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Independents' Day

Privately run boutique lifestyle hotels are finding their niche in the hospitality industry

FLOWER POWER

Miami International Airport remains the hub for the country's international floral imports

Farm Fresh

Increasingly, hotels are growing their own produce for cuisine and amenities

New Order

Turkish Airlines unveils ambitious plans ahead of its upcoming centenary

Keeping Calm and Carrying On

Dorchester Collection president Christopher Cowdray on sustainability, the importance of staff, and lessons learned from the pandemic

Creative Force

Hotels and resorts are embracing the power of art classes in their wellness programs

The People's House

Using design to solve problems, Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia is tackling the country's housing challenges through his dwelling start-up, Samara

Building the Essential Linkages

Ten ways to craft the connective tissue your story needs.

This Changes Everything

Five steps to approach writing your story's inciting incident.

The Literature of Comic Books

Trace the rise of comic books from \"disposable entertainment for children\" to graphic novels telling the most important stories of our time.

Sacha Black, Ruby Roe

The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft; 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles With Intention, Purpose, and Power; A Game of Hearts and Heists (Nonfiction writing craft; sapphic fantasy romance; Atlas Black Publishing)

The Hemingway Home & Museum - Literary Tourism, Part 1

To the seasoned literary tourist*, the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum might seem too obvious a choice to launch a series about the best writer homes, haunts, and hubs around the world.

Structure at the Chapter Level

Keep 'em reading with irresistible Big Bang-Cliff Hangs.

The Pocket Guide to Pantsing

How to write a novel without an outline (with confidence).

Praising Connection in Poetry. Family, and Life

Purvi Shah, winner of the 17th Annual Writer's Digest Poetry Awards, shares the story behind her winning poem, \"Helix of the gift, lineage song.\"

Write It Out

Writing prompts to boost your creativity.

Luis Alberto Urrea

The bestselling novelist shares the forgotten \"fated\" true story behind his new novel and why he encourages writers to find joy in what they do.

Captive Audience

THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.

Double the Fun

Writing a manuscript with dual points of view can be a challenge, but it can also be rewarding for both you and readers if it serves the story. Here's how.

TANSTAAFL

Looking for a jewel of a fountain pen at a bargain basement price? Then get ready for a long hunt.

Sheaffer Pencils and the WASP

In JONATHAN A. VELEY'S INDIE Book Award-winning A Field Guide to Sheaffer's Pencils, the author dedicates a chapter to lesser-known Sheaffer subbrand and rebadge mechanical pencils. Contained here is an excerpt from that chapter on Sheaffer subbrands Univer, Vacuum-Fil, and WASP.

A Carousel of Color and Form

Thanks to a 45-year family legacy in pen making, Leonardo Officina Italiana has exploded in popularity and changed the face of fountain pens.

Leuchtturm 1917 and stilform: Learning, Sketching, and Infinite Writing

The parent group of the beloved German notebook brand doubles down on cognitive note-taking and adds its first-ever fine writing instruments brand to its family: stilform.

This Is Your Pilot Speaking...

The venerated Japanese pen and accessories company shows its appreciation for its U.S. fan base with a slew of new products.

Summer Solstice, Soulful Summer

In Japan, the changing of the seasons is a time for celebration and festivity, and solstices and equinoxes are especially revered.

Paul Fisher's Mission

The Fisher Space Pen is inarguably the most well-traveled pen in the galaxy, invented in the middle of the last century by a man of great determination and vision.

Testing the New Tomoe River

When production of this beloved Japanese paper moved to a new company, fans worried it wouldn't be the same, and they were right: it might be even better now.

A Consumer's Guide to Paper From Vol. 22, No. 4 (April 2009)

On average, the American consumer uses nearly 700 pounds of paper yearly. A portion of that is attributed to newspapers, phone books, product packaging, and other uses where quality is of little importance, but when it comes to writing paper, it can be useful to know a bit about the various options-from the basic to the most luxurious.

Finding Inspiration in the Primordial

The New Kanilea Pen Co. Kilauea Kai collection captures the Hawaiian volcano's power to both destroy and renew.

How Professional Services Firms Dodged Disruption

Adopting a dual mindset of paranoia and pragmatism can keep incumbents nimble amid changing market dynamics.