Hot Tip for Proposals #3
How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen
The longer you make anything in your proposal—words, sentences, titles, paragraphs, chapters, anecdotes, and the book itself—the better it must be to justify its length.
Incite vs. Insight (Grammar Rules)
Learn when to use incite vs. insight with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.
Jane K. Cleland: On Writing the Successful Long-Running Series
Award-winning mystery author Jane K. Cleland describes what it's like to write a long-running book series and offers expert advice for the genre writer.
WD Presents: #StartWrite, Virtual Conference, and New Courses
This week, we’re excited to announce free resources to start your writing year off well, our Novel Writing Virtual Conference, and more!
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.
Carla Malden: Writing With Optimism and Innocence
Screenwriter and author Carla Malden explains why young adult fiction and the '60s go hand-in-hand and how she connected with her main character's voice.
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.
Greta K. Kelly: Publishing Is a Marathon
Debut author Greta K. Kelly reveals how the idea for her novel sparked and the biggest surprise of her publication journey.
Mistress Bradstreet Stanza: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Mistress Bradstreet stanza, an invented form of John Berryman.
Capital vs. Capitol (Grammar Rules)
Learn when to use capital vs. capitol with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.