Discover the weird and wonderful writing sanctuaries of some of your favourite authors
Tom Root was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, under Aaron Shikler N.A. and Deane G. Keller, and at Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Early on, Tom was interested in being a part of a contemporary figurative revival. He loved historic portraiture but intensely disliked modern formula-based commercial portraiture and desired to see contemporary portraiture reconnected with fine art. This has been the goal of much of his work.
Attention Writer/Artist friends: If you are a regular reader of this blog or if I have read your poetry on your site, and if you have books available in print, please leave brief summaries o…
You may as well ask why do painters paint, or sculptors sculpt. Like them, we have a burning desire within us to produce something for posterity. In our case, for your reading pleasure. The serious…
Here at the Literary Hub office, pretty much every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day. Or so we hope and dream. Sometimes, when we’re lucky, we do have a dog in the office: our current Editoria…
Recent and upcoming published work, including articles, poetry, devotions, and drama
Martial artist Eric Primm discusses realistic fighting skills and abilities for fiction writers.
“That is the creative artist —a penalty of the creative artist —wanting to make order out of chaos.”
Wait – being a writer of books is a job in itself, isn’t it? The fact of the matter is that many writers don’t make enough money from their books to live off their writing (comfortably …
Must-read: What Is A Plot? – A Writer’s Resource
Selected blog-posts of creative writing advice from my blog: Adventures in Indie Publishing.
Broke-Ass Stuart is now accepting fiction submissions! Here's a short guide to what we are looking for. CONTENT & STYLE We're looking for stories that surprise us. Your words should grip the reader from the first sentence and never let go. Remember that the average online reader has
Know how to write a book. This is a comprehensive guide for all beginners to become writers and authors, either through traditional or self-publishing.
There are thousands of incredible artists, but not every one of them can make you think about life, society, and the future. Joey Guidone is a 33-year-old illustrator from Italy who, in his free time, loves hiking in the Alps around his town.
In January 1962, Jack Kerouac wrote a piece for Writer's Digest asking, "Are Writers Made or Born?" Here are some quotes from that article. What do you think?
As manufacture of typewriters comes to a close, look back at some of the iconic images of authors at their keyboards
Looking for inspiration as a creative or artist? Check out my top picks for books in this video! I'll show you my favorite reads and explain how they've helped me stay creative and motivated.
Salman Rushdie on what the books “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Catch-22,” by Joseph Heller, and others tell us about the nature of war and humanity.
Become a better creative writer with The Write Practice. Find the best writing lessons, get timed writing prompts and exercises, and then publish your writing in our community to get feedback.
Garden View Writing Desk Position a natural wood desk by large windows in your she shed to create an inspirational setting with a beautiful garden view. It’s the perfect spot for writing or getting lost in a book, surrounded by nature.
“I had taken it for granted that I was a man of genius since I was about thirteen.”
"If," written by manly writer Rudyard Kipling, is an amazingly insightful poem on the attributes of what makes a man a man.
Read a list of American novelist and short story writer T.C. Boyle's favorite books on violence, including work by William Faulkner and James Dickey.
This article shares 5 ways to overcome writer's block.
Ritual has the power to be the rocket booster of personal change, transformation, and progress.
Cut-out & keep: some things to consider when writing dialogue
From tiny writing desks to giant painting studios, the only thing all of these creative studios have in common is that they inspired their successful inhabitants to create greatness.
In this post, discover 40 empowering affirmations for writers to affirm your worthiness and connect to your creativity within.
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery spotlights 24 authors, including Lorraine Hansberry, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston
