Happy Holidays to Everyone!

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I am going to take a break from the blog for a few days. I'll pick up again before the new year and then have all kinds of exciting content for writers in January. Speaking of January, get pumped for a new year with all kinds of new possibilities!

If you have some time, don't forget that this blog has 3.5 years worth of material on it. I've interviewed more than 140 agents, posted 48 successful query letters, profiled about 75 or so new agents seeking writers, and corralled at least 100 guest columns from amazing novelists and authors. There is a lot of good content in the archives here -- check it out. Happy holidays, everyone! Be safe and keep writing.

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Young Adult Agents

New Agent Alert: Tasneem Motala of The Rights Factory

New literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Tasneem Motala of The Rights Factory) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

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Writing Prompts

A Lie

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Interviews

Timothy Miller: The Alluring Puzzle of Fact and Fiction

Screenwriter and novelist Timothy Miller explains how he came to write historical fiction and how research can help him drive his plot.

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Interviews

Dr. Munish Batra and Keith R.A. DeCandido: Entertainment and Outrage

Authors Dr. Munish Batra and Keith R.A. DeCandido explain how they came to co-write their novel and why it's important to them that the readers experience outrage while reading.

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Grammar

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.

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Interviews

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.

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Resources

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!

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Writing Habits and Practices

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.

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Interviews

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.