“Writing: often it is the only thing between you and impossibility.”

Need a jolt of inspiration? This Bukowski poem reminds us of the power of writing, and make us feel good about putting pen to paper.

“When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am.”

We’ve lost Maya Angelou the person, but not the beauty and wisdom she pinned down with words. If you need inspiration today, let her descriptions of the writing life lift you up.

Five Posts to Write Right Now

Not sure what to blog about today? Here are five post ideas to consider for your next post.

Recommended Reading: Bird By Bird

There’s a book I turn to again and again when I’ve fired up my post editor but feel uninspired or just plain dejected: Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird.

Perennial Favorites: The Ghosts in Your Dashboard

As bloggers, we’re always on the lookout for the next great post idea. Can you find one by looking back?…

Making Writing Prompts Personal

Every blogger faces it, sooner or later: you feel an itch to publish. You haven’t updated your site in a…

Posts We Loved: “foodface – my friends and what they ate”

Every week we read scads of amazing content via our WordPress.com Reader — everything from personal think pieces to political…

Creative Writing Challenge: Metamorphosis

For some of us, blogging is personal. Others are trying to educate or entertain; many more are hybrids. Yet we’re…

Beyond “Contact Me”: Engaging Your Readers with Forms

Bet you never knew there’s a whole world of creative possibilities hidden right in your blog’s contact form. Get ideas…

The Ghosts in Your Dashboard

It takes time and perspective to write or create something, and sometimes you might find you’re in the right space to tackle a post from the past.

Community Pool: Poetry and Fiction

The Community Pool is for those of you looking for input, whether on post ideas, writing, blog design and layout,…

Creative Writing Challenge: 2AM Photo

For some of us, blogging is personal. Others are trying to educate or entertain; many more are hybrids. Yet we’re…