Playing in the Snow
Write about your favorite childhood memory of playing in the snow. If you've never been around snow, write about what you dream it'd be like.
Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.
Writer's Digest Presents: World-Building (Podcast, Episode 5)
In the fifth episode of the Writer's Digest Presents podcast, we talk about world-building in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including interviews with authors Whitney Hill (fiction) and Jeannine Hall Gailey (poetry).
Heirloom
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, someone's shown up demanding your narrator's family heirloom.
May Cobb: On Stolen Moments
Author May Cobb discusses offering readers a summer of mayhem with her new novel, My Summer Darlings.
The Time Is Now: Securing First-Hand Accounts of History for Writing Projects
Writer Stephen L. Moore discusses the benefits of having first-hand accounts for historical writing and offers advice on best practices in securing interviews while there’s still time.
Character Exploration and Development in Television (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, exclusive interviews with writers, showrunners and more who share a common thread of character exploration and development!
Janet Key: On Letting Your Novel Take Shape
Author Janet Key discusses the experience of letting the novel take shape through the editorial process for her debut novel, Twelfth.
Benjamin Myers: On Fleeting Moments Becoming Finished Novels
Award-winning author and journalist Benjamin Myers discusses the out-of-body experience of having the idea for his new novel, The Perfect Golden Circle.
WD Presents: 7 WDU Courses, a Chat With Ran Walker, and More!
This week, we're excited to announce 7 WDU courses, a chat about flash fiction with Ran Walker, and more!
How to Crowdfund Your Book
Crowdfunding in publishing has received a lot of attention in recent months. Successful crowd-funder and author Chris Stollar shares his tips for realistic and practical tips to make crowdfunding work for you.