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Entries for 'writing'

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Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: BookCon is back at the Javits Center after a long hiatus
Writing
Reedsy Blog: Reedsy vs Spines - which publishing path fits your book?
Writing
LitReactor rounds up nine standout writing tools for 2026
Writing
Scriptnotes 731 asks what characters are running from (not just what they want)
Writing
Kill Zone guest post: cause and effect as story momentum (not bead-on-a-string plotting)
Writing
Clarion West introduces 2026 featured artist Michelle Zhuang
Publishing
Jane Friedman guest post: ghosting your own book when publication terrifies you
Writing
Writer's Digest April PAD Challenge day 18: write a reconsideration poem
Rights and Policy
ALCS: V.S. Pritchett Prize winner Hannah Webb on short fiction and bookselling
Writing
Reedsy publishes a practical speculative-fiction primer with subgenre examples
Writing
FundsforWriters: how to raise rates with long-standing freelance clients
Writing
Reedsy breaks down where author income actually comes from
Culture and News
Author Update highlights claims that AI tools can subtly reshape author voice
Culture and News
Why can't human editors identify AI?
Writing
Writer's Digest May/June 2026 cover reveal spotlights "Write Like a Pro" and 101 Best Websites
Writing
Cause and effect: The story chain reaction (guest post by Lindsey Hughes)
Publishing
Paying for Exposure on Social Media: What Not to Do
Publishing
Teach Your Book: Designing a Class Around Your Memoir
Culture and News
Writing in the interim language: Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Barzini in conversation
Culture and News
What knitting has taught me about writing
Culture and News
Lit Hub asks: five authors, seven questions (April 2026)
Culture and News
James Wolff on why espionage is impossibly messy
Culture and News
R.M. Caldwell on a Regency-era Fast & Furious and neurodivergence
Culture and News
Southern noir and narrative therapy with Heather Harper Ellett
Culture and News
The celebrity compound as contemporary gothic mansion
Writing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing: Plugging in Mental Modules