In this interview, author Ahmad Saber discusses how an agent’s “revise and resubmit” led to a book deal for his debut novel, Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions.
Memoir
Writing Memoir as a Channel for Ancestral Healing
Author Lina Clavijo explains how writing memoir is a channel for ancestral healing, along with memoir craft tips for writers.
Author Jill Christman discusses a method of sailing to help guide writers through the difficult process of writing against the wind.
Announcing the 19th annual April Poem-A-Day Challenge! Here are the guidelines for this fun poeming challenge starting on April 1.
Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.
Julie Ann Sipos, grand-prize winner of the 33rd Annual WD Self-Published Book Awards, on how her career in Hollywood influences her writing style and her business strategy as an indie author.
Jane Friedman shares with authors how to focus their book marketing on their own strengths, plus more from Writer’s Digest!
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Self-Published Book
Congratulations to all the winners of the 33rd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the Grand Prize-winning author Julie Ann Sipos in the March/April 2026 issue.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about an aftermath.
Humor in Nonfiction
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha reveals five steps to write funny nonfiction, including the importance of tension, revision, and more.
Mystery/Thriller
In this interview, author Devon Mihesuah discusses breaking stereotypes about Native people in her new novel, Blood Relay.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about waking up.
Business of Writing
Author Sofia Robleda shares the differences between releasing her debut and her sophomore novel, including intentional changes she made.
Interviews
The bestselling historical horror author discusses the genre triangle she sees her work as, how she approaches scaring her readers, and her newest novel, The Possession of Alba Díaz.
Historical
In this interview, author Ian McGuire discusses the study in trial and error that was the writing process of his new novel, White River Crossing.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about food.
Freelance Writing
Career freelance writer Robert W. Bly shares what to do when a client or prospect ghosts you, including why it might happen.
Self-Publishing
Jake Korell shares writing a teleplay-podcast-book manuscript that went through several revisions and submissions before self-publication.
Mystery/Thriller
In this interview, author Emily Listfield discusses the dual appeal of her new mystery novel, Reasons to Lie.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an initialism poem.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write a story that’s exactly 100 words.
Business of Writing
Bestselling author Evie Woods shares her experience of becoming an “overnight success story” through 10 years of writing and publishing.
Children's
Award-winning author Huda Al-Marashi created a checklist to revise your middle-grade novel that she learned the hard way.
Writing Habits and Practices
Deanna Martinez-Bey discusses the importance of rewriting our inner narratives as writers, especially when we think we’re struggling.
Write Better Nonfiction
In this interview, author Amber Husain discusses how participating in a clinical trial helped inspire her new book, Tell Me How You Eat.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write a one-sentence story.
Writing Techniques
Author and medical doctor Shantanu Rai shares why it makes sense for doctors to write fiction to help bring change.
Resources
In this week’s round up from Script magazine, dive into the five international films that make this particular Oscar category feel more urgent than ever.
Literary
In this interview, author Brian Platzer discusses the real-life teacher and mentor who inspired his new novel, The Optimists.
Writing Habits and Practices
Get each week started on the right foot with Get Started Right Writing Tasks. For this week’s task, submit your writing.
Writing Prompts
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about power.