In this interview, author Kara McDowell discusses the emotional catharsis of her new romance, The Write Off.
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How Escapism Grounds Us: Writing “What If” Stories
Bestselling Author Lori Gold explores the path not taken — why we’re currently obsessed with “what if?” stories.
Author Willa Goodfellow shares tips for crafting the setting as a character in stories (of fiction or nonfiction), including examples.
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a mini poem.
Late bloomer author Amin Ahmad shares eight thoughts on surviving the publishing industry that may (or may not) be very personal.
Six years after the start of COVID, senior editor Michael Woodson shares five books that were released in 2020 that deserve your attention.
This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch shares the different kinds of evidence than decide if a character is guilty or innocent.
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Romance
In this interview, author Gretchen Powell Fox discusses the internal questions while reading romantasy that led her to write her own, Smoke and Scar.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a “(blank) But (blank)” poem.
Mystery/Thriller
Poet and author Erica Wright shares the common threads of poetry and crime fiction while also explaining how a poet writes crime.
Business of Writing
Author Irena Smith reveals how hybrid publishing and an ADHD diagnosis combined to help her find a publishing route that made sense for her.
Comics and Graphic Novels
In this interview, author Rex Ogle discusses taking painful adolescent memories and reclaiming them in his new graphic novel, Fruitcake.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a paranoid poem.
Social Media
Author Kristin T. Lee discusses the gift of an authentic social media presence by focusing on her successful Instagram account.
Writing Prompts
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write from the perspective of someone in another generation from you.
Young Adult
In this interview, author Dana Mele discusses how a paragraph-long note on their phone became their new YA horror novel, The Beast You Let In.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a dawn and/or dusk poem.
Memoir
Author Laurie Collister implores writers to avoid burning their diaries, because they may help with their memoirs.
Resources
In this week’s round up from Script magazine, dive into how Legally Blonde’s style and structure still holds up 25 years later, and more!
Interviews/Journalism
Author and journalist Srianthi Perera talks with other journalists turned authors to discover how journalism helps them write books.
Literary
In this interview, author Wendy J. Fox discusses women’s paid and unpaid labor with her new novel, The Last Supper.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a water poem.
Resources
Polly Campbell helps you build a writing practice that carries you from initial draft to finished book, plus more from Writer’s Digest!
Historical
In this interview, author Judy Batalion discusses how a curiosity about 1930s-Poland helped inspire her new novel, The Last Woman of Warsaw.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a safety poem.
Your Story
Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below. (One sentence only.) You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a friend poem.
Character
Jenine Pastores and Josh Jackson share their personal story of creating comfort characters in an overstimulated world.
Memoir
Author Leanora Benjamin shares nine tips on how to turn silence into story by examining her own writing and publishing journey.
Memoir
In this interview, author Jenny Lawson discusses the lifetime of collecting motivational tips and tricks that led to her new memoir, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write an “Open (blank)” poem.