How do you cope with a blank page? NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Elizabeth McCracken about her new book, "A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction." ...

Author and English professor Elizabeth McCracken, published her newest book, “A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction,” on ...

Despite their differences, both authors agree that writing is hard work and provide a mix of inspiration and practical ...

Every morning, after I’ve secured the intravenous drip from the coffee pot into my arm, I knock out a couple of hours of fiction writing. That’s not exactly surprising as I’m a science-fiction author ...

A flash fiction contest hosted by The Hopkins Review uses short stories to push the boundaries of psychology research ...

Our workshops introduce you to the craft of writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Over the course of a semester, you will learn ways of shaping stories and poems through various exercises ...

For the sci-fi nerds, Robert A. Heinlein needs no introduction. He was one of the Big Three English sci-fi writers of the 20th century, alongside Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.

In a workshop to discuss how academic and creative writing are related, my colleagues and I spent most of our time talking about guilt. All of us felt guilty about the hours we had spent writing ...

Elizabeth Strout’s fiction heals without spectacle. Through quiet lives, restrained prose and unresolved emotions, her novels offer recognition rather than reassurance. This feature examines how ...