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Uncover the Magic of Minnesota Through a Writer's Eyes: A Journey from Sinclair Lewis to Today's Twin Cities.

Learn how to transform your diary into an autobiography with author Harry Bingham. Discover the art of blending personal anecdotes with universal themes, and craft a narrative as compelling as it is authentic.

Navigate the tension between your creativity and the ever-present inner critic to understand what's truly stifling your voice. Mary Lanham breaks down how to nurture your creative soul and let your authentic narratives come to life.

Delve into the crucial role of in-person interviews to make your prose pulse with life.

What does it take to handle criticism and edits with grace? Learn what it takes to possess and practice this essential skill for writers.

Discover the importance of stretching your writing limits and trying new genres as a writer in this introspective blog post detailing a journalist's personal experiences and challenges.

Want to tighten up your writing? Find out why using words like 'just' and 'perhaps' could be holding you back, and how to eliminate them from your manuscript.

Even if a first draft is terrible, it exists. It’s something you can work with. A sculpture can’t sculpt without clay. A first draft is your hunk of clay. It’s not supposed to look like the Venus de Milo yet.

In this first in a blog series, Jaclyn Youhana Garver explores six things she learned from journalism that helps her creative writing practice.

Sometimes as writers we work on small things—some flash fiction, an essay or short story. We do a pretty good job managing our time and finishing our work. But then there are times when our dreams are bigger, and we want to tackle a large writing project—like a novel or a memoir.

Statistics reveal that the number of roaming workers continues to increase, with practitioners reporting increased
productivity and monetary savings. Working while traveling may seem like a distant dream, but you can make your
fantasy a reality. 

William Faulkner said in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, “…the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself […] alone can make great writing…” It’s a profound and powerful claim. As writers, we might fully embrace Faulkner’s idea while wondering how, exactly, do I portray the human heart?