Poetry, Inspiration & Reading Everything
Published: Fri, 06/09/17
Happy weekend, writers! Today I'm pleased to announce that we've hired yet another talented writing consultant, Adriana Cloud. Adriana is the author…
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On Reading Like a Writer
Published: Sat, 06/03/17
Happy weekend, writers! Today I want to talk about an oft-mentioned but rarely considered (by me) concept: that of "reading like a writer."I've spoken…
Write One True Sentence
Published: Sat, 05/27/17
Happy holiday weekend, writers,Today we have some e citing news to share. In our continuing effort to provide you the best match for our personalized…
Fictional Characters & Real People
Published: Sat, 05/20/17
Happy weekend, writers,Last weekend I had a chance to visit with two people I hadn't seen in twenty years, former co-workers who, without their…
It's WBN Story Club Time!
Published: Sun, 05/07/17
Greetings, writers,Do the words "Short's the best position they is" mean anything to you?If so, you're either already familiar with, and probably…
Rereading Your Old Writing (Gulp)
Published: Sat, 04/29/17
Hello writers and friends,You wanna know one thing that absolutely disgusts me? Head cheese. I don't understand it. It's a jelly made of head meat!…
Who Wants to Write Some Micro Fiction?
Published: Sat, 04/22/17
Happy weekend, writers,One thing I didn't do this week: write.One thing I did do this week: comb through our website's spam folder to see if any legit…
Mid-April Writing Goals Check-In (Sorry)
Published: Sun, 04/16/17
Happy weekend, writers,With Ta Day/Easter/Passover season upon us, we're a little over one-third of the way into the year, which to me seems a great…
Any Club That Would Have Me as a Member
Published: Sat, 04/08/17
Happy Saturday, writers!So here's what I'm thinking: Let's resurrect the long-dormant WBN Book Club, turn it into a short story club, and get super…
The Whys and Hows of the Writer's Hiatus
Published: Thu, 03/30/17
Happy holidays, writers!OK, I know it's not the holidays, or even a holiday. Actually, that's a lie: March 30 is National Turkey Neck Soup Day. It's…