February—with its red roses, love notes, and cheeky candy hearts—indulges our obsessions. Romantic, plutonic, drool-worthy, or a little silly, this is the month we are allowed to give ourselves over to guilty pleasures, profess our love, and get googly-eyed over people or objects we adore. Since we believe that inspiration comes in many forms, at…
Read detailsWriters can be an obsessive bunch. The same focus that compels us to sit and chase an idea for days, weeks, months, and years, sometimes gets channeled into other areas of our lives. At PWN, we believe that inspiration comes in many forms. The things we’re obsessing over can be fodder for our next piece…
Read detailsThis year, we kicked off a “Writing Tip of the Month” from PWN instructors. Here is a roundup of all of our tips conveniently located in one spot for easy reference. JANUARY Eileen Whitener, Instructor, Writers Workshop Read widely and with a writer’s eye. Notice the moment you fall in love with a book. What…
Read detailsYou’re a writer. You choose to spend your time spilling your guts onto the page. You bleed. You reveal. You go deep. You reflect. You share your desires, obsessions, and insecurities with your readers in the name of your craft. You study the work of other writers for your craft. You read for pleasure, for…
Read detailsThis November, PWN is joining in on the NaNoWriMo fun of writing 50,000 words in a month. To take this challenge to the next level, we have created a CONTEST pitting our TEEN writers against our ADULT writers to see who can write the most words. We chatted with former teen intern Vivian Parkin DeRosa…
Read detailsWe are excited to announce a FLASH session on “Flash Fiction & Memoir” October 10, 17, 24 (7 to 9 p.m.). We spoke with instructor Ray Brunt to find out why you should sign up for this class in a flash! PWN: Why are you looking forward to teaching this class? Is the focus different…
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