Writing a novel is something that many people try, and even more people think about. The most important thing to know before you start is that you don't have a novel inside you. It emerges only as you ...

For Elizabeth McCracken, writing a novel requires attention to matters as small as punctuation and as capacious as the imagined world her characters inhabit.

If you have an idea for a book need a little help to get you going it might be worth turning to AI to help you flesh out your idea. Using AI, specifically ChatGPT-4, to write a book can be a highly ...

After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so ...

The novelist and writing tutor delivers bracing advice that demolishes familiar ‘stick to what you know’ nostrums Trope, POV, backstory, character arc. In the 30 years since I was a student of that ...

Through epic tales of love, sprawling maps of castles, and endless puzzles of mystery, writers can bring fleshed-out worlds to life using different techniques.  While writing, Iowa City area authors ...