What’s popular this week may not be a few months from now. Should we chase trends? Ellen Buikema shares issues with chasing trends and experimenting with them.

It’s tempting to continue research, ending up with a big pile of resources and not enough time to do anything with them. Here are some better options.

There are things writers do: eat, dream, write if the muse is good to us–-and handle rejection. Ellen shares ways to cope and deal with literary rejection.

Audiobooks can bring a story to life, immersing you in the story while resting the eyes. They are great tools to access literature.

Stephen King said, "If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." So... "What's on YOUR reading list?"