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Our poetry coach, Caroline Goodwin, published a new poem!

Caroline Goodwin Caroline Goodwin is a poet and essayist based in Montara, California. Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, she holds a BA in biology from The Colorado College and an MFA in Creative Writing from t…

"I assume that by reading this blog, you’ve reached some level of recognition or acceptance that you (yes, you) have an art monster. Maybe it’s still a cute tiny thing, like a baby tiger blind to the world. Or maybe it’s just a quiet voice that you only hear when everything else has stilled."

We love this blog post on the monster inside artists, by coach Diana Xin.

Honoring your art monster – Keep Writing I assume that by reading this, you’ve reached some level of recognition or acceptance that you (yes, you) have an art monster. Maybe…

New today on the OneRoom blog, from coach Diana Xin:

Honoring your art monster – Keep Writing I assume that by reading this, you’ve reached some level of recognition or acceptance that you (yes, you) have an art monster. Maybe…

Rejection is hard! Keep submitting.

What Collecting 100 Rejections Taught Me About Creative Failure My official New Year’s resolution, this year, was to drink more water. My unofficial (i.e., secret and therefore unenforceable) New Year’s resolution was to lose some weight before my wedding this …

Our new fiction coach, Courtney Bird, recently shared this with her members. Elizabeth Gilbert is great at talking about creative fear.

Elizabeth Gilbert — Choosing Curiosity Over Fear Her name is synonymous with "Eat Pray Love." But through the disorienting process of her success, Elizabeth Gilbert has also reflected deeply on the gift and challenge of inhabiting a creative life.

Susan Orlean can teach us a lot about writing.

Susan Orlean on archiving her life, nearly quitting books, and not keeping up with her subjects Susan Orlean’s stories reveal what one reviewer called “the grandeur of the miniature.” She pursues her discrete subjects—a devastating library fire, a seemingly immortal dog, Girl Scouts and 10-year-old American boys and “All My Children”—to their surprising limits. In her books, one ...

Take solace: self doubt is totally normal.

When Even the Greatest of Writers Grapples with Self-Doubt Months before his death in 1939, W. B. Yeats found himself at a crisis point. He was writing many poems; at the same time, he was afraid that he had become a kind of fraud, an impostor, lifelessly …

Big fans of the YA crossover!

Women write fantasy for grown-ups, too Why are female authors’ adult fantasy novels so often marketed at teenagers?

One of our favorite reminders!

Pat Barker: To Be a Writer You Must Resist the Urge to Clean Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls is now available. * What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received? Keep your bum glued to the chair. It’s extraordinary how, if a piece of writing …

Need some motivation and inspiration? Or just a reason to take a break? Check out our series of resources to keep you writing.

Procrasti-links for Writers: 9 Helpful Publications & Columns Part I in a Series of Favorite Resources to Keep You Writing

We believe in creating a writing community. Coach Erica Wright reminds us why it's so important.

"We can handle the loneliness of our writing room, but what about when we’re done for the day?"

7 Reasons to Find Writing Pals – Keep Writing! In my favorite book on writing, The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo suggests, “When you are writing, glance over your shoulder, and you’ll…

"Most practicing writers only write for 1–4 hours per day, and often in smaller chunks."

Writing? You Need Less Time Than You Think. – Keep Writing! There’s a belief that balancing rest and play with your work is actually good for your writing practice.