Welcome, Germies, to this month’s writing challenge! This challenge will begin today and will end March 31st. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to …
Hemingway App Helps Writers Get to the Point
“Get to the point.” We’ve either said it or been told to do it. We value the clear and concise. Ernest Hemingway was a master …
Hilarious yet Insightful Writing Wisdom from Author Drew Daywalt
Drew Daywalt is the talented author of the amazing children’s book The Day the Crayons Quit, a New York Times bestseller that can keep both children and adults …
Lauren Oliver to Write Screenplay for ‘Panic’ Film Adaptation
(Lauren Oliver reads chapter one of her novel Panic) Lauren Oliver announced on her blog that she would be writing the screenplay for her popular young adult …
NaNoWriMo Check In
Hey, Germs! We’re in the month of November, which means we have officially begun National Novel Writing Month. I’m doing alright, and I’m enjoying the …
Writing Tips: “The Importance of Writing Twaddle” by Jennifer Niven
Katherine Mansfield once said, “Looking back, I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But far better to write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing …
Are You Ready for NaNoWriMo?
Hey, Germs! Another congratulations to everyone who participated in Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s always awesome to try that sort of thing, and Camp NaNoWriMo is perfect …
Rebel Poem by Arielle Trager
My dad tells me that writing short stories is like walking into a room full of furniture, weaving between the tables and chairs and leaving …
The Importance of Character Diversity in Our Storytelling
David Mack, a writer best known for his freelance Star Trek novels, gets a handful of emails from fans each week. He generally tries to limit …