Author A.E. Osworth shares a strategy for creating characters with tarot spreads, specifically using the Celtic cross.

Learn five high concept tricks to stand out in a crowded market from literary agent Jessica Berg, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Jess Cannon discusses going from writing hard-hitting journalism to escapist fiction with her new romantic murder-mystery, A Zoom with a View.

Author Dale M. Kushner delves into the importance of fairy tales as survival stories by looking at personal moments in her own life.

Author Sara Foster investigates the one big question all authors work with in fiction and shares why it’s so important.

Author Kate Clark Stone shares some options on how to keep writing when you’re grieving (that may or may not be from personal experience).

Author Rosemary Hennigan reveals the enduring appeal of the gothic in fiction by sharing what gothic is and many gothic books to check out.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch teaches us how to start our fight scenes by beginning at the end.

Author Colleen Quinn examines where creative writing differs from scientific writing, including what makes great storytelling.

In this interview, author Julie Johnson discusses shifting from YA to more of an adult story with her romantasy novel, The Sea Spinner.

Acclaimed screenwriter, director, and producer (and now author) Gregory Poirier shares six screenwriting tips to improve your novel.

Author Jay Neugeboren shares how he’s writing well past 70 (in fact, closing in on 90) with a new title and several more books in process.

In this interview, author Canwen Xu discusses becoming a better writer after getting a book deal with her debut thriller, Boring Asian Female.

Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a pocket poem.

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Sarah L. Kaufman shares seven things that all writers should know about verbs.

Author Matthew Betley shares five things publishers don’t tell you when you’re starting your career as a published author.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about an instant camera that shows glimpses of the future.

Announcing the winning manuscript and author of the 2025 November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge! Plus, three finalists and more.

In this interview, author Isabel Klee discusses the interplay of day-to-day life with rehabilitating dogs in her memoir, Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About.

Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a love and/or anti-love poem.

Bestselling author Rea Frey shares five tips for how to write an unreliable narrator readers still root for.

Author Christopher Olshan shares what luxury taught him about author branding through excellence in signals.

In this week’s round up from Script magazine, catch up on reviews, read why human feedback is better than an AI critique, and more!

In this interview, author Nicola Harrison discusses how multiple POVs added complexity to her new historical novel, The Island Club.