Long Live the Paperbacks
I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old man, but it’s a shame that kids these days don’t know the magic of walking into a video store...
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Chris Sturdy
May 15, 20193 min read
We Are What We Read
Some people liken teaching to gardening. A process where a responsive, reflective gardener utilizes their watering can while monitoring...
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Georgia Meagher
May 8, 20192 min read
Breaking the Burnout
We all experience burnout at some point in our lives. We often expect so much of our creative minds that we don’t know what to do when...
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Dan Willis
May 1, 20194 min read
Music for Writing, NO. 6
Elliot Smith: Music was once a ritual that helped signal to my brain, OK, NOW IT’S TIME TO THINK THOUGHTS IN LANGUAGE. Vocal music,...
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Dan Willis
Apr 24, 20193 min read
Music for Writing, NO. 5
Hunter Hobbs: In the first chapter his book Proust and Rilke, E.F.N. Jephcott compiles a body of quotes from notable artists in which...
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Lindsay Lake
Apr 17, 20193 min read
#CoffeeTableBooks
Once a symbol in home decor of culture and intelligence, art books have partially become remnants of a time before people pulled out...
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Lecora Lee
Apr 10, 20193 min read
Yoko Ogawa’s Revenge
Yoko Ogawa is a writer with noticeable skill in surprise denouements. Fans of her earlier works—Hotel Iris and The Diving Pool—will be...
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Peyton Scot
Mar 6, 20196 min read
Ways of Storytelling in Hollywood Cinema vs. Literature
Before we delve into the story telling styles of literature vs. cinema, there are a few caveats I would like to set in place. Normally,...
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Briana Best
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Encouraging People to Read
Why use an audiobook? Audiobooks are great for people who like to read a book on the go. Booktubers listen to their favorite books while...
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Tara Candelaria
Feb 20, 20192 min read
The Top 5 Books on Editing
Let’s face it, we all judge books by their covers. The same is true for writing. Good presentation is key to publication because it shows...
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V. Nicole Dunn
Feb 13, 20193 min read
Finding the Next Book
As a child, I would devour books as voraciously as I would chocolate chip cookies. Every week, I looked forward to going to the library...
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Woosuk Kim
Feb 4, 20194 min read
Eyeglasses
Take them off and there is a blur. Faint images of you on your seventieth birthday, slicing a strawberry cake with a plastic knife....
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Carol Newman
Oct 20, 20181 min read
Okeechobee Spring
In jasmine-scented air, a cormorant glides past me, takes possession of the dock. Palms silhouette the sky. An indigo bunting flash of...
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Tori Dobbs
Oct 17, 20183 min read
The Little Free Library®
A free book? I couldn’t believe it. But as I got closer and inspected the “Take a book, Leave a book” sign on the shed, I realized she was r
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Lindsay Lake
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Upon the Sweeping Flo
Hurricane Florence struck Wilmington, North Carolina on Thursday, September 13th. The rain and winds didn’t stop until Sunday. More...
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Ireland Headrick
Jun 12, 20183 min read
Origin Story
I was six years old, sitting in the backseat of my mom's maroon Nissan Altima, with my nose and eyebrows scrunched in careful scrutiny....
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Dan Willis
May 3, 20183 min read
Music for Writing, No. 4
Many writers listen to music as they write, whether to simply minimize distraction, or to let the mood of the music work its way...
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Don Stutts
Apr 17, 20183 min read
A Writer's Place
Writing is by nature a lonely and singular endeavor, with concentration and focus vital for success. Finding the proper environment to...
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Dan Willis
Apr 14, 20183 min read
Music for Writing, No. 3
Many writers listen to music as they write, whether to simply minimize distraction, or to let the mood of the music work its way...
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Jesse Dodson
Apr 11, 20183 min read
Playing With Craft
The most shocking thing I learned from my Intro to Journalism class was not how to write a lead— that one came in at a close second. The...
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