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Find the prompts, interviews, quotes, book recommendations, and other inspirational articles to help you write that novel, short story, article, or whatever other piece of writing you're currently working on...or that you want to write! Our Be Inspired sections are here to get the creative juices flowing.

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3 Secrets of Balancing Life With Writing | Court Stevens

3 Secrets of Balancing Life With Writing Court Stevens

Why Short Story Writing Can Help With Your Novel Michael Woodson

Rose Keating: Writing Is a Way To Communicate Robert Lee Brewer

Nell Stevens: Everything About This Book Has Felt Surprising Robert Lee Brewer

How Living Out of a Van Inspired My Writing and Life, by Kathryn Nolan

How Living Out of a Van Inspired My Writing and Life Kathryn Nolan

Emily Buchanan: Trite, Tropey Writing Is Better Than a Blank Page

Emily Buchanan: Trite, Tropey Writing Is Better Than a Blank Page Robert Lee Brewer

A large cluster of colorful foil balloons shaped like various cartoon characters and animals. Notable balloons include a light blue whale or dolphin, a yellow duck, a pink owl, a blue balloon with Peppa Pig, and several other light blue balloons with faces, some featuring transparent sections with smaller balloons inside. The balloons are tied together with numerous thin strings and are shown outdoors on what appears to be a wooden deck or boardwalk, with blurry figures in the background.

Balloon Bunch Moriah Richard

Antony Johnston: Solving This Crime Is No Cakewalk

Antony Johnston: Solving This Crime Is No Cakewalk Robert Lee Brewer

When Writing Is Your Therapy, but You Write for a Living Too (Protecting Your Personal Writing Practice), by Nicole S. Palmer

When Writing Is Your Therapy, but You Write for a Living Too (Protecting Your Personal Writing Practice)Nicole S. Palmer

The Unexpected Writing Aid: How Drawing Mandalas Helped Me Find Creative Balance, by Ben Guterson

The Unexpected Writing Aid—How Drawing Mandalas Helped Me Find Creative Balance Ben Guterson

Famous Writers and Their Typewriters, by Meg Waite Clayton

Famous Writers and Their Typewriters Meg Waite Clayton

Endless Horizons: 10 Novels That Embody the Midwest, by Alyssa Villaire

Endless Horizons: 10 Novels That Embody the Midwest Alyssa Villaire

Megan C. Reynolds: Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper Robert Lee Brewer

5 Things Writers Should Know About Tween and Teen Mental Health, by Summer Nilsson

5 Things Writers Should Know About Tween and Teen Mental Health Summer Nilsson

Writer's Digest Best Live Streams, Podcasts, & Youtube Channels 2025

Writer’s Digest Best Live Streams, Podcasts, and YouTube Channels 2025 Writers Digest Staff

A Conversation With James Comey on Writing Fairly and Making Stories Linger (Killer Writers), by Clay Stafford

A Conversation With James Comey on Writing Fairly and Making Stories Linger (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford