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5 Experiments to Develop (or Refresh) Your Creative Vision

Whether you are a new photographer—or seeking to jumpstart your creative practice—these five ideas from Gail Overstreet may help.

How to Publish a Book of Despairing Poems

Sell sad poems a.k.a when the money required for production and marketing apparently dictates that we behave as if poetry were a capitalistic enterprise.

Kick Your Own Writing Butt this NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo begins today—here’s the insipriation and information all writers need to make it a successful month of novel writing from start to finish.

2019 Rejection Horror Stories Part 1

Rejection Horror Stories are back, with more literary bad blood and a whole lot of terror. Enjoy Part 1 which features tales from five guest writers.

Sci-Fi Sim Subs

Many speculative fiction venues prohibit simultaneous submissions but not all do. E.J. LeRoy offers a list of markets to try with your latest and greatest.

To the Next Queer Indigenous Eliza So Fellowship Recipient

2019 Eliza So Fellow Lehua Taitano talks story, what you can expect from a writing residency, the importance of community, and more.

How Accepting Mediocrity Helped Me Become a Better Writer

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Book Review: Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer

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