Writing Habits and Practices

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 drafting solely on a computer.

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 letting other people shame your genre.

When travel is restricted and health a priority, researching for your novel must pivot away from the hands-on. Here, author Katie Fforde shares how to do writing research during a lockdown, from your computer screens to the books already at your disposal.

Novelist Jennifer Murphy discusses the natural ebb and flow of the publishing process and the undiscussed quiet that comes with finishing.

Author Erica Ferencik took research to the next level by venturing into the same hostile environments she would later place her characters. Here, she describes the transformative power of those experiences and how her fear turned to admiration.

While writing may bring us joy, it may also bring us doubt, fear, and burnout. Here, Mazey Eddings has created a toolkit for managing the anxiety of the publishing process.

When chaos continued, this writer turned to love. Here, author Sasha Fletcher discusses how he wrote about love during tumultuous times.

Alida Miranda-Wolff breaks down how bias is plaguing publishing today and offers tools for writers to be part of the change.

The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so this series helps identify them for other writers (along with correction strategies). This week's mistake is trying to control everything.

Certified life coach and grief expert Krista St-Germain shares four fundamental truths about dealing with grief that all writers should know when handling this topic, whether they're writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.

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 dismissing other genres.

The occasional bump in the writing process is normal, but it can be difficult to work through. Here, author Genevieve Essig shares five ways to keep your writing rolling.

In seeking meaning did author Randal Maurice Jelks also find purpose and understanding. Here, he shares how daily meditation can lead to new stories.

The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so this series helps identify them for other writers (along with correction strategies). This week's mistake is not setting goals.

The first step in getting published is to actually finish your novel. Here, USA Today bestselling author Sariah Wilson offers five tips that she uses to help keep her on track.

Recently, a young writer reached out to Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer about how to develop his natural writing voice. Here's his answer.

A new three-part series on one of the most popular and successful bands in history lends many tips for writers of all kinds. Here, author and Beatlemaniac Erika Robuck shares seven lessons for writers from "The Beatles: Get Back."

We asked our readers what they learned about themselves after participating in this year's NaNoWriMo challenge. Here's what they had to say.