A gloomy, snow pine forest in the wilderness.

Ten Stirring Reads Set in the Wilderness

By Alice Henderson 1. The River of Souls by Robert McCammon  In 1703, detective Matthew Corbett journeys up the Solstice River in the Carolinas in search of an accused murderer. There he encounters strange settlements steeped in mysticism and eerie stories of a mythical beast hunting humans in the fetid landscape. But nothing will stop […]

Word by Word: The Art (and Struggle) of Daily Word Counts

By Jonas Saul Many people say they have a novel inside them. Is this true for everyone, and only few act on it? Or is just a baseless claim? Writing a novel means an individual must produce words with pen and paper or at a computer, with the latter being the preferred approach. The act […]

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Writing While Parenting (Letters from the Trenches)

Writing While Parenting (Letters from the Trenches) By K.R. Blair I do a closing shift, now. I’ve seen a lot of moms talk about it on TikTok – you do the dishes and wipe down the counter and fluff the pillows so that when you wake up with your littles in the AM, it doesn’t […]