Editor’s note: Poynter announced that the newly renamed 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes will feature a category honoring longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark and recognizing compelling short writing ...

Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and storyteller at the intersection of technology and the humanities, investigating how perspective can enhance, rather than overstimulate, ...

For Elizabeth McCracken, writing a novel requires attention to matters as small as punctuation and as capacious as the ...

As you might already know when writing books it is extremely important authors maintain consistency and depth in their storytelling. This is particularly crucial in complex narratives such as series, ...

Writing short stories presents a unique challenge, requiring a careful balance of creativity, structure, and brevity. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), writers now have access to tools ...

Write a story in which the narrator refuses to tell the story. Permit the narrator to come close to telling the story—perhaps ...

Imagine this: You’re a writer working on a script or—better yet—you’ve just finished your latest draft. You’ve spent months crafting characters, structuring plot, and developing story. You put the ...