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Mia Mercado: On Challenging Niceness Through Personal Essays
By Robert Lee Brewer
Aug 31, 2022
WD Competitions
In-Between: Writer's Digest 2nd Annual Personal Essay Awards Winner
By Moriah Richard
May 18, 2022
Personal Essays
6 Types of Creative Nonfiction Personal Essays for Writers to Try
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 22, 2022
Personal Essays
What Is a Lyric Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 1, 2022
Personal Essays
How to Write Compelling Personal Essays: 9 Ingredients for Spicing Up Your Writing
By Elaine Klonicki
Mar 31, 2022
Personal Essays
What Is a Personal Reportage Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 26, 2022
Market Spotlight
Brevity: Market Spotlight
By Robert Lee Brewer
Feb 21, 2022
Personal Essays
What Is a Braided Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Feb 10, 2022
From the Winners
Announcing the Second Annual Personal Essay Awards Winners
By Moriah Richard
Jan 13, 2022
Creative Nonfiction Writing
A Letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald From the Second Roaring '20s
By Raj Tawney
Jan 1, 2022
Personal Essays
What Is a Hermit Crab Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 30, 2021
Personal Essays
What Is a Graphic Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 20, 2021
Personal Essays
Two Tips for Incorporating Reportage and Cultural Criticism into the Personal Essay and Memoir
By Hasanthika Sirisena
Dec 16, 2021
Personal Essays
What Is a Fragmented Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 12, 2021
Creative Nonfiction Writing
Writing Brilliant Essays
By Joy Castro
Nov 12, 2021
The Writer's Life
What to Say When Someone Wants to Kill You
By Gregory Galloway
Oct 19, 2021
Personal Essays
A Few Tips for Writing Personal Essays
By Robert Lee Brewer
Oct 18, 2021
Resources
WD Presents: 6 New WDU Courses, An Upcoming Webinar, a Competition Deadline, and More!
By Writers Digest Staff
Sep 26, 2021
Creative Nonfiction Writing
What Is Creative Nonfiction in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jul 25, 2021
Interviews
Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jun 6, 2021
Memoir
How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir
By Ronit Plank
May 11, 2021
Personal Essays
What Is a Personal Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
May 8, 2021
Personal Essays
How I Taught Myself to Write in English
By Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
Apr 6, 2021
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Writer’s Digest Columns: How to Write a Five-Minute Memoir
By Cassandra Lipp
Mar 13, 2021
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