author Anthony Connolly.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Workshops, writer's group resources

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: Lunch at Pizza Hut

By Sandra Lynn 13 Comments

National Down Syndrome Month Billboards

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. We’ll be featuring poetic and artistic glimpses into lives with Down syndrome.

Filed Under: Art and Disabilities, Blog, Down syndrome, Fiction

Iowa Summer Writing Festival: There to Write

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

If you’re looking for a place to network, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival may not be the best for you. You’re there to write.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Finding Inspiration, Writer's Conferences, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Survivor: The Editorial Version

By L.L. Barkat 60 Comments

editorial process lush island

Editorial work requires resilience, in both the writer and the editor. This is how one good pair survived.

Filed Under: Fiction, Survivor: The Editorial Version

A Book of Beginnings: Ritual

By L.L. Barkat 14 Comments

Writing Ritual Spoons

How do you get off your book-writing plateau? It might involve a knife and sponge to spur your beginnings.

Filed Under: A Book of Beginnings, Blog, Fiction, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

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