What happened to me on this day? Very strange things indeed!
Your character's day has been every sort of strange that you can imagine. Write about it from their perspective—in the voice of a children's book.
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
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 this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, exclusive interviews with screenwriter Steven Knight (Spencer), Mike Mills (C'mon C'mon), and David Mitchell (Matrix Resurrection). Plus, how to utilize your vulnerability in your writing and different perspectives on screenwriting structure.
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 forgetting to read.
Sharing even a fraction of our feelings with our characters will help our stories feel more authentic. Here, Kris Spisak explains how to tap into our memories to tell emotional truths on the page.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the trinet, a seven-line form based on word count.
Debut novelist Tammye Huf discusses how her own familial love story inspired her historical fiction novel, A More Perfect Union.
Congratulations to the winners of the second annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards!
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, have a character go rogue.
When you’re in the weeds of the writing process, it’s easy to lose sight of why you started in the first place. Here, author Radhika Sanghani shares her tips on how to love the process of writing your book.
