Whether you're doing NaNoWriMo or just like creative writing, enjoy these quotes! If you are a writer, you know the joy that comes from expressing yourself on paper. Whether you are journaling, ...

In a 2002 op-ed in The New York Times, best-selling author Joseph Epstein noted that “81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them — and that they should write it.” Thanks to the rise of the ...

It seems like every year, one particular name comes up when talking about potential Nobel Prize winners: Haruki Murakami. He has yet to win, and perhaps he never will, but Haruki Murakami quotes on ...

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It's the month of Halloween (or "October," as some like to call it), and it's time to break out the scarves, candy, pumpkin-flavored beverages, and horror novels. The horror genre gets a bad rap most ...

WIMA sponsors National Handwriting Day each year on Jan. 23 to coincide with John Hancock’s birthday. Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, marking the document with his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In an NPR feature, Gaiman discussed the stop-motion animated film Alice by Jan Svankmajer. In that interview, he made an important point for writers of stories for kids: Kids are so much braver than ...

Rebecca Jennings was a senior correspondent covering social platforms and the creator economy. Her work has explored the rise of TikTok, internet aesthetics, and the pursuit of money and fame online.