National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is April. Why writing a single poem, even badly, makes you a sharper prose writer. A non-poet's case for trying the form.
ObservancesNational Poetry Month is April. Why writing a single poem, even badly, makes you a sharper prose writer. A non-poet's case for trying the form.
ObservancesWorld Poetry Day is March 21. An honest take from a prose writer who doesn't love most poetry, on what poetry is for and what every writer can steal from it.
ObservancesNational Grammar Day is March 4. Why grammar matters, when breaking the rules is right, and how to keep your writing clean with editors and tools.
ObservancesNational Nonfiction Day is the first Thursday in November. Why nonfiction matters, what makes it good, and why the best reason to write it is not sales.
ObservancesNational Authors Day is November 1. One discouraging teacher, a long climb through ghostwriting, and why becoming an author is something you claim.
ObservancesBanned Books Week is late September. A personal story about being denied The Grapes of Wrath in high school, and why the fight over reading still matters.
ObservancesWorld Book and Copyright Day is April 23. It celebrates books and the copyright that protects them. What every author should know about the rights they own.
ObservancesNaNoWriMo shut down, but the November writing challenge lives on. Why writing a book in a month works, and how to actually finish one this year.
ObservancesJuly 30 is Paperback Book Day. A 113-book author on why paperbacks changed publishing and why physical books still matter.
ObservancesEvery 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.
ObservancesAugust 18 is Bad Poetry Day. Why writing badly on purpose is one of the best exercises a writer can do. Vogons welcome.
ObservancesHow a 113-book author uses the 24 days before Christmas as a creative advent calendar, why Christmas Day is for reflection not production.
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