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Writers, Let’s Not Sit at the Typewriter and Bleed
One of the biggest parts of my personal development and therapy journeys has been tackling the ugliest beliefs I have about myself. And that’s my identity as a writer.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFAabout 22 hours ago in Writers
The Conversation
“I’m sorry to disturb you, AllMother.” “It is no disturbance to see you again; I sensed you down the hall. Come in, fear not, sit – and speak to me of what’s on your mind, my son.”
By David Muñoz11 days ago in Writers
4WORDS Presents Our Winter Showcase
Calling all writers, storytellers, musicians and artists! 4WORDS is holding our first ever virtual open mic and art exhibit.
By J. Delaney-Howe10 days ago in Writers
Unofficial Challenge: Who do you Actually want to Be?
Hey all, Just wanted to let you know, I am pushing the closing date until February 3rd as I am on trip for school and I won't be back until the third anyway. So you all officially have 2 MORE WEEKS, best of luck and I look forward to reading all the entries when I get home 💛
By Tanya Lei13 days ago in Writers
The Rejection Letter
I worked on a chapbook proposal over several months: synopsis, artist’s vision, budget, digital manuscript, cover letter, publishing history, chapbook prototype, details regarding paper, printing, binding.
By Marie Wilson23 days ago in Writers
What I learned about Vocal Challenges from...
The first cinema visit of last year was to see A Complete Unknown, with Timothee Chalamet playing Bob Dylan so well that it became one of my films of the year. It even won The Rachel for best musical biopic.
By Rachel Robbins26 days ago in Writers
Full, Fat, and Feeling Good
As we reach the last day of the year, I’m feeling a little full and fat, but also content with my life. Looking back on 2025, I might still be unemployed, but I feel I’ve achieved a lot.
By Sandy Gillmanabout a month ago in Writers
Lalam
Some words annoy me because I don't like the sound of them, don't like the implications, or don't like the way they are used or overused. In the days when I used to read film reviews, I learnt to hate the word 'coruscating.' The first time I read a film review that talked about a 'coruscating script' I had to look the word up, which was irritating. Why do intellectuals have to rub their smug aren't-I-oh-so-clever shit into our ignorant noses? That is a rhetorical question, btw, as we all know why.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Writers
It's Winter
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercise for Fiction Writers prompts The Exercise —Write a scene involving two characters. Have the point-of-view character presume something entirely different about the situation from what the other character's overt behavior seems to imply. For example, a landlord comes to visit, and the tenant suspects that it isn't a visit but an inspection. Make up several situations in which one character can fantasize or project or suspect or even fear what another character is thinking. The Objective - To show how your characters can use their imaginations to interpret the behavior and dialogue of other characters.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Writers
Published in Portrait of New England
My quest to find many publications with prestige to submit to has worked out even better than I thought. I was searching for more publications with more prestige in order to bolster my resume. I truly thought I'd try this for a year and not get published anywhere... maybe if I was lucky... in one of them. And I was OK with that... I was just going to try again the following year, and the year after that, and so on.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabileabout a month ago in Writers
Looking 4Words
“Sometimes softness is what leads to change.” A quote by, well, me. Why? Because not everything has to be loud and done with a bang. While simulatenously, too much is too loud and filled with banging (of metal, bodies, heads…)
By Oneg In The Arctic2 months ago in Writers
Untitled
I pat my brows with a handkerchief I fancy, and I think about the plight we are in today; it makes me squirm. In all my words you seek to find a formula, but your ledgers are filled with trending tabs (ephemeral tallies). You make me feel like I should be held in a box. It is impossible for someone to grow or be better than they were yesterday; simply by choice, they wish to step back and publish a little slower, less frequently.
By Caitlin Charlton2 months ago in Writers