Women’s Representation At Big Publications Is Actually Dropping

Female authors are even less likely to get their books reviewed at The New York Times Book Review and other highbrow outlets than they were in 2010.

Anna North 2 months ago 1 response

21 Prime Examples Of Penmanship Porn

Salacious stroking like you’ve never seen before. It’s just so beautiful.

Tanner Ringerud 2 months ago 136 responses

The Stages Of National Novel Writing Month

You need to prepare for NaNoWriMo, even if you’re not the one writing.

Molly Horan 6 months ago 6 responses

21 Reasons It’s Time To Retire Technology’s Favorite Phrase

The evolution will not be revolutionized.

John Herrman 6 months ago 8 responses

This Sixth-Grader May Or May Not Love Bacon

Hard to tell.

Raymond Sultan 7 months ago 258 responses

30 Indispensable Writing Tips From Famous Authors

Writing is easy: All you have to do is start writing, finish writing, and make sure it’s good. But here’s some vastly more useful wisdom and advice from people who seriously know what the hell they’re talking about.

Jack Shepherd 9 months ago 524 responses

Urban Fiction Authors Could Be Big Winners In New Publishing Era

The literary establishment often ignores them, but some black female writers are sidestepping the big presses and their concerns by self-publishing. In an uncertain publishing climate, they may have a winning strategy.

Anna North 9 months ago 2 responses

5 Minimalist Writing Applications: Which One Actually Helps You Write Better?

Is more minimal more excellent?

Sarah Pavis 10 months ago 19 responses

The Only 20 Books You’ll Ever Need To Read In Life

I think. I don’t know? Maybe. Yes, definitely!

Lauren Yapalater 11 months ago 296 responses

How Writing About The Apocalypse Made Me Freak Out About The Future

I wrote a novel about the end of the world. Now I can’t stop thinking about our dystopian future. When was the last time you hunted for food?

Anna North 11 months ago 6 responses

Lessons From “Girls”: You Don’t Need A Tragic Story To Be Interesting

Do you really wish your boyfriend committed suicide by overdosing and crashing an old car? Didn’t think so.

Hillary Reinsberg 11 months ago 6 responses

How To Film Texting In A Way That Doesn’t Look Stupid

We email. We Facebook. We text. In other words, we’re constantly writing. So why can’t TV shows and movies show that in a way that isn’t silly?

Anne Trubek 11 months ago 14 responses

If Hemingway Wrote Novels Today

This is the truest false quote ever penned. Preach it, fake Hemingway.

Donna Dickens a year ago 39 responses

My Great-Great Grandmother’s Autograph Book From 1886

This is my great-great grandmother’s autograph book. Her name was Grace. Here are some of the entries in her book, including a stamp from the man she would go on to marry.

agh a year ago 161 responses

Skin—A Story Tattooed On 2,095 Strangers

Writer Shelley Jackson is publishing her story entitled “Skin” in tattoos on strangers, one word at a time. Volunteers in the project must accept the word they are given and tattoos must be in black ink, in a classic book font. View List ›

sly 2 years ago 78 responses

The Proper Manifesto…Manifesto

Behold, the secrets of effective manifesto writing! Thanks to Kimberly Mok now you too can let the man know how you feel. View Image ›

Donna Dickens 2 years ago 74 responses

JK Rowling Is Writing Again

And writing multiple things to boot! SO EXCITED!!! Watch Video ›

Ashley Baccam 2 years ago 31 responses

The Writer’s Prayer on terribleminds.com ›

Repeat after me: I will get this shit done.

Donna Dickens 2 years ago 9 responses

The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of a Case of “Writer’s Block”

Maybe it’s the English major in me, but this one hit me pretty hard - wonderful stuff. And the best part is that it’s actually been published. Via Grasping Reality with Both Hands. View Image ›

Bizzy B 2 years ago 38 responses

How To Raise Your IQ By Eating Gifted Children

While searching through blogs I stumbled across my college English professor’s new book. I always wondered how he got so smart… View Image ›

MelisBuzzFeed 2 years ago 12 responses

The Writer Who Couldn’t Read

The surprising true story of Canadian novelist Howard Engel, who woke up one morning to find that he could still write but was no longer able to read. (Via.) Watch Video ›

Elmar Burchia 2 years ago 49 responses

AP Stylebook Adds 42 New Guidelines for Social Media on mashable.com ›

The AP Stylebook has released its new social media guidelines, including the official change from “Web site” to “website” (a move first reported back in April) and 41 other definitions, use cases and rules that journalists should follow.

TweetMeme 2 years ago respond

Get Published! on myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com ›

When not “feeding the buzz,” I’m usually managing My Parents Were Awesome, which is now becoming a book (I know, *groan*). Good news is, I’m looking for contributors, meaning you could get published! Act fast, though — the deadline for submitting is fast approaching!

Eliot Glazer 3 years ago 5 responses

Go Home Dad

I know you did, dad. Please stop writing it in all these bathroom stalls. View Image ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago 3 responses

Godzilla Bukkake

When thought of in the appropriate context, the collection of pictures on Godzilla Bukkake are dead on. And LOLspeak lives on! View Image ›

Eliot Glazer 4 years ago respond

Screw Microsoft Word

Like Howard Beale in Network, many longtime Microsoft Word users are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. So they’re abandoning Word in droves, turning instead to Google Docs and other more elegant, intuitive, user-friendly apps such as Scrivener, WriteRoom, and Buzzword for all their word-processing needs. Read More ›

BuzzFeed 5 years ago respond