For this week's market spotlight, we look at Ploughshares, a quarterly literary journal. Currently open for submissions June 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021.

Learn the winner and Top 10 list for the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the huitain.

Learn when you're using empathy vs. sympathy vs. apathy with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including their differences and when they might overlap.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the soledad, which is a Spanish tercet form.

Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, we'll look at what happens when an antagonist levels up.

In celebration of Herman Wouk's birthday, we revisit his 1966 interview with former WD editor-in-chief, Kirk Polking.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write an outdoors poem.

Mindy Mejia, author of The Dragon Keeper and Leave No Trace, shares what inspired her most recent novel, Strike Me Down, when she prefers to start new projects, her best piece of advice for other writers, and more.

This week's writing prompt will take the point of view to an interstellar level.

After writing 30-ish (or more) poems in April, here's a chance to share your favorite composition from the 2020 April PAD Challenge.

You’ve decided to submit your manuscript to an independent publisher. Now what? The staff of four indie presses answer WD’s questions about small publishers.

Freelancers are sure to come across every type of editor during their career. Here’s a veteran writer’s catalog of all the types you’ll encounter and how to work with each.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cywydd deuair fyrion, which is a Welsh couplet form.

Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, we'll look at what happens when an unknown fear or phobia is revealed.

From our September 1959 issue, beware of these tired clichés that will kill your story’s chance for publication.

Cosmic horror is unlike any other fiction genre, even in terms of horror. Author Scott Kenemore shares 3 tips for writing cosmic horror that goes beyond the norms of writing fiction.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write an action title poem.

Why do many thrillers fail to thrill? It's usually from a lack of suspense. Novelist Leslie Lutz shares six tips to create suspense in a thriller novel.

This week's writing prompt takes its inspiration from Lucy Ellmann.

Learn the differences between semantics vs. syntax vs. pragmatics with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.

Stuck trying to find a way to begin your next story? Try gleaning inspiration from these 10 famous novels that break the usual rules of writing in their first lines.

For this week's market spotlight, we look at The Pedestal Magazine, an online poetry publication. Currently open for submissions May 11-31, 2020.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the rondeau redoublé, which is a French form with refrains and end rhymes.