Seasoned podcast producer and sound designer Jaimi Ryan shares 20 podcasting terms (and their definitions) that every writer should know.
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Ling Ling Huang: Don’t Edit Yourself Before You Even Begin
In this interview, author Ling Ling Huang discusses the feeling of peace from the onslaught of artificial intelligence that came with writing her new horror novel, Immaculate Conception.
Author Katy Grabel recalls finding, losing, and re-finding the magic of her past, as well as her struggle of when to reveal secrets.
Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write a sleep poem.
Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling breaks down how to write a great overview for your book proposal.
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about people who are taking a stand.
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Join Writer’s Digest his July in Baltimore for the 2025 Annual Conference with special keynote speaker Jean Kwok, and more!
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Freelance writer Debra Johanyak shares eight steps for courting repeat clients as a freelancer, from staying on task to being courteous.
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Freelancer Chris Saunders, who usually plots his fiction, shares how he was able to pants his way to a byline and payday.
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In this interview, author Dean Van Nguyen discusses the joy of the research process for his new political history and biography, Words for My Comrades.
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The Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration shares the role characters play in developing novel ideas and explains what appeals to her about reimagining mythology.
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Award-winning blogger and author Jessie Rosen explains exactly why the second novel is so impossible to write.
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Award-winning author Martha Anne Toll shares how she’s used social media in a variety ways to expand her writing and publishing network.
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Join WD managing editor Moriah Richard and Amy Collins of Talcott Notch Literary Agency in England for the writing retreat of a lifetime!
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Find your weekly Wednesday Poetry Prompt, the first one since the 2025 April PAD Challenge. This week, write a blame poem.
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Author Danielle Teller shares how she went about creating a fully realized character in a work of historical fiction.