To love is to experience the most human connection. It’s vulnerable. It’s messy. It’s perfectly imperfect. Love sustains us and teaches us lessons. And while the act of loving shouldn’t break our hearts, the absence of it does. It’s the easiest and the hardest thing we will ever do. In The Heart of Us, we…
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Write Fried: How to Make Progress When Your Brain Won’t Function
Has this ever happened to you? You’re editing your manuscript, but everything– literally everything– reads awful. It’s all boring, it’s all confusing, it’s all poorly written. It didn’t feel like that yesterday, but today, it’s all garbage. I’m here to tell you that the problem isn’t your writing: the problem is exhaustion. How to make…
What I Learned From a Sample Edit
What happens when you’ve completed your first draft and don’t know what to do next? Last year, I completed the first draft of a dystopian novel. Since then, I’ve felt stuck. I’ve been paralyzed by fear and self-doubt. I know it needs work, but I was unmotivated to go back in to shine this rough…
Celebrating World Poetry Day with Inspiring MWW Poets
We always like to highlight our writers. And since it’s World Poetry Day, we’re here to shout about some of our MWW poets! Check out their books here.
Why reading aloud is something you should do
Today is World Read Aloud Day. Oral storytelling is as old as humanity itself, and it’s how we pass along knowledge, preserve culture, and connect.
The Future of Us Submissions are Open Now!
The time has come! The Future of Us submissions are now open! We’re so excited to read your pieces and put together the next anthology in our Of Us series.
Unlocking Creativity: Is Handwriting Better?
There was a time when I couldn’t write on a computer at all. I could get down endless thoughts with pen and paper—even if trying to read it later was like deciphering an ancient script. My handwriting is terrible. But if I were to sit down at a computer and try to type out what…
How to Write Compelling Dialogue
For those who struggle to write compelling dialogue that sounds like actual people talking, this one’s for you! We got some of the best tips to help you out.
Word Nerd Day is Here at Last
Happy National Word Nerd Day, word nerds! As writers, we live in our words. We all have our favorites (and the ones we overuse). So rather than scouring thesaurus.com for the thousandth time, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite words with you today. Our Favorite Words Words can heal…
Here’s a Look into Our 2023 Anthology Schedule
As an Admin team, we had so much fun putting together our first three anthologies last year. In fact, we loved it so much that we’re doing FOUR this year! Woot! Take a look at our 2023 anthology schedule to get a jump start on your writing. Of Us Anthologies So far, we’ve published two…