Meg Dowell

Why Do We Turn Books Into Movies?

Every time a new movie comes out, if there’s a book that came first, people start…

If you’ve never been a part of a writing community online, but are thinking about looking…

Today, especially today, we can’t turn around without hearing about something else amazing you’ve done. Your…

Your friends call you the mysterious poet. You’re constantly typing away, but rarely breathe a single…

It only took three years of confusion, rewrites and anxiety, but I’ve finally done it. I’ve…

I started writing longer fiction probably in middle school. I wrote a lot of little pieces…

Some of you are probably going to judge me for admitting this, but as I was…

Each November, April and July, and maybe some months between here and there, writers gather in…

Beginnings are hard. Endings? They’re just as hard! There’s no set right or wrong way to…

The first rule of writing in villains: never let the villain be the one to reveal…