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How to Create a Graphic Novel

How do words and illustrations come together to tell a story? Three graphic novel creators share their inspirations, favorite tools, and approaches to making comics.

Reading Like a Writer

Robopocalypse and Poking at Mystery

“The mystery is illuminated by the poking, the prodding—the drawing of its shape.”

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How To Publish—and Sell—Romance Books

Lygia Day Peñaflor and Amanda Connolly share insight on how to navigate the traditional publishing industry.

Reading Like a Writer

The Butcher of the Forest and Other Kinds of Magic

I think words are always magic. I think it’s why we tell stories.

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Loft Writing Minute: Read Outside Your Reflection

Diving head first into the mass amounts of literary organizations around the country can be a bit discombobulating.

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How to Write A Romance Book

No writer is a master of every genre.

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Loft Writing Minute: Inspiration From Your Inner Child

My love of writing began with my love of reading.

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Loft Writing Minute: Why You Need to Start Sharing Your Writing

Sharing your writing can feel a little like handing over your diary.

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Loft Writing Minute: Finding Your Writing Flow

Watch me get ready to write.

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Loft Writing Minute: What Grounds a Story?

Contemporary writers prompt us to remember that every story has to find its footing.

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How to Become an Award-winning YA Author

Any published author will tell you that finishing the book and (hopefully) securing a book deal are eventually revealed to be merely sequential steps in a writer’s publication journey.

Reading Like a Writer

The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts and Purposeful Ambiguity

I love how we linger on it for a moment, before it connects to a body, before it connects, specifically, to Lele’s body. Or is it her body?

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