Writing

Teachers are leveraging the power of gaming to turn even reluctant student writers into enthusiastic storytellers.

Liberty Elementary School 2nd grade teacher, Karen Arnold, shares how she helps develop a passion for writing. From setup and teacher/student tools, to first...

Writing well is hard, but Steven Pinker managed to boil the essentials down to just 13 tweet-length tips.

I’ve recently passed my 94th published book, and SEVENFOLD SWORD: GUARDIAN will be my 95th.  I’ve come to realize something. There’s a lot of advice for new and new-ish writers, b…

2019 is shaping up to be an incredible year for science fiction and fantasy fans, with new books from established writers like James S.A. Corey, Ann Leckie, William Gibson, and Kameron Hurley, as well as newcomers like Chen Quifan, Arkady Martine, and Cadwell Turnbull.

Writing is a process, not a one-and-done event. When a student is writing their first draft, it is important that they simply get their id...

Most of us need to write every day. Here are a few tips to make it less painful.

It may once have been synonymous with writing, but it’s time to seek the uncorrupted writing experience elsewhere

Effective opening scenes orient your reader to a story’s core conflict while raising pertinent questions about the plot to come. Most often, we writers achieve this through devising a scene in the …

All writers need a helping hand now and again – and having the best tools at your fingertips can make a huge difference.

Writer’s Workshop 2.0 Leveraging GoogleTools https://goo.gl/xekTqZ

When you tell people you’re a writer, one of two things will happen. Either they instantly assume that you earn big bucks or they give you…

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master — Ernest Hemingway

What does it mean to be caring in online spaces and how is this related to sharing?

Learn how to outline a novel that will ensure that you finish your draft without running into the dreaded writer's block.

Writing a book is a skill. That means it's something you can practice and get better at. It doesn't take years to write a book — in fact, it's possible to write an entire book in just 100 days. Find out from writers who are finishing their books how to write a book in three and a half months.

Reflections on being a freelance writer versus writing for the sake of writing

In Part 2 of our FilmAid broadcast, Scott Beggs from FilmSchoolRejects joins us to chat with writer/director David Wain about his thoughts on LARPing, his most powerful filmgoing experiences, and the making of Children's Hospital. If you want to support the cause we're promoting, please head over to filmaid.org/slashfilm and donate! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail…

In its April issue, a writer at The Atlantic makes the argument that “retweets are trash.” Whereas once if you wanted to repeat something someone

Learn how students can capture their learning and show what they know through video. This powerful medium is for students of all ages and a perfect way to building confidence as writers.