Creative Lanes

How to Write Exposition

You’re writing chapter one of your spy romance novel, and the protagonist is at a gala. She’s playing a part for her current mission,...

How to Write Essays for School

Many of us are heading into a new semester of schooling. At this time, we are gathering textbooks and pencils, paper and notebooks, and...

The Ins and Outs of Copywriting & Why Creatives Should Care

Ever had to write up an ad for a product? Probably not, for most of you. Ever had to read an ad for a product? I’d bet good money we...

How to Network With Critique Partners

If you want to get published, or even just write a good story, editing is more important than the actual writing. Even great authors...

How to (Finally) Write your Novel!

I think most of us have had a moment in our lives where we said to ourselves, “I should write a book.” As a writer, I get this feeling...

The Not-So-Tortured Artist: Writing and Mental Health

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf. These three authors all fit that pop-culture image of the tortured artist. You...

Brainstorm Ways to Celebrate Poetry and the Creative Mind Day!

This month celebrated National Poetry Month, a time for us to honor and appreciate the brilliant and creative minds that have influenced...