Some authors and writing teachers will advise you against using a pen name. They will warn you about the challenges of branding a pen name on top of your real name. Well and good, except sometimes you don’t have a choice.

What’s your burning New Year’s resolution as a writer? Maybe you can adopt these three resolutions or something similar.

Popular online dictionaries are saying goodbye to 2018 with some choice words: toxic, misinformation, and justice. These are some of the most looked-up words this year.

If you’re looking for a gift for the special writer in your life, you can skip the funny T-shirt or the coffee mug with a motivational quote this time. Most writers need practical things that won’t cost you a dime and earn you endless gratitude.

An hour of delightful conversation and good company in a historic building—what could be better? If you’re in the vicinity of Vallejo, California, on Dec. 22, join Filipino-American author Cindy Fazzi for a book event at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

An article in the Times-Herald (Vallejo, Calif.) puts the spotlight on Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s little-known love affair in the 1930s with Isabel Rosario Cooper, a young Filipino actress. “Though Cooper’s existence is not a secret, it’s hardly front row center anywhere until ‘My MacArthur,’” according to the story, referring to the historical novel by Filipino-American author Cindy Fazzi.

Bookworms who like to spend time online are likely to encounter Marie Lavender’s name either as the author of 24 books in different genres or as the writer behind several popular blogs, including the top-ranked I Love Romance Blog.

The latest VIDA Count reveals a slow movement toward gender parity in literary magazines, with only two of the 15 major publications evaluated showing 50 percent or more women writers.

Is Bitcoin as good as Monopoly money? Worse than gambling? Well, no matter your opinion, the word itself is now official. Bitcoin is among the 850 new words recently added by Merriam-Webster to its online dictionary.

Tory Hartmann, publisher of the Sand Hill Review Press, has acquired Cindy Fazzi’s literary debut, My MacArthur, a fictionalized account of General Douglas MacArthur’s tumultuous love affair with Isabel Rosario Cooper, a Filipino actress.