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What if music isn’t just background noise but a tool for deeper writing? Guest author Samantha Butterfield shares how playlists, rhythm, and melody shape her poems and novels, helping her access emotion and stay connected to the work.

Learn how Jane Hirshfield’s “Almond, Rabbit” can inspire your own writing through consequence, perspective, and restraint in this month’s poetry writing lessons.

What if your writing could do more than express—it could create change? In today’s author interview, Nina Amir shares how purpose, sustainability, and intention shape a meaningful writing life.

Happy New Year! Find poetry books inspiration in the three collections inspiring my January reading list, with notes on how each can fuel your creative practice.

This month’s Poetry Writing Lessons post looks at Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem ‘Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?’ Discover how titles, structure, and sound can inspire fresh poems this December.

Magick, mystery, redwoods, intuition—author Sherri L. Dodd reveals the inspirations behind her Murder, Tea, & Crystals trilogy. A must-read for creatives who love stories that blend the real and the uncanny.

Novelist Caitlin Forbes shares what inspires her writing in today's guest post, entitled "Why I Write."

December is a busy month, but these two anthologies—Courage: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls and I Just Hope It’s Lethal—offer poetry book inspiration in condensed, powerful form.

We’ve wrapped up the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge. In this post I check-in after week 4 and the whole challenge, plus I'm including a bonus challenge prompt!