Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write a story where your character is sent back in time one year.

In this interview, author Jennie Godfrey discusses the life-changing decision to dedicate time to writing that led to her debut novel, The List of Suspicious Things.

In this interview, author Jacquelyn Stolos discusses how being an imagination-driven child helped inspire her new middle-grade novel, Asterwood.

The New York Times bestselling novelist on why he gave up meticulous outlining, how he became an overnight success after 20 years, and the motivation behind his newest thriller.

Revealing the Jan/Feb 2026 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine, featuring an interview with Mia P. Manansala and writing advice for the new year.

Author Allison Carmen discusses the harm of using AI in communications with others in all manner of writing, including email messages.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with author Don Bruns on writing by ear, co-writing, re-writing, and more.

Book coach Stephanie Mitchell discusses writing about your childhood in memoir and the importance of finding your memoir’s through line.

Author and copywriter Robert W. Bly looks to Harlan Ellison to ask why anyone would pursue a career in writing if they didn’t love to write.

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

Bestselling author Christina Wyman shares her own experiences with writing essays that go viral for all the wrong reasons—and why that’s OK.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write a piece that takes place during Yule.

In this interview, author Lydia Kang elaborates on putting energry where it counts more, comparison acting as the thief of joy, and more.

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, filmmaker Rian Johnson gives us an inside look on how he crafts engaging mysteries.

In this interview, author Shaylin Gandhi discusses the rapid writing experience of her new romance novel, Love Letters for Other People.

Artist and author (and translator) Diego Jourdan Pereira breaks down his Benedict Arnold Scale of translation concerns.

Push back self-doubt, find your voice, develop a focused idea, create structure and write work that helps readers, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Author Andrew Welsh-Huggins shares a few tricks he’s developed over the years for overcoming the blank-page blues.

Whether you’re late or right on time, the editors of Writer’s Digest share their book gift guide for readers of all types.

In this interview, Shobha Rao discusses how the search for home is universal, how books are a writer’s best friend, and more.

Adventure travel tour operator and writer Ruth Marr shares how writers can create their own successful walking writing retreats.

Freelance writer Debra Johanyak discusses how writing really is about who you know, though maybe not in the way many think.

In this interview, author Tarpley Hitt discusses researching the doll craze for her new book, Barbieland.

Seasoned podcast producer and sound designer Jaimi Ryan breaks down easy podcast promotion strategies for writers.