Have you heard of bucket filling? In a nutshell it’s the daily action of being kind to others and the good feels that come with lifting others up. Now imagine that bucket is your writing soul, heart, or whatever you want to call it. Every time you succeed or do...
With social media, apps, and all the different software available today, it's amazing to think about what a long way writing has come thanks to technology. Katie Engen has created an infographic to show how the evolution of writing technology parallels the stages of the writing process. Your time is...
We’re hosting special public live events in the weeks leading up to WriteOnCon 2019 (which will take place from February 8-10, 2019). Though you won’t need to purchase conference admission to attend, these should be good examples of the content you would expect at the conference—think of them as a...
Fantasy is a popular genre that has been booming in the book industry for decades (thank you, Tolkien); however, what exactly qualifies as fantasy? Fantasy is defined as imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters. Yet as broad as that sounds, many readers might hear the term and...
In case you missed it: we’ll be hosting special public live events in the weeks leading up to WriteOnCon 2019 (which will take place from February 8-10, 2019). These will be open to the public and free of charge. Though you won’t need to purchase conference admission to attend, these...
Today (January 4) at 10 am EST WriteOnCon is offering a special preview live event! Author Kosoko Jackson will be joining us to talk about "How to Use Diverse Writing as a Form of Resistance and How to Claim Your Own Authentic Experience". Attending is easy - and costs nothing!...
Though 2018 is almost over, WriteOnCon 2019 is still a little while away (February 8-10, 2019). However, we are excited to announce that we will have some special public live events in the weeks leading up to the big weekend! These special events will run just like our other live events:...
A Visit from St. Critic: A Writer’s Christmas Eve ~with thanks & respect to Clement C. Moore’s original, A Visit from St. Nicholas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a keyboard was stirring, not a pen, not a mouse; The manuscript was printed by Yours...
With Christmas just around the corner, you’ve likely just finished or are scrambling to finish choosing the perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones…but don’t forget to treat yourself, too! We’ve rounded up some of the quirkiest, cleverest, and just-plain-coolest gifts for writers around the Internet. Writer Emergency Pack ($19)...
Representation matters, and fortunately we, as a society, are receiving more positive outcomes especially in the young adult literature genres. We are able to see the recognition Angie Thomas’s The Hate You Give and Nicole Yoon’s Everything, Everything received, so why not continue the train? I have a small list...
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