I hate mindless chain letters (and they’re all mindless). But when Paul Beaumont, author of A Brief Eternity invited me to participate in a so-called “Writing Process blog tour,” it made sense. I had ...

For the past couple months, I've had vivid dreams that linger into the following day about a mashup of various things -- ranging from characters to dream destinations to animals that aren't fully ...

Practice in the original composition of poetry supplemented by the reading and analysis of standard works. Each student is expected to prepare a manuscript each week. There will be a weekly workshop ...

In a Monday talk, Turkish author and journalist Elif Batuman told aspiring writers there is no need to feel ashamed for being “embarrassing and awkward” at a young age. Batuman, who holds a doctorate ...

In a 1993 interview with The Paris Review about her writing practice, Toni Morrison spoke of how she achieved the literary feat that is her novel “Jazz.” “I thought of myself as like the jazz musician ...

We love books at Local On 2 and we love speaking with authors about their process. The Porch is an organization that does just that! The Porch is an open community for writers and readers to gather ...

We tend to think of an artistic pursuit as only happening in an artistic medium, but I no longer think that. I spent 17 years dancing professionally and became an executive and entrepreneur in the ...

The shiny, polished pop of today sometimes sounds effortless, as if it hatched fully realized from the keyboards of genius producers. But just because the technology is different doesn't mean the ...

Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and storyteller at the intersection of technology and the humanities, investigating how perspective can enhance, rather than overstimulate, ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The MFA in Creative Writing at UW provides an intensive course of study in prose—from fiction to nonfiction to hybrid forms. Our interdisciplinary program further develops students’ skills to prepare ...