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Write Better Fiction
Write Better Nonfiction
Write Better Poetry
Get Published
Be Inspired
WD Competitions
Resources
Common Writing Terms
Grammar
What Is a Contronym in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 20, 2022
Writing Techniques
What Are Tropes in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 16, 2022
Grammar
What Is a Palindrome in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jul 29, 2021
Marketing
What Is a Blurb in Publishing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jul 18, 2021
The Writer's Life
What Is an Anagram in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
May 19, 2021
Personal Essays
What Is a Personal Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
May 8, 2021
Submissions & Proposals
What Are Multiple Submissions in Writing and Publishing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 30, 2021
Submissions & Proposals
What Are Simultaneous Submissions in Writing and Publishing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 28, 2021
Business of Writing
What Is a Plotter in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 12, 2021
Business of Writing
What Is a Pantser in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 11, 2021
Business of Writing
What Is the Slush Pile?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 22, 2021
Writing Techniques
What Is Flash Fiction?
By Moriah Richard
Jan 2, 2021
Plot
What Is a Narrative Arc (or Story Arc)?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Nov 13, 2020
The Writer's Life
Literary Scavenger Hunts: The MacGuffin & Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Sam Spade, and Others
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 30, 2019
Publishing FAQs
What Is (and Isn't) High Concept Fiction, and How Do You Pitch It?
By Jess Zafarris
Sep 24, 2018
Self Publishing
What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know
By Brooke Warner
Aug 11, 2016
Plot
What is a Denouement?
By Brian A. Klems
Dec 4, 2014
What's New
What is the Throughline of a Novel? (And Why It's Important You Have One)
By Nancy Lamb
Aug 28, 2012
What's New
What is a Minor Character: Understanding the Minor Characters' Role
By Orson Scott Card
May 1, 2012
What's New
What is a Poetry Chapbook?
By Brian A. Klems
Jan 3, 2012
Publishing
What is a Kill Fee?
By QQAdmin1
Aug 11, 2009
Publishing Insights
What is Upmarket Fiction? Defining the Classification
By Chuck Sambuchino
Mar 19, 2009
How to Improve Writing Skills
What is a book doctor? Should I pay to have my book edited before submitting it?
By Scott Francis
Dec 5, 2008
Formatting
What is a Logline?
By QQAdmin1
Feb 26, 2008
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