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Tension in Poetry: The Hidden Art of Line-Writing
By Matthew Daddona
Apr 13, 2021
Settings
5 Tips for Building a House or Setting That Comes Alive for Readers
By D.M. Pulley
Oct 21, 2019
The Writer's Life
It's Great to Suck at Writing
By Karen Rinaldi
May 10, 2019
Marketing
How to Keep Your Book Relevant After Its Release
By Guest Column
Jan 12, 2019
Writing Techniques
3 Layers of Writing Mastery: Which One Is Most Important?
By William Kenower
Sep 22, 2018
Settings
Maximize Your Setting: Bringing Locations, Eras and Worlds to Life on the Page
By Guest Column
Jun 14, 2018
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
The Importance of Small Details in Fiction Writing
By Guest Column
Apr 18, 2018
Writing Goal
The Art of the Paragraph: Applying Paragraphing Techniques in Your Fiction Writing
By Guest Column
Feb 24, 2018
Dialogue
The Art of the Paragraph: How to Write Dialogue in Fiction
By Guest Column
Feb 24, 2018
Writing Goal
The Art of the Paragraph: Informative Paragraphs in Fiction
By Guest Column
Feb 24, 2018
Writing Goal
The Art of the Paragraph: Descriptive Paragraphs in Fiction
By Guest Column
Feb 24, 2018
Writing Articles
The Art of the Paragraph: Single-Sentence Paragraphs in Fiction
By Guest Column
Feb 24, 2018
Writing Techniques
Tim Knox: The Magic Formula for Great Story Ideas
By Tim Knox
Jan 14, 2018
Creative Writing Prompts
Symbolic Animals
By Jess Zafarris
Nov 14, 2017
Character
What My Military Experience Taught Me About Creating Heroes
By Guest Column
Nov 10, 2017
WD Magazine Online Exclusives
Better Off Dead: Prepare Your Writing Legacy
By Guest Column
Oct 31, 2017
Mystery/Thriller
Thrilling Humor: 5 Tips for Incorporating Humor into Thriller Novels (and Other Serious Fiction)
By Guest Column
Oct 31, 2017
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Jump-Start Your Next Story with Two Truths and a Lie
By Adrienne Crezo
Jul 30, 2014
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
A Writer Never Averts Her Eyes: On Killing My Father
By Adrienne Crezo
Jun 10, 2014
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