WRITERS' RUMPUS

3 Ways to Keep Writing Resolutions

January 17, 2017 Kirsti Call

I’ve written resolutions on New Year’s Day faithfully since I was 8 year old. And somehow writing resolutions have almost always appeared. Some years I needed the writing resolutions more than others. Until I got married, I hardly needed them…I have 65 filled journals to prove my writing was free and unfettered!

The Plotter, Pantsed

January 13, 2017 Alumni & Guests

By Dianna Sanchez Recently, I baked banana cookies. I was doing a series of posts on holiday recipes because my book, A Witch’s Kitchen,

Meet Heather Lang, Children’s Author of Lesser-Known Women

January 10, 2017 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Heather, I love that you write children’s books about real women who overcame extraordinary obstacles and never gave up on their dreams. And

World of Books: Turkey and Germany

January 6, 2017 Joyce Audy Zarins

As we start this new year 2017 of writing and illustrating books, consider all the children of this earth. Universal themes underlie the best stories

Book Review: BIG MAGIC: Creative Living Beyond Fear

January 3, 2017 Marianne Knowles

I didn’t expect to read about being creative over my holiday vacation week. I expected to BE creative, to do some writing during a family

Happy Holidays & Round-Up of Featured Christmas Books

December 23, 2016 Marianne Knowles

Writers’ Rumpus is taking a break for the winter holiday season. We’ll resume our regular Tuesday and Friday posting schedule the first week of 2017.

Meet #kidlit debut middle grade author, Alyson Gerber

December 13, 2016 Carol Gordon Ekster

Carol Gordon Ekster: I had the pleasure of living in the same town as Alyson and watching her grow up into a beautiful, intelligent, and

So You Didn’t Win #NaNoWriMo

December 9, 2016 Alumni & Guests

By Dana Nuenighoff With end of November last week, many people in the writing community struggled with finishing their 50K word goal for NaNoWriMo. If

Odyssey Online Writing Courses: Intense Focus, Great Results

December 6, 2016 Marianne Knowles

Last winter my novel got wrung out, taken apart, and put back together. It was praised and constructively critiqued by classmates from nearby towns and

World of Books: Picture Books from Cuba

December 2, 2016 Joyce Audy Zarins

Recently I traveled almost the length of Cuba on a people to people, educational tour, something only possible recently because I am an American.

YA’LL FEST Recap

November 29, 2016 Alumni & Guests

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. -Stephen King By Dana Nuenighoff Stephen

Ideas for marketing your book – swag bags, mail outs, and first-class stamps!

November 25, 2016 Alumni & Guests

GUEST POST by Hazel Mitchell Your book is coming out, and it’s coming at you fast! It’s always the way, you think you’ve plenty of

Perseverance

November 22, 2016 Alumni & Guests

By Kristine Carlson Asselin Perseverance. It might be my favorite word. I’ve blogged about it before, here (talking about querying) and here (talking about rejection).