Award-winning journalist Maura Casey shares how an 8th grade writing assignment led her down a path to becoming a lifelong writer.

Author Allison Gunn shares her thoughts on threading (old and new) folklore and fairy tales through your novel.

In honor of Purple Day, author Maggie Bushway has put together a list of five things writers (and non-writers) should know about epilepsy.

In this interview, author Hallie Rubenhold discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic completely upended her writing plans for her new historical true crime book, Story of a Murder.

Find your weekly Wednesday Poetry Prompt, the final one before the 2025 April PAD Challenge. This week, write a Keep Blank poem.

Freelance writer Jaclyn Greenberg shares the ways writing has healed her in ways that therapy didn’t (and perhaps just couldn’t).

Author Elizabeth Harlan discusses writing two young adult novels in the 1980s and then taking nearly 40 years off until publishing her third.

Award-winning playwright Cynthia Moore discusses trauma, the Flow State, and finding your voice, including four writing exercises.

In this interview, author E.M. Anderson discusses writing a soft but gruff main character in her new cozy fantasy novel, The Keeper of Lonely Spirits.

Author Carlie Walker shares her top four tips for writing adventure romance that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Author M. K. Lobb shares what drew her to write a heist novel with a touch of magic set during the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.

Author Kait Ballenger breaks down the subtle differences between paranormal romance and romantasy and shares how to make the transition.

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares advice on making genuine connections to advance your career.

In this interview, author Lee Martin discusses how his new literary suspense novel, The Evening Shades, is partly a crime novel and partly a love story.

Author Saskia Nislow discusses playing with perception in horror fiction, including what it is and how to make it work.

Author Sally Smith discusses trying to find a common thread for several women who appeared to have nothing in common.

The Wretched and Undone is a love letter, blistering as it may be, to my childhood home of Texas. Inspired by real people and actual events, the novel is a…

Learn how to write a story rich with visual descriptions intended to excite readers and keep them reading, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Journalist and freelance writer Alison Hill explains what is sponsored content (or native advertising) and its impact on journalists and journalism.

Author Amanda Ann Gregory shares how dyslexia has made her a better writer.

Indie romance novelist Theodora Taylor gets candid about what she loves about indie publishing and how she grabs readers from the first page.

In this interview, author Clay Risen discusses the challenges of capturing an entire historical moment in one book with his new historical nonfiction book, Red Scare.

Even though we’re a day behind, I’m going to try and post this week’s poetry prompt. We’ve been changing web platforms this week, so it’s been a bit chaotic behind…

In this interview, author Bellamy Rose discusses how a reader-favorite character from a different book helped inspire her new cozy mystery, Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder.