Author Garrett Curbow breaks down magical realism in storytelling by using his own novel as a guide to adding magic between the lines.

Author Laura Brooke Robson breaks down the turbulence of writing books in the age of AI and proposes the answer may be to write weirder.

Author Mark Lawrence shares two major keys to writing description in fiction that psychologically hooks readers and builds characters.

Author Georgia McVeigh shares her experience of writing a debut novel and breaks down her expectations versus reality.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about something going wrong at a high-end health spa.

In this interview, author Lisa Lee discusses the decade that went into the writing and publishing of her debut novel, American Han.

Award-winning author Tamika Thompson shares the phenomenon of when life haunts art and how to respond when what you wrote actually happens.

Get each week started on the right foot with Get Started Right Writing Tasks. For this week’s task, check in on your writing goals.

In this interview, author Corey Ann Haydu discusses processing new parenthood in writing her first novel for adults, Mothers and Other Strangers.

Deanna Martinez-Bey shares the importance of creating a writer’s joy list, as well as the steps needed to effectively create and use one.

Don’t miss this donate-what-you-can webinar to help writers protect themselves and their work, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Author Laura Elliot discusses the challenges of finding the right time to write and how it may be during the least expected times.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with author Scott Eden on turning real crimes into narrative nonfiction, and more.

Teaming up as a father-son author collaboration, Timothy David Mack (yes, both of them) discuss how they started their journey together.

Find all 28 flash fiction writing prompts for the 2026 February Flash Fiction Challenge Challenge in this post.

In this interview, author Lish McBride discusses how her son inspired the premise for her new thriller novel, Most Likely to Murder.

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares five tips for delivering self-deprecating humor by harnessing the simple act of being human.

In this interview, author Ivy Cassidy discusses how interest and research combined to create her historical fantasy, House of Spells and Secrets.

Author Laing F. Rikkers discusses tragedy, grief, rage, and how poetry helps us sit with unfinished emotion.

The bestselling fantasy author discusses his switch from indie to traditional publishing and how he pushes the boundaries of reader expectations in his latest release, Brigands & Breadknives.

Bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick shares seven tips for conducting research interviews for fiction writers who want authentic stories.

Author Amy Pence shares her “silver linings playbook” to publishing past a certain age and how being a late-bloomer can be a plus.

In this interview, author Adriane Leigh discusses the transition from self-published to traditionally published with her new novel, Society Women.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a spring poem.