Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Relying on Perfect Conditions to Write
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 writers make is relying on perfect conditions to write.
The Writer, The Inner Critic, & The Slacker
Author and writing professor Alexander Weinstein explains the three parts of a writer's psyche, how they can work against the writer, and how to utilize them for success.
20 Most Popular Writing Posts of 2020
We share a lot of writing-related posts throughout the year on the Writer's Digest website. In this post, we've collected the 20 most popular writing posts of 2020.
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Talking About the Work-in-Progress
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 writers make is talking about the work-in-progress.
On Writing to Give Grief Meaning and Write Out of Challenging Situations
Author Lily Dulan explains why writers have to be willing to go to difficult places inside themselves for their writing to make a positive impact on ourselves, others, and the world.
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Oversimplified Characters
The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so we're starting this series to help identify them for other writers (along with strategies for avoiding the mistake). This week's writing mistake writers make is oversimplifying your characters.
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Waiting for Inspiration to Strike
The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so we're starting this series to help identify them for other writers (along with strategies for avoiding the mistake). This week's writing mistake writers make is waiting for inspiration to strike.
9 Bones of Writing Advice With Dogs
We love writing; we love dogs; so why not enjoy nine bones of writing advice with dogs? If you need some great writing advice and fun images of dogs, you've found your online destination. Enjoy!
Yes, Virginia, You Are a Writer
In a time and year that has been hard on so many in a variety of ways, more than a few writers have found their creativity dry up. Some have even asked if they are or should be writers moving forward. This open letter is addressed to all such writers.
9 Lines of Writing Advice With Cats
We love writing; we love cats; so why not enjoy nine lines of writing advice with cats? If you need some great writing advice and fun images of cats, you've found your online destination. Enjoy!
Take Control of Your Writing Career
Inspiration to Creation Coach Nina Amir shows how easy it is for a writer's career to get off-track and outlines simple steps for you to course-correct.
9 Questions About Working With a Coauthor
Writing is lonely work, but it doesn't have to be. In this post, Linda Joffe Hull and Keir Graff (also known as Linda Keir) share the nine most popular questions about working with a coauthor that writers frequently ask.
Call for Nominations: 101 Best Websites for Writers
Nominate your favorite website for the 23rd Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers feature in Writer's Digest Magazine! Deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The Parenting Break: Finding Your Way Back to Literary Citizenship
If you’re a parent (or a caretaker to parents or other loved ones), chances are you occasionally fail to fulfill your duties as an exemplary literary citizen. Here are some strategies for banishing the shame, finding your way back, and reengaging in meaningful ways.
Writing Is a Marathon
Humor writer Jackson Dickert applies exercise science principles to writing so authors can apply an athletic training mindset to completing their manuscript.
15 Things a Writer Should Never Do
Former Writer's Digest managing editor Zachary Petit shares his list of 15 things a writer should never do, based on interviews with successful authors as well as his own occasional literary forays and flails.
Shelved but Not Forgotten: The Power of Continuing Old Projects
In this article, author E.L. Tenenbaum discusses the importance on not tossing a project that isn't quite working and explains why putting a project away for a while might be the key to success.
7 Ways Kurt Vonnegut Poisoned Readers' Minds With Humanity
Kurt Vonnegut once said he wanted his novels to "catch people before they become generals and Senators and Presidents," to "poison their minds with humanity. Encourage them to make a better world." Here are seven ways he lived up to those aspirations.
How to Increase Your Writing Performance and Consistency
Author coach Nina Amir shares a few secrets on how to increase your writing productivity.
Vintage WD: Afternoon of a Part-Time Writer
This WD article from 1957 offers a humorous look at what it's like to be a writer with a day job, a family, or other obligations that take time away from writing--something many of us can relate to.
Writer's Digest Best Writing Advice Websites 2020
Here are the top writing advice websites as identified in the 22nd Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2020 issue of Writer's Digest.
Literary World Records for Books and Authors
In this post, Don Vaughan reveals literary world records. Ever wonder which author sold the most books? Or which book has been translated the most times? How about which author has signed the most copies of their book on a single day?
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Authors Write a Better Novel
In this post, J.D. Lasica of Authors A.I. shares how artificial intelligence can help authors write a better novel and questions whether A.I. could be a boon to future writers and authors.
What Does It Mean to Be a Cult Writer?
In this post, Ian Haydn Smith looks at what it means to be a cult writer, including a breakdown of six different categories of cults for writers.