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Types of Creative Nonfiction Personal Essays for Writers to Try
Personal Essays

6 Types of Creative Nonfiction Personal Essays for Writers to Try

By Robert Lee Brewer
What Is a Lyric Essay in Writing?
Personal Essays

What Is a Lyric Essay in Writing?

By Robert Lee Brewer
What Is a Personal Reportage Essay in Writing?
Personal Essays

What Is a Personal Reportage Essay in Writing?

By Robert Lee Brewer
What Is a Braided Essay in Writing?
Personal Essays

What Is a Braided Essay in Writing?

By Robert Lee Brewer
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Oversharing in Self-Help
How To/Instructional

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Oversharing in Self-Help

By Moriah Richard
A Few Tips for Writing Personal Essays
Personal Essays

A Few Tips for Writing Personal Essays

By Robert Lee Brewer
25 Ways Reflective Writing Can Help You Grow as a Writer (and as a Person)
Personal Writing

25 Ways Reflective Writing Can Help You Grow as a Writer (And as a Person)

By Jeanne Baker Guy
How Personal Writing and Journaling Is Good for the Soul and Why Your Journal Is Your Soul Mate
Journaling

How Personal Writing and Journaling Is Good for the Soul and Why Your Journal Is Your Soulmate

By Laura Munson
Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir
Interviews

Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir

By Robert Lee Brewer
Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You
Interviews

Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You

By Robert Lee Brewer
How to Write a Eulogy When the Need Arises
Personal Essays

How to Write a Eulogy When the Need Arises

By Paul Vachon
How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir
Memoir

How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir

By Ronit Plank
What Is a Personal Essay in Writing?
Personal Essays

What Is a Personal Essay in Writing?

By Robert Lee Brewer
Joshua M. Greene: On Balancing Poetry and Conciseness in Biographies
Interviews

Joshua M. Greene: On Balancing Poetry and Conciseness in Biographies

By Robert Lee Brewer
Writer's Digest March/April 2021 Cover featuring Carmen Maria Machado
From the Magazine

Writer's Digest March/April 2021 Issue Reveal

By Amy Jones
How to Not Write in the Pandemic, Early Days
Writing Habits and Practices

How to Not Write in the Pandemic, Early Days

By Rebecca Hardiman
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Writing Techniques

When a Memoir Is a Novel: The Thin Line Between Fabricated Fact and Real Fiction

By Heidi McCrary
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Memoir

How to Write About Grief: 5 Things to Consider When Writing Difficult Topics

By Sadie Hoagland
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Writing Techniques

Life Into Fiction: Turning a True Event Into a Compelling Story

By Stephanie Kane
Embracing the Impact of Personal Experiences on Your Writing
Memoir

Embracing the Impact of Personal Experiences on Your Writing

By Danielle M. Wong
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There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest

33 Common Words & Phrases You Might Be Saying Wrong

By Baihley Gentry
Brad Meltzer
What's New

What We Can Learn From Multi-Genre Authors

By Jessica Strawser
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Are You a Born Storyteller?

By Jessica Strawser
writing a life story | how to write nonfiction
How to Improve Writing Skills

3 Steps For Overcoming Writer's Block

By Courtney Carpenter