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WRITING OUR WAY INTO (AND OUT OF) DARK FORESTS

Using deep characterization for propulsive storytelling.

TWO HOURS AND THREE YEARS: THE LIFE OF A SHORT SHORT STORY

New Zealand-based writer and first-place winner of the 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Awards shares the personal experience that inspired her story.

Businesses for Sale

Looking to buy one? Here’s our comprehensive guide to 1,506 franchise opportunities you can pursue now.

What's Up? (And What's Down?)

Want to know what’s really happening in franchising? We crunched five years’ worth of data—and found trends you might have missed.

When Mystery and Mythology Collide

Author and illustrator Nasugraq Rainey Hopson shares the process of keeping her main character in the dark while introducing readers to a culturally significant mythology with her new middle-grade book, Eagle Drums.

Celebrations

BUILDING BETTER WORLDS

TWISTY BUSINESS

How to stress test a plot twist.

Kill With Your Critique ... the Good Way

You can offer serious, honest feedback without crushing a writer's soul.

Chuck Wendig

The New York Times bestselling author discusses genre-hopping, fear as a motivator, and his new books.

Hire Education Can coding academies survive the AI era?

MATT DAVIS HAD BEEN working as an electrician for 10 years when he decided to make a career change.

Computer of the Future Silicon Valley designers are racing to transform the power of generative AI into whatever comes next.

THE BARTENDER POURING FREE DRINKS glances around with nothing to do as the raucous room full of startup founders and software developers gravitates toward its preferred drug: networking.

Can Microsoft Hold Its Lead?

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WE'RE NOT EVEN A YEAR INTO THE AI revolution. Was it only nine months ago that OpenAI released ChatGPT, launching 10,000 gleeful \"I Asked ChatGPT to [Blank] and Here's What Happened\" articles?

September Inspiration

BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO BUSINESS. Back to a lineup of extraordinary cultural events and festivals. That's September in New York City.

CAPTAIN UNDER PANTS

Anthony Coombs became a hero to the plus-size market for building online undies brand Splendies. He never had delusions he would collect a Bezos-size fortune from his Inc. 5000 company, but he figured he could sell it after a few years and move on. If only it were that simple.

Driving Rapid Growth

He fled his homeland at age 8. Began school at 11. Was a tennis champ at 17. Launched a skyrocketing company at 23, and now an even more skyrocketing one at 29. Armir Harris-like the business he's built-knows only one speed: growing.

Hamdi Ulukaya

In Chobani, the reluctant businessman developed a taste for entrepreneurship. Here's his recipe for success.

The Cleaners

THIS L.A. DAD DIDN’T LIKE WHAT HE SAW IN THE DRUGSTORE. SO WITH THE AID OF A HOLLYWOOD VETERAN, HE SET OUT TO REWRITE THE SCRIP.

The GriNders

TWO FRIENDS FROM GARY, INDIANA, HAD A DREAM: TO BRING PREMIUM COFFEE TO THE SUPERMARKET— AND HELP ATRISK YOUTH.

НаT Man

THIS NYC NATIVE WENT FROM THE FAMILY HARDWARE STORE TO REMAKING THE HARDHAT. WAS IT HARD? HARDLY.

Take Your Time Before You Take the Money

I knew raising venture funding would be punishing; I didn't expect it to also be profound.

Ready for Whatever Is Next Thanks to a Cutting-Edge CRM Platform

How Ncontracts, an integrated risk and compliance management solution company, supported a pivot and powered steady growth.

LiGht Keeper

HER LIGHT BULB MOMENT WAS AN ACTUAL LIGHT BULB: WHY SELL VINTAGE FIXTURES IN MANHATTAN WHEN SHE COULD MAKE HER OWN?

Woofbowl Built a Food Truck Just for Dogs. Honest Tea's Seth Goldman Has Experience Driving Growth

The co-founder of seven-time Inc. 5000 company Honest Tea helps Ron Holloway, co-founder of healthy dog treat brand Woofbowl, grow his company on wheels into a brand with staying power.

When Your Fuel Becomes a Flaw, Listen to Your Team

Fast growth requires strong drive. But when my drive became problematic, it was my team who held the answer.

Your Company Has Grown. Now It's Your Turn

If your self-worth is dependent on your startup's success, you're in need of some personal growth.

If You Think Drug Addiction Isn't a Problem in Your Workplace, You're Wrong

For the one in six americans with substance-abuse disorder, "Recovery-friendly" policies at work can make all the difference.

A Tidal Wave of Saudi Money

Is Saudi Arabia a repressive monarchy or a land of opportunity? It's both. And that creates a conundrum for business and world leaders.

Can China Catch Up With ChatGPT?

Beijing is scrambling to keep up with the U.S. in the all-important race for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

Flax Pen to Paper: The Next Generation

Outside its home area of Southern California, Flax Pen to Paper flew under the radar for decades. Now under new ownership, this is about to change.

Atelier Lusso and the Borchard Center on Literary Arts

On May 26, PW received an email from Eric Sands, the artisan pen maker behind the California-based brand Atelier Lusso, along with a photograph. \"You see the amazing people in this photo?\" begins Sands's email. \"All are recipients of the coveted Borchard Prize for literature, and each of these wonderfully talented writers is a part of the Atelier Lusso family.\"