The December 2009-January 2010 writing prompt challenge was inspired by the writing of Russell Edson. Write a prose poem that begins with a fantastic or unbelievable statement. Examples from Edson's work include "A man had a son who was an anvil";...

On Twitter today, nonfiction agent Kate Epstein answered one of my longtime questions about the agent search: should you submit books during the holidays or wait until afterward? Epstein says go for it: "I'd say the holidays are a great time to query...

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we're extending the deadline for the November writing exercise until Wednesday (and if you submitted something over the holiday weekend, it'll be up shortly). Again, this month's exercise is based on a story by...

The biggest shopping weekend is halfway over already, but don't worry -- there are tons of great gifts out there for the writers in your life. We've compiled a shopping guide with creative and easy gifts to get you started. (And don't forget local...

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, students at Carnegie Mellon put together a few recipes from books, including Alice's "Eat-me" cookies, Anne of Green Gable's plum puffs, and Harry Potter's violet pudding. It got me thinking about the literary...