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Dive into the best journaling books, guiding you through self-reflection, creativity, and life's intricate journeys.

Inspired by personal experiences, author Kyla Zhao discusses how to write a protagonist leading a double life.

New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood discusses how a step in the publishing process helped her combine plotting and pantsing in her writing.

With a background in caretaking, education, and counseling, author Lynne Reeves has spent years observing the lives of those around her and how they are impacted socially and culturally. Here, she discusses why (and how) she writes issue-driven fiction.

Being asked to write a tie-in novel for something that exists in another form—movies, video games, TV shows, and more—can be both daunting and exciting. Here, author Kate Heartfield shares five tips for writing a tie-in novel.

Author and poet Michael Loveday defines this hybrid form and offers examples of the novella-in-flash throughout history.

Respecting its history, learning from others, and more—author Yaffa S. Santos shares five things to consider when retelling a traditional folk tale.

When authors choose to work together to write a single story, the process goes from a solitary act to one of collaboration and compromise. Here, authors Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, and Ariel Lawhon share six things to keep in mind about the collaborative writing process.

Music can play a major role across all genres of writing. Here, writer and musician Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch shares eight things every writer should know about classical music.

Award-winning author Christopher David Rosales shares strategies and examples for infusing your fiction with real culture the reader can feel.