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Write Better Fiction
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personal writing
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
What Is a Personal Reportage Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 26, 2022
Personal Essays
What Is a Braided Essay in Writing?
By Robert Lee Brewer
Feb 10, 2022
How To/Instructional
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Oversharing in Self-Help
By Moriah Richard
Nov 5, 2021
Personal Essays
A Few Tips for Writing Personal Essays
By Robert Lee Brewer
Oct 18, 2021
Personal Writing
25 Ways Reflective Writing Can Help You Grow as a Writer (And as a Person)
By Jeanne Baker Guy
Sep 16, 2021
Journaling
How Personal Writing and Journaling Is Good for the Soul and Why Your Journal Is Your Soulmate
By Laura Munson
Jun 19, 2021
Interviews
Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jun 6, 2021
Interviews
Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You
By Robert Lee Brewer
May 22, 2021
Personal Essays
How to Write a Eulogy When the Need Arises
By Paul Vachon
May 12, 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
Interviews
Joshua M. Greene: On Balancing Poetry and Conciseness in Biographies
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 5, 2021
From the Magazine
Writer's Digest March/April 2021 Issue Reveal
By Amy Jones
Mar 6, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
How to Not Write in the Pandemic, Early Days
By Rebecca Hardiman
Mar 3, 2021
Writing Techniques
When a Memoir Is a Novel: The Thin Line Between Fabricated Fact and Real Fiction
By Heidi McCrary
Sep 29, 2020
Memoir
How to Write About Grief: 5 Things to Consider When Writing Difficult Topics
By Sadie Hoagland
Oct 25, 2019
Writing Techniques
Life Into Fiction: Turning a True Event Into a Compelling Story
By Stephanie Kane
Aug 13, 2019
Memoir
Embracing the Impact of Personal Experiences on Your Writing
By Danielle M. Wong
Nov 8, 2017
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
33 Common Words & Phrases You Might Be Saying Wrong
By Baihley Gentry
Sep 14, 2016
What's New
What We Can Learn From Multi-Genre Authors
By Jessica Strawser
Mar 24, 2015
What's New
Are You a Born Storyteller?
By Jessica Strawser
Feb 24, 2015
How to Improve Writing Skills
3 Steps For Overcoming Writer's Block
By Courtney Carpenter
Jul 26, 2012
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