Part 4: What It Feels Like to Publish a Book 20 Years in the Making

An invitation to use sound to amp up your stories

Music unlocks stories in ways that text alone can’t. Join author Liz SanFilippo Hall for an hour of creative writing inspired by sound.

When you decide to pivot, life changes… but not as fast as you’d expect

All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker intimidated me, and not just because of its behemoth size, clocking in at nearly 600 pages. I also don’t read many thrillers, because I feel like they ofte...

And how I learned I was asking the wrong question

I grew up going to Northern Michigan in the summer, and so has my husband. Now, my kids have ‘inherited’ these precious weeks that we spend up north with our families. We spent one week on Lake Michig...

Reframing the Stories We Tell Ourselves

The more I talk about my writing and my work, the more I keep hearing things like: I love learning about how people write. I never knew that about the publishing process! I’m obsessed with hearing how...

Author Lisa Maggiore always knew she wanted to write, but growing up, she never encountered authors and struggled to see it as a realistic path, especially after giving birth to her oldest daughter an...

Along with some hints about what I'm editing

Summer Writing Progress Looks Different

Drumroll, please!

And what it means for my creative writing