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Write Better Fiction
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Get Published
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Interviews
Donna Freitas: Exploring Social Consequences in Fiction
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 6, 2021
Overcoming Writer's Block
14 Tips for Nurturing Your Creative Spirit During Challenging Times
By Donna Gephart
Mar 17, 2021
Interviews
Patti Callahan: On Writing About Another Culture
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 9, 2021
Interviews
Charles Yu: Writing as the Story Demands
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 7, 2021
Interviews
Dallie Ago: Write Like Nobody Will Read Your Work
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 21, 2020
Interviews
Evan I. Schwartz: The Rock 'n Roll of Non-Profit Publishing
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 15, 2020
Writing Techniques
The “Secret Sauce” Necessary to Succeed at a 30-Day Writing Challenge
By Nina Amir
Oct 30, 2020
Writing Techniques
Stop Making Sense: Explaining Some Fiction Rules of Logic
By Amy Jones
Jan 30, 2020
Memoir
How to Write About Grief: 5 Things to Consider When Writing Difficult Topics
By Sadie Hoagland
Oct 25, 2019
Interviews
The WD Interview: Amor Towles | Exclusive
By Amy Jones
Sep 19, 2019
Writing Techniques
Life Into Fiction: Turning a True Event Into a Compelling Story
By Stephanie Kane
Aug 13, 2019
Character
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are
By John B. Jamison
Jun 7, 2019
Writing Techniques
Translating High-Profile Events into Fiction
By Guest Column
Jan 19, 2019
Writing Techniques
Tips for Writing About Controversial Topics in Fiction
By Guest Column
Jan 15, 2019
Writing Techniques
Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res
By Paul Buchanan
Jan 13, 2019
Writing Techniques
What a Coincidence: 7 Clever Strategies for Harnessing Coincidences in Fiction
By Steven James
Sep 7, 2018
Writing Techniques
5 Tips for Writing About Politics in Fiction
By Aimee Agresti
May 1, 2018
Writing Techniques
How to Turn Real Events from Your Life into a Work of Fiction
By Emily Belden
Mar 17, 2018
Publishing Insights
When Your Memoir Wants To Be A Novel
By Guest Column
Dec 20, 2017
Memoir
5 Tips for Writing About an Established Relationship
By Guest Column
Dec 4, 2017
Character
Using Physicality to Bring Your Characters (And Your Fiction) to Life
By Guest Column
Oct 9, 2017
Publishing Insights
Grip-Lit: Five Elements Your Story Must Include If You're Writing the Next Gone Girl
By Guest Column
Sep 5, 2017
Publishing Insights
Setting the Tangible and the Enduring: Writing Southern Fiction
By Guest Column
Jul 21, 2017
Publishing Insights
Tips for Writing About Distant Lands in Fiction
By Guest Column
Jul 14, 2017
