By Hank Parker No Plot? No Problem. At least according to Chris Baty. Baty founded the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in 1999. Twenty-one aspirants signed up that first year. Their goal? To write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Two decades later, over 300,000 people annually take up the challenge...

By Caryn Connolly I am a white woman living in the mostly white state of Vermont. Until recently, I didn’t truly understand what white privilege meant. I had no concept of what systemic racism was. I started attending webinars, watching documentaries, and reading to educate myself. Here are some resources to help you better understand the issues and do your part to be antiracist.

By Lisa Halvorsen In September 1929 the Chicago Cubs won the National League pennant, British pilot A. H. Oriebar set a new world flying speed record, and Ernest Hemingway's novel, A Farewell to Arms, was published. And in Springfield, Vermont, history was being made by a small group of distinguished writers.

By A.Y. Berthiaume I’m a mom who works full-time and a writer. Unfortunately, writing always comes third. Not because I want it to, but because it must...