Hobbit Day
June 14, 2026
Hobbit Day is September 22. What Tolkien's hobbits teach about character and worldbuilding, an honest take from a writer who never read The Hobbit.
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ObservancesPaperback Book Day: Why Physical Books Still Matter to Writers
February 14, 2026
July 30 is Paperback Book Day. A 113-book author on why paperbacks changed publishing and why physical books still matter.
ObservancesNational Book Lovers Day: August 9th
February 14, 2026
Every year on August 9th, book lovers celebrate the written word. Here's why this day matters, ten must-read books, and a nod to the writers behind the scenes.
ObservancesBad Poetry Day: Why Writing Terrible Verse Makes You a Better Writer
February 12, 2026
August 18 is Bad Poetry Day. Why writing badly on purpose is one of the best exercises a writer can do. Vogons welcome.
MemoirsSetting Writing Goals That Actually Produce Finished Books
February 12, 2026
Set a writing resolution in January and you have likely broken it by March, because resolutions are gym memberships in disguise, all enthusiasm and no structure. The fix is not more willpower; it is goals instead of resolutions. Here is…
ObservancesMerry Christmas: A Writer’s Holiday
February 12, 2026
How a 113-book author uses the 24 days before Christmas as a creative advent calendar, why Christmas Day is for reflection not production.
ObservancesIndependence Day: What Freedom Means to a Writer
February 12, 2026
A writer's reflection on Independence Day, from childhood fireworks to Big Bear Lake, from grandfather's POW camp to the freedom to build a career out of words
ObservancesNational Library Card Signup Month: A Writer’s Best Free Resource
February 11, 2026
September is National Library Card Signup Month. Why every writer needs a library card and how libraries shaped one author's career.
ObservancesNational Ghostwriters Week: What 54+ Projects Taught Me About the Invisible Craft
February 11, 2026
A ghostwriter with 54 completed projects and 113+ published books on what the profession looks like from the inside. March 1-7 is National Ghostwriters Week.
ObservancesNational Coloring Book Day: A Publisher’s Perspective on the Art Form
February 11, 2026
A publisher of 20 coloring books on what makes them work, why adults need them, and how real dancers became line art.
ObservancesThanksgiving Writing: History, Fiction, and the Family Pressure Cooker
February 11, 2026
Thanksgiving hands a writer everything at once: gratitude and guilt, warmth and dysfunction, food, family, and a tangle of uncomfortable history. It has fueled stories since long before it was a national holiday. Here is how books and movies have…
ObservancesSeptember 11th: A Writer’s Tribute
February 11, 2026
A personal remembrance of September 11, 2001, the day that changed everything, and why the stories from that day must continue to be told.