WD Presents: New Your Story Prompt, Our Nov/Dec 2022 Cover Reveal, and More!

There's always so much happening in the Writer's Digest universe that even staff members have trouble keeping up. As a result, we decided to start collecting what's on the horizon to make it easier for everyone to know what's happening and when.

This week, we're excited to announce our newest Your Story prompt, the cover for our November/December 2022 issue, and more!

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Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt here. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story!

Email your submission to yourstorycontest@aimmedia.com with the subject line "Your Story 121."

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Writing “The End” on the final page of your story, memoir, or novel is something to celebrate. But how can you get there successfully and what happens next? This issue aims to answer all of those questions and more.

Features include The WD Interview by Amy Jones: Ian McEwan: The award-winning, bestselling author of Amsterdam, Atonement, and Saturday, spoke with WD about his newest novel, Lessons; the indefinable relationship between readers, narrators, and author; and what writers gain by writing short stories.

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Writer’s Digest returns in-person to the West Coast on October 20–23, 2022 with many of publishing’s most respected and knowledgeable writers, agents, and editors to guide you through the process of writing, editing, and publishing your novel. Hone your craft, refine your characters, explore the future of publishing, and get the tools you need to advance your career as a successful novelist. Brought to you by Writer’s Digest, the experts at nurturing and developing writers at every stage of their career for more than 100 years.

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Do you daydream about distant worlds and mythical creatures? If so, take this six-week course and transform your ideas into creative science fiction and fantasy novels. You'll discover the essential elements of fictional worlds, how to write a science fiction novel with intriguing characters and plot, and write up to 2,500 words for your science fiction or fantasy story.

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Push yourself beyond your comfort zone and take your writing to new heights with this novel writing course, designed specifically for novelists who are looking for detailed feedback on their work. When you take this online course, you won't have weekly reading assignments or lectures. Instead, you'll get to focus solely on completing your novel.

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Proper grammar, punctuation, and mechanics make your writing correct. In order to truly write well, you must also master the art of form and composition. From sentence structure to polishing your prose, this course will enhance your writing, no matter what type of writing you do.

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Have you wanted to become a writer, but let your busy life as a mom get in the way of writing? Here’s your chance to launch a freelance writing career – and complete writing jobs from home. You might already possess many of the skills necessary to break into writing from being a parent—persistence, time management, dedication and patience. If you take these skills and apply them to your writing, you’ll be one step closer to becoming a freelance writer.

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Discover how the seven core competencies of storytelling—concept, character, voice, plot, theme, scene construction, and style—combine to create compelling narrative. By understanding the engineering and design of a story, and using Larry Brooks’ Story Engineering and Nancy Dodd’s The Writer’s Compass, you’ll learn how to quickly and effectively get your story out of your head and onto the page.

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This course guides beginning and intermediate writers through elements of how to write a personal essay, helping them identify values expressed in their stories and bring readers into the experiences described. Writers learn how to avoid the dreaded responses of “So what?" and “I guess you had to be there" by utilizing sensory details, learning to trust their writing intuitions, and developing a skilled internal editor to help with revision.

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