WD Books editor Amy Jones has seven great reasons to be excited about this year's Writer's Digest Annual Conference—an opportunity to meet some of our authors in person!
11 secrets to keep in mind as you breathe life into your characters through effective character description, including physical and emotional description.
The 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, now in its 34th year, is hot off the presses, and today I'm sharing ten pieces of advice from the contributors to this year's edition. NSSWM features articles on fiction craft, getting published, and marketing and promotion, as well as more than 400 pages of listings for novel and short story writers, including literary agents, book publishers, magazines, and contests that are interested in your work. This year's edition also features access to an exclusive webinar from best-selling author Cheryl St.John, on exploring emotional high points in fiction.
The protagonist's conflict with an opposing force—usually in the form of another character—is the essence of every novel.