Author Sheila Yasmin Marikar shares tips on writing about places when you don’t live there. (Hint: It’s all about the people.)
Writing Habits and Practices
The Art of Specificity in Writing: How to Dial in on Detail and Why It Matters
Author Jennifer Shoop discusses the art of specificity in writing, including how to dial in on detail and why it matters.
Author Paul Drugan discusses the challenges of following a chronological timeline when exploring forgiveness as narrative risk in memoir.
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.
Literary agent Jessica Berg shares how confidence in your pitch sentence can lead to a more honest pitch that your body will respond to.
In this interview, author Allison Winn Scotch discusses utilizing writing approaches from different genres for her new novel, The Insomniacs.
In this week’s round up from Script magazine, “St. Denis Medical” co-creator and showrunner discusses character dynamics in season two of the hit series, and more!
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April PAD Challenge
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.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a new poem.
Memoir
Author Lesley Yvonne Hunter discusses the power of writing against assumptions in memoir by focusing on her own story.
Romance
Denise Hunter, the bestselling author of more than 40 books, shares five romance tropes that never fail writers or readers.
Write My Query
In this installment of Successful Queries, agent Sabrina Taitz and author Miranda Shulman discuss the query behind her debut, Harmless.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write an “Under (blank)” poem.
Overcoming Writer's Block
Author Ramona Ausubel shares three exercises to get your writing unstuck, excerpted from her new book, Unstuck.
Writing Techniques
Author Marybeth Mayhew Whalen shares the four things she does before writing the first word of a novel (that’s worked 11 times so far).
Writing Prompts
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about a huge piece of art.
Memoir
In this interview, author Tom French discusses how a blog for family and friends went viral and led to his new memoir, The Gap Years.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a form and/or anti-form poem.
Character
Bestselling author of the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries C. S. Harris shares eight ways to create a great cast of suspects for your mystery.
Literary
In this interview, author Kelly Yang discusses the process of writing her first novel for adults, The Take.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a problem poem.
Writing Habits and Practices
Author Lucy Ashe mines the depths of the stuff of thought, specifically psychoanalysis, creativity, and mental health for writers.
Resources
Literary agent Jessica Berg shares how to write a synopsis that aligns with the manuscript you’ve written, plus more from Writer’s Digest!
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a set poem.
Be Inspired
Presenting the May/June 2026 issue of Writer’s Digest, including the 101 Best Websites for Writers and an interview with Mike Chen.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a home poem.
Get Published
Media trainer for authors Paula Rizzo shares tips for making the most of your pitches to the media and how to keep track of them.
Resources
This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch shares the different kinds of evidence that decide if a character is guilty or innocent.
Book Recommendations
Six years after the start of COVID, senior editor Michael Woodson shares five books that were released in 2020 that deserve your attention.
Romance
In this interview, author Kara McDowell discusses the emotional catharsis of her new romance, The Write Off.
April PAD Challenge
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a mini poem.