I've done a lot of nonfiction writing, but I am a newbie to the children's writing world and am trying to get involved and learn things and make friends, etc. All this lead me to my first regional SCBWI meeting. There were 18 people, and only one dude - me.
Are there any guys in SCBWI? I'm used to being outnumbered in the whole writing/publishing world, but not by 17 to 1.
Novelist A.E. Osworth discusses their experience working with a copyeditor for their novel We Are Watching Eliza Bright and how the experience made them feel Witnessed.
This week, we’re excited to announce a call for From Our Readers submissions, a webinar on crafting expert query letters, and more!
Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a prime number poem.
Bestselling and award-winning author Stephanie Dray shares how she selects the historical figures that she features in her novels and how she came to see the whole of her character's legacies.
In this week’s round-up from ScriptMag.com, learn about the storytelling techniques used in the nine-part Disney+ series "WandaVision," outlining tips for writing a horror script, and breaking in outside of Hollywood as a writer and filmmaker.
Write a poem every day of April with the 2021 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a get blank poem.
Without a solid foundation, our stories flounder. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares insights into the three mistakes writers make when creating the first act.
Novelist David Jackson Ambrose discusses the initial themes he wanted to explore in his latest novel, A Blind Eye, what the editing process was like, and how his books always surprise him in the end.
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 not knowing when to shelve a project.
