Author John C Hampsey relates his journey from writing a short story to expanding to a novel and following the unconscious mind.
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In this interview, author Philippa Gregory discusses Jane Boelyn, historical fiction book research, book jacket design, and more.
Author Amber M. Brookman shares having a journalist for a father and eventually writing a memoir with spatial dyslexia.
Author Eleanor Lerman discusses a literary feud, the feminist movement, what drives writers (and poets), and more.
Author K. Valentin shares how taking a chance on pitching agents via Zoom eventually led to representation of her debut novel.
In this interview, author Jesse James Rose discusses breaking her own writing rules in her new memoir, sorry i keep crying during sex.
Bestselling historical fiction authors teach techniques for honing your historical fiction craft, plus more from Writer’s Digest!
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Co-authors Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor discuss their co-writing process along with three ingredients to a successful collaborative project.
Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.
In this interview, author Sonora Jha discusses writing about love in a time of loneliness with her new novel, Intemperance.
Revealing the November/December 2025 issue of Writer’s Digest featuring articles celebrating the whimsical and weird, plus an interview with Travis Baldree.
Author and illustrator Jed Alexander discusses Marvel Comics, Daniel Pinkwater, and what inspired him to write books for children.
In this interview, author Amber McBride discusses starting a dialogue about death and grief with her new YA novel-in-verse, The Leaving Room.
Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write an interesting word poem.
Author Charlene Wang shares how a trip to Florence, Italy, helped her capture the spirit of painting conservation in her novel.
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about something found in a library book.
In this interview, author William J. Kole discusses pulling back the curtain on evangelism and America’s gun crisis in his new book, In Guns We Trust.
Neurodivergent author Todd Brown shares some of this strategies and reasoning for increasing representation in Southern Gothic fiction.
Author Lauren Okie shares four ways to craft irresistible and believable workplace tension in romance fiction.
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Beast of War filmmaker discusses combining genres and making monster movies.
Author Elizabeth R. Hyman discusses how one blog post grew into an 11-part series that led to her new narrative nonfiction, The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw.
Author Trilina Pucci discusses how writers can thread the needle between writing a character readers will support and question.
Author Amber Sparks shares her love of dark humor and how it featured in her youth and adulthood as a writer (and consumer of media).
Bestselling nonfiction writers provide expert insights on the finer points of writing nonfiction, plus more from Writer’s Digest!
I’ve always liked to research. When I was a child, my parents answered most of my (many) questions by saying, “Look it up!” Which I did, happily, in library books…
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Author Laura Venita Green discusses the appeal of ordinary characters in extraordinary stories and shares four tips to pull them off.
Media coach for authors Paula Rizzo explains why using video in a pitch to agents might work for you.