Mary Murray Bartolomé reflects on how being part of a writing group boosted her self-esteem and productivity as a writer.

My own journey into serious writing began by accident. In March 2014, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 dominated the news. The detail that lodged in my mind was the satellite “pings” showing the plane had continued flying for over seven hours after vanishing from radar. I couldn’t stop thinking about those long hours.…

Novel-writer Andrew Parrock explains how switching forms and joining memoir-writing course helped him develop his writing voice.