Christine Yu’s Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes is out now from Riverhead Books. She sat down to answer questions on women in sports, athletic development, and research for her book.

Rachel Corsini’s debut novel Sushi and Sea Lions (Creative James Media) was published in May. She sat down to answer questions on disillusionment, self-discovery, and vulnerability.

jason b. crawford’s debut full-length poetry book, Year of the Unicorn Kidz, is out from Sundress Publications. They sat down to answer questions about the intersections of identity, gender, and sexuality, vulnerability in poetry, and the therapeutic value of dance.

Wendy Wimmer’s debut short story collection, Entry Level, won the 2021 Fiction Prize from Autumn House Press. She sat down to answer questions on identity, loneliness, and her writing process.

Learn ways to break out of creative slumps and learn new strategies to help you unlock inspiration.

Diane Billas’s debut YA novel, Does Love Always Win?, is available for pre-order from Creative James Media. She sat down to answer questions on writing YA, music in books, and her favorite Gen Z slang.

If you’re first getting started as a writer, a writing routine can help you establish a habit of writing regularly, improving your productivity and creativity. Learn how to develop your own.

Tucker Leighty-Phillips’ debut fiction chapbook, Maybe This Is What I Deserve, won the 2022 Fiction Chapbook Contest judged by Isle McElroy from Split/Lip Press. Maybe This Is What I Deserve releases in June 2023 from Split/Lip Press. He sat down to answer questions about the universe in literature, the rhythm and cadence of his words, and the inspirations behind his stories.

Not all editing is created equal. Before hiring an editor, learn the different types of editing, including developmental edits, line edits, copyedits, and proofreading.

Christine Sneed’s novel, Please Be Advised: A Novel in Memos, was released in October 2022 from 7.13 Books. She sat down to answer questions on humor, her writing process, and office memos.

Ekphrastic poetry is poetry inspired by works of art. Learn how to write it from a guest post by Tiffany Herron.

BeeLyn Naihiwet’s full-length poetry book, Plenty., is out from FinishingLine Press. She sat down to answer questions about the personal and the universal, the power and destruction of love, and the intersections of identity and gender.

Prose poetry is the marriage of prose and poetry. Learn how to write it from a guest post by Tiffany Herron.

Katie Manning’s poetry collection, Hereverent, is out now from Agape Editions. She sat down to answer questions on her collection, line breaks in poetry, and what’d she’d be if she wasn’t a rhinoceros.

In a story, theme is the why and topic is the what. Learn how to determine the difference.

Anne Barngrover’s poetry collection, Everwhen, is out now from the University of Akron Press. She sat down to answer questions on time, hope and grief, and poetry style.

There are no strict rules for writing character conversations, but here are some tricks to writing great dialogue.

Zephaniah Sole’s novel, A Crime in the Land of 7,000 Islands, is out from Black Spring Press. He sat down to answer questions on his book, exploitation, and generational trauma.

The three main points of view in fiction are first person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Learn which point of view is right for your story.

Gloria Beth Amodeo’s debut memoir, God’s Ex-Girlfriend, is available from IG Publishing. She sat down to answer questions on audience, revisiting the past, and the balance of the personal vs. the critical in memoir.