Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to ...

Most of us have experienced writer’s block. We sit in front of a piece of paper and do not know where to start and what to write. Or we sit at our computer, stare at the screen, and although we know ...

Writer's block, characterized by a prolonged inability to generate written content or a feeling of creative stagnation, affects writers across genres and disciplines. It is a common and often ...

Romaine Washington is the editor of “These Black Bodies Are… A Blacklandia Anthology,” “Purgatory Has an Address” and “Sirens in Her Belly.” (Courtesy of Romaine Washington) The worst thing about ...

It was the first day of spring on Yonge Street in Toronto, 1981, when Eddie Schwartz heard a familiar sound coming from the radio at a local hair salon. Flooding onto the street was a song Schwartz ...

Two-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Jamie Floyd has written music for both the stage and the screen. She’s also penned songs for Miranda Lambert, Sturgill Simpson, Kesha, Kelly Clarkson and ...