A poem to celebrate the new year by Alicia Suskin Ostriker.

One thing that it is commonly agreed upon at writer’s and artist’s conferences and books about craft is that those who somehow make it in the art and book world are those who possess one trait above all others: perseverance.

Advice for Aspiring Writers from Alice Munro, a woman about whom Cynthia Ozick wrote, “She is our Chekhov, and is going to outlast most of her contemporaries.”

Seeking Sara Summers is a delightful work of fiction that mirrors the very real struggles that women face in our day-to-day lives.

You’ve probably heard the aphorism that “Luck is opportunity meeting preparedness.” A lot of people aren’t prepared, so when an opportunity comes their way and they aren’t prepared to act on it, they “aren’t lucky.”

Top 10 Quotes about Writing and Creativity. Including quotes by Willa Cather, Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Nora Ephron and more.