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The Writing Life

Negative Capability: What It Is and How to Access It

By Sean Glatch | September 30, 2024 | 5
john keats and negative capability

What is “negative capability”? In brief, when we as writers or artists are able to allow complexities and uncertainties in our work—without trying to resolve them—we are expressing negative capability.…

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What is Free Writing? + Prompts to Elevate Your Writing Process

By Sean Glatch | September 9, 2024 | 3
what is free writing?

If you’re trying to write but can’t get the words flowing, free writing can jumpstart the writing process. Free writing is a no-pressure method of simply getting words on the…

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Creative Writing Classes for Adults: Everything to Know Before You Enroll

By Sean Glatch | July 30, 2024 | 0
online creative writing classes for adults

There are hundreds of creative writing classes for adults, both online and in a city near you. Adult learners looking to work on their writing skills will find no shortage…

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The Hardest Part of Being a Writer

By Frederick Meyer | July 24, 2024 | 16
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Earlier this month, we asked writers from all walks of life: “What’s the biggest thing holding you back in your writing?” One hundred forty-four answered us. Among twenty options—everything from…

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Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

By Elle LaMarca | July 15, 2024 | 2
Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

Keeping a wellness journal allows us to monitor our health in a way that’s both freeing and healing. Traditionally, journaling is a way to keep a written record of our…

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Creative Writing Programs: Finding the Right Fit for Your Learning

By Sean Glatch | July 1, 2024 | 0
mfa creative writing programs

Creative writing programs give writers the knowledge and confidence they need to write effectively. It used to be that the MFA was the primary avenue for career-oriented writers to develop…

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Writer’s Block: What Causes Writer’s Block, and How to Overcome It

By Frederick Meyer | May 21, 2024 | 15
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Writer’s block—having difficulty producing new writing—affects almost every writer at some point, and it can be debilitating for our creativity. If you’ve explored creative writing, I probably don’t have to…

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How to Set SMART Writing Goals for 2024

By Frederick Meyer | December 26, 2023 | 5
smart writing goals

Happy 2024! We hope this year will be full of writing for you—and if you’re like us, you’ve even got writing goals among your New Year’s Resolutions. One thing to…

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How to Write a Novel

By Jack Smith and Sean Glatch | September 18, 2023 | 6
how to write a novel

The novel form is a large, unwieldy, towering project, and if you find yourself wondering how to write a novel, you might already be daunted by the project’s size and…

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Takeaways from AWP 2023

By The Writers.com Staff | March 14, 2023 | 3
AWP 2023 open your mind book

Our staff just got back from AWP 2023, a huge annual literary conference that was held in Seattle this year. To start with, here are the equivalent of 9,000 words…

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