Author Jay Neugeboren shares how he’s writing well past 70 (in fact, closing in on 90) with a new title and several more books in process.

In this interview, author Canwen Xu discusses becoming a better writer after getting a book deal with her debut thriller, Boring Asian Female.

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

Author Matthew Betley shares five things publishers don’t tell you when you’re starting your career as a published author.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about an instant camera that shows glimpses of the future.

Announcing the winning manuscript and author of the 2025 November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge! Plus, three finalists and more.

In this interview, author Isabel Klee discusses the interplay of day-to-day life with rehabilitating dogs in her memoir, Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About.

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

Bestselling author Rea Frey shares five tips for how to write an unreliable narrator readers still root for.

Author Christopher Olshan shares what luxury taught him about author branding through excellence in signals.

In this interview, author Nicola Harrison discusses how multiple POVs added complexity to her new historical novel, The Island Club.

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

Author Sarah Hanson shares why she decided to write her memoir in verse after struggling to follow a traditional prose format.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with bestselling author Allen Eskens on building suspense through structure, character, and time.

Jane Friedman walks us through how to research agents and publishers to evaluate fit and reputation, 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 “Last (blank)” poem.

Deanna Martinez-Bey dives into sleep deprivation and creativity, and why writers absolutely need rest to write well.

As a mother and daughter on opposite sides of the desk, Novelist Wanda M. Morris and Senior Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Alexandra Hightower shed light on the publishing industry and what they’ve learned from each other.

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

Learn when to use lean vs. lien in your writing with Grammar Rules from the Writer’s Digest editors, including a few examples.

Stephanie Hope elaborates on writing between cultures and how it impacted her process of crafting romance through a Cuban-American lens.

Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

In this interview, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips discusses writing about the coming-of-age in the 1970s with her new memoir, Small Town Girls.

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