"To be a writer, I have to watch. I need to notice, take in, and respond to the world around me—in multiple ways, not just from a single perspective. Imagination, purpose, and voice guide me." - Barbara Linn Probst

Other authors aren’t the competition, they’re assets. They can help you find your audience, build your readership, and cross promote for a win-win.

Jenny Hansen shares 6 inspiring reasons why she's stayed involved with Writers In the Storm for more than a decade.

The New Normal that the pandemic has cause doesn't have to cripple your creativity. Inspiration can still be found, it's the focus that's changed.

Ellen Buikema offers seven "rules of the YA road" and examples of YA fiction in nine different genres. Most important of all: be sure your characters achieve maximum growth.