In this Q&A with Sonja Livingston, winner of the 6th annual WD Personal Essay Awards, she shares the inspiration for the essay and her drafting process.

Bestselling author Bonnie Friedman explains why writing big flat characters in fiction can make stories better and more memorable.

In this interview, author Amanda Sellet discusses mixing cozy mystery and romance in her new YA novel, Flirting with Murder.

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a natural poem.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about a ghost ship being discovered.

In this interview, Moorea Corrigan discusses how pandemic-era home improvement made its way into her historical fantasy, Thistlemarsh.

Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a high and/or low poem.

Author Michael Cowan explains the process of writing slow-burn suspense in a fast-content world, with examples of tools and books to read.

In this interview, Idris Goodwin pulls from a palette of emotions and memories about navigating school, creativity, and more.

Author Mona Tewari discusses the importance of oatmeal (and germs) and why fiction and nonfiction are not as different as some believe.

Author Laurie Morrison shares six tips for writing multimedia middle-grade novels that captivate readers from beginning to end.

In this week’s weekly round up from Script magazine, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” co-creators and showrunners discuss intentional callbacks and humor, and more.

Find the successful query for Odessa, by Gabrielle Sher, and why it can be helpful to have a second idea on hand…just in case.

In this interview, author Patrick Cottrell discusses the process of writing about writing in his new novel, Afternoon Hours of a Hermit.

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a “No (blank)” poem.

Tim Schildberger explains how to figure out if your story idea is best as a screenplay or a novel, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a family poem.

In this interview, author Amy Coombe shares how reading a bad book inspired hers, how she went about her world-building, and more.

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a reconsideration poem.

Author Jennifer Shoop discusses the art of specificity in writing, including how to dial in on detail and why it matters.

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write an ambiguity poem.

Author Sheila Yasmin Marikar shares tips on writing about places when you don’t live there. (Hint: It’s all about the people.)

Author Paul Drugan discusses the challenges of following a chronological timeline when exploring forgiveness as narrative risk in memoir.

Literary agent Jessica Berg shares how confidence in your pitch sentence can lead to a more honest pitch that your body will respond to.