Author Julie Mulhern shares how she traveled down a rabbit hole of discovery that eventually led to her murder mystery set in 1920s New York.

Learn strategies to help produce top-quality work while controlling costs without cutting corners that matter, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Matthew Adams breaks down nine of the most important English capitalization rules, including how to handle title, quotations, and more.

Media strategies for your book shouldn’t start when the book is launched. Setting media goals earlier than you think can make all the difference.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch shares the best writing advice she heard this year and how to train our brains to be creative instead of fearful.

In this interview, bestselling author Bryn Donovan discusses the power of a high-concept story, avoiding AI like poison, and much more.

In a more advanced technology environment, author and podcaster Matty Dalrymple shares how to make human (and successful) connections.

Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.

Author Anna Rollins weighs constraint against total freedom for writers and other creatives and makes a case for constraint.

In this interview, bestselling author Carissa Broadbent discusses upping the stakes in her series with her new romantasy novel, Children of Fallen Gods.

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling shares eight components of your author platform for your book proposal.

In this interview, author Hien Nguyen discusses the teen hijinks and supernatural mystery at the heart of her new speculative YA thriller, Twin Tides.

Author M. B. Courtenay discusses the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and how it relates to his espionage thriller novel.

Find Stephanie Burns’ successful query to agent Liza Fleissig for her debut novel, Far From the A-List, along with commentary.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write a flash piece that plays on the Greek myth of Echo.

In this interview, author Amy Carol Reeves discusses how her own loss helped inspire her new novel, How to Grieve Like a Victorian.

Author Cate Quinn shares how she got romance wrong in her first crime novel and then how she got the romance in crime fiction right.

Award-winning author Connie Berry discusses the appeal of historical mysteries, from the nostalgia to traveling through time.

In this week’s round up from Script magazine, Hamnet author and co-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell discusses her inspiration for writing the story, and more.

In this interview, bestselling illustrator and author Brigette Barrager discusses writing her nighttime picture book, Whooo Is Still Awake?

Romance author Lia Riley delivers five tips for writing a steamy STEM romance that readers will love by remembering smart is sexy.

Tap into the unique attitudes and judgments of your characters, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Julie Mulhern discusses how women’s history helped inspire her new historical mystery, Murder in Manhattan.

Copy approval can get a little tricky for writers, so freelancer Chris Saunders discusses when to grant copy approval and when to avoid it.