Journalist Alison Hill discusses the impact of clickbait on online journalism, why it exists, and whether it could be used for good.

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Author Mimi Matthews shares five tips for writing historical romance, from laying the groundwork to respecting your voice.

Author Jenny Morris shares five tips for giving your characters powers, whether they’re superpowers or just interesting skills.

In this interview, author Madge Maril discusses the inspiration behind her debut romance novel, Slipstream.

In this interview, New York Times-bestselling author Linwood Barclay discusses how a lifelong interest in trains helped inspire his new horror novel, Whistle.

Like a broken record, you’ve been told time and again to never use song lyrics in your writing. Scratch that. Here’s how to actually pull it off.

From a woman in emergency humanitarian and development response work, why speculative fiction isn’t running away from reality.

Author Ursula Werner discusses how to handle negative reviews and even shares why they may be a necessity for writers.

Author Sandra Proudman shares her experience of losing her agent and editor (more than once) and how she persevered to publish her novel.

In this interview, author Bianca Gillam discusses the intensely vulnerable experiences of becoming an author with her debut romance novel, Bad Publicity.

Author Bianca Gillam discusses the power of love stories for both readers and writers of romance, whether rom-coms or romantasy.

WD reconnected with former Breaking In author Neely Tubati Alexander to discuss her latest release, Courtroom Drama, and what she’s learned since releasing her debut novel.

In this episode of “Writer’s Digest Presents,” literary agent Jessica Berg helps us write fiction based on our lives.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about mothering, no matter what form it takes.

In this interview, author Ari Marmell discusses what goes into writing a tie-in novel with his new contemporary fantasy novel, The Eternal Warrior.

Author Catharina Steel shares why (and how) she added gobight (or goblin) martial arts for her middle grade fantasy adventure story.

They’ve said you’ll never get published, so here’s the question author Anna Mitchael considers: Do you care?

Author Jane L. Rosen shares how music shaped her novel by revealing how she chose the soundtrack of her story.

In this week’s round-up from Script magazine, learn how to manage distractions from writing, and more.

In this interview, author Martha Bátiz discusses the 16-year process that went into her new novel of historical fiction, A Daughter’s Place.

Turn short fiction into a powerful tool for building your author brand and income, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Anna Bailey discusses how living in East Texas helped inspire their new gothic thriller, Our Last Wild Days.

Award-winning author Jessica Guerrieri discusses the appeal and benefit of writing and reading fiction that deals with addiction and trauma.