Our Blog

A Japanese poem, Three lines: five, seven, and five To win a great prize! Celebrate National Poetry Month by participating in our Teen Haiku Contest! A haiku is a Japanese style of poetry that traditionally consists of three lines. The…

When I was growing up (many years ago), there was no cable or internet. Instead of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, we expressed ourselves through the written word and kept our memories in journals, photo albums and scrapbooks. During this past…

Our Learning Circles model helps you study a topic of interest in-depth with other people from your community. Each seven-week Learning Circle focuses on a single topic. The group takes an online course together and then meets regularly to discuss…

Welcome to Indie Author Day! No matter where you are in your writing journey or what you’re writing, let these resources help you. Check out all the information we have below. You’ll find resources to help you on your writing…

For me, fall is the time of year when I think most about trees. Don’t get me wrong, spring’s early blooms and fresh green leaves just starting to fill the branches are beautiful, especially after a long winter of bare,…

Little stick figure drawings have been around forever. In 1994, cave art discovered in southern France was determined to be over 30,000 years old! With primitive tools like sticks, bones, and hair, these artists created fantastic art. Many prehistoric cave…

One Sunday morning, as I sat waiting for the traffic light to change, I couldn’t help but notice how the clouds filled the sky. Shapes were emerging, then disappearing into the fluffy, white masses in the sky, floating off as…

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where writers from around the world draft a 50,000-word novel in just 30 days. Will you conquer the challenge this year? Learn how to participate and get started writing today! NaNoWriMo Events Winning…

Our Learning Circles model helps you study a topic of interest in-depth with other people from your community. Each seven-week Learning Circle focuses on a single topic. The group takes an online course together and then meets regularly to discuss…

Staring at a blank page and trying to write a poem can be very intimidating. No matter what you are trying to write, how to begin can trip up even the most prolific writers. There is a reason why there…