How to Be Happy: A Happiness Checklist for Revamping Your Life
True happiness does not lie on the other side of what you want; your happiness is never about that one thing, and it never will be, for happiness is never a one-time thing, but an all-time thing. Happiness takes practice. Happiness is a lifestyle. The happy life is...
9 Best Sites for Free Poetry
Some writers do their best work with short stories, while others prefer the larger medium of a novel to work out their plots. Regardless of your preferred writing style, we can all appreciate poetry as the unique art form that it is and the creative freedom it affords...
8 Exciting Jobs for Creative Writing Majors
When you think of a creative writing student, you might picture a "starving artist" dressed in black, sipping espressos and working tirelessly on their manuscript from some dark cafe. But creative writing majors also go on to work in brightly lit corporate offices,...
8 Job Boards for Writers: Where to Find Your Next Gig
Writers are often grouped under the "starving artist" stereotype, with the assumption that all writers are destined to hold down odd jobs that allow them to work on their never-quite-finished novels or poetry. However, what many people forget is that there are so many...
10 Empowering Feminist Books that Will Broaden Your Perspective
March is Women's History Month, but it's always a good time to read empowering and inspirational feminist books, regardless of what your calendar says. There are lots of misconceptions about feminism that confuse both men and women about the movement's true goals. The...
How to Have More Energy: 10 Simple Tips for a Natural Boost
Energy is a precious commodity that too little of us seem to have, yet everyone seems to be selling. If you browse any grocery or drug store, you'll see aisles of beverages, supplements, and other magical potions that promise to bring you more energy—even 24 hours of...
11 Online Writing Clubs That Foster Support Among Writers
Writing can be a lonely endeavor. Granted, a great deal of writers are self-proclaimed introverts, so all that time spent in solitude might not seem like an issue at first. However, even the shiest writers will agree that one of the best ways to improve their craft is...
10 Books About Dyslexia for Parents, Teachers, and Students
Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in the world. An estimated one in five people have the condition, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. So what do you do when your child has been diagnosed with dyslexia? At first you may feel alone and...
11 Books About Divorce that Bring Comfort in Difficult Times
Regardless of the circumstances, divorce is always a complicated life change to navigate, not just for adults, but also for any children involved. Although some marriages end quite amicably, for many others, it can be hard to find the light at the end of the...
List of Flash Fiction Contests (Updated for 2021)
You probably know that fiction can be categorized based on length, with some of the most common formats being novels, novellas, and short stories. But did you know there's a genre of literature that includes some stories shorter than most sentences? Flash fiction is...
