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Pick your favorite mythical creature, such as a mermaid, sylph, vampire, gnome, banshee, witch, etc. Use the name generator tools at FantasyNameGenerators.com to pick a name for your character, and begin writing their story.
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
Kentucky’s Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson discusses how each project has its own process and the difference between writing fiction and her new memoir, Perfect Black.
In this week’s round up brought to us by ScriptMag.com, interviews with masters of comedy, screenwriter Tim Long ('The Simpsons') and writer-director Dan Mazer (Borat Subsequent Movie) about their collaboration on their film 'The Exchange', and filmmaker Trent O’Donnell on his new film 'Ride the Eagle' co-written with actor Jake Johnson ('New Girl'). Plus, tips on how to tap into your unique voice and more!
The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so we started this series to help identify them for other writers (along with correction strategies). This week's writing mistake is not accepting feedback on your writing.
Here are the top creativity websites as identified in the 23rd Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2021 issue of Writer's Digest.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the englyn proest dalgron, a Welsh quatrain form.
In this post, we look at what a palindrome is when it comes to writing, including several examples of palindromes.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, it's time to set a trap.
Children's author Christine Evans shares how repetition is good for growing readers and gives you the tools to write your story's perfect refrain.
This post announces our latest From Our Readers ask: Describe the First Time a Book Transported You to Another/Magical World. Comment for a chance at publication in a future issue of Writer's Digest.
