When Honest Writing Finds Unexpected Recognition
A writer’s journey of sharing raw poetry and its surprising selection from 100,000 entries in an international competition.
When Life Outdoes Comedy Writing Reality Beats Jokes
Humor writers face reality’s absurd improv – learn to map life’s madness into comedy gold with proven techniques that transform frustration into laughter.
Crafting Believable Fictional Swear Words That Build Worlds
Master the art of creating fictional curse words that reveal your world’s culture, fears and beliefs through strategic profanity design.
How Great Writers Craft Sentences That Stick
Unlock the secrets behind powerful writing by studying how top authors create memorable prose with precision and rhythm.
A Writer’s Journey from Rice Fields to Stories
How a South Indian village girl turned family fears into literary fuel through stolen library hours and inherited storytelling wisdom.
Embrace the Messy Magic of First Draft Writing
Professional writers reveal why imperfect first drafts lead to breakthrough ideas, with neuroscience-backed techniques to overcome perfectionism.
Reviving Your Story’s Skinny Middle
Practical strategies to strengthen weak middle sections in your writing, turning narrative gaps into creative opportunities for richer storytelling.
Between Glass and Sky
A writer’s reflection on observation, exile and the fragile membrane separating life from literature in rainy moments
Love Lingers in Your Writing
How emotional memories shape creative work and why some people become recurring characters in our stories
Finding Wholeness in Broken Things
A writer’s surreal campus discovery of a plaster arm becomes a meditation on beauty in fragmentation and unconventional journeys