

Sep 29, 20218 min read
On Short Stories: Part 1/3
By Cassidy Ward I love short stories. And if you’re here, it means you love short stories, too. Or at least, you’re interested in...
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Sep 15, 20214 min read
Quick and Dirty Character Creation
By Jodi L. Milner What do the best stories have in common? Amazing characters that we love to read. But, as we all know, making an...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
My thoughts on League of Utah Writers Quills 2021
By Lewis Figun Westbrook Packing for your first-ever writers’ conference is an interesting experience, especially when you procrastinate...
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Sep 2, 20213 min read
Quills: A New World of Friends
By Becca Rose Walking into a building of strangers and leaving with a new world of friends. 2021 was my first time attending the Quills...
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Jul 30, 20211 min read
Quills Scholarship Opportunity for LGBTQIA+ Writers
Under the Umbrella is proud to sponsor two full tickets (including meals and workshops) to the 2021 Quills Conference. About Under the...
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Jul 6, 20213 min read
How to Pitch Your Book: 4 Tips
As the League of Utah Writers gets closer and closer to its annual Quills Conference, it’s worth pointing out that one of the great...
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Jun 29, 20214 min read
Microaggressions in Editing
by Crystal Shelley Editors, like all humans, have implicit biases, which can sometimes be reflected in our edits. Although we may believe...
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Jun 15, 20212 min read
How to Keep Writing: 3 Ways
By Virginia Babcock Maybe you’re like me: part-time writer struggling to find time to write. It can be hard. Hard to find the time, hard...
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May 25, 20216 min read
Write With Your Courage
By Jayrod P. Garrett “The root of the word courage is cor — the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had...
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