As writers, we've all done it: created a cool story, had fun doing it, gave it a satisfying ending, then shared it so others could join on t

Two characters talking bridges the gap between showing and telling: they're literally telling each other that something happened. You, the w

How to get through the six sides of fear

Sounds odd to have a blog post on writing titled with something usually associated with athletic conditioning, but this is one of those situ

The best advice I ever got about my writing was also, on its face, pretty dumb. I was fortunate enough to have a colleague who was also...

It's my week to write a blog post here on the Quill & Pint, and though I did write a fresh new blog post this week, it was for my author...

There a million stories, from real-life to fictional interpretations, of the act of sabotage. Breaking something on the sly.

The hero slides along the wall, leaving a streak of blood from his wounds. His heartbeat pounds in his ears, drowning out his shallow...

We all have our irrational fears – clowns, alien abductions, zombies, the three little circles formed by the lenses of an iPhone (also...

That screaming you heard last month originating from the Toluca Lake/Burbank area was just me. It sounded like this: “Caliiibriiiii...

The Quill & Pint’s Saturday Creative Writing Workshops are designed to help you pull the roughest of stories out of your brain from an...

I'm writing a story. Maybe you are, too. Something sparked that story: an idea or a conversation in your head. Perhaps it was the look of...

By the time you read this post, it will be woefully outdated. That’s the speed at which things change in the world of Artificial...

How to map path through creative overwhelm and get writing.

A quick show of hands: how many people bit their lip today? Or maybe the inside of their cheek? Okay, how many of you bit it again...

By Erik Day Margin Notes is a creative aside from the Quill and Pint group. Writing-related thoughts, editorials and observations are...

On April 21 we got into one of the more in-depth discussions about writing we’ve ever had. Here’s a brief section of that conversation...