“Before you become a writer, you must first be a reader,” author Karen Harrington says. “Reading books actually teaches you more about writing t...

As a young reader, Natalie Yoder took a shine to mystery and crime novels. She read Wishbone Mysteries, American Girl mysteries, and Nancy Drew books....

“The important thing to know about being a writer,” Erica S. Perl begins, “is that you can do other things, too.” For Erica, that other thing ...

Whether you call him “Dad,” “Stepdad,” “Grandpa,” or “Uncle,” or have someone else in your life who is like a father to you, each June...

Jewell Parker Rhodes will never forget the first story she wrote in third grade. It was called “The Last Scream.” She remembers reading it aloud t...