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Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Thinking There’s Not Enough Room for Your Story
Writing Habits and Practices

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Thinking There’s Not Enough Room for Your Story

By Michael WoodsonMay 13, 2022
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Interviews

Ladee Hubbard: On Interconnecting Individual Stories

By Robert Lee BrewerMar 9, 2022
Flash Fiction Challenge
Short Story

2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Guidelines

By Moriah RichardDec 24, 2021
Blake Sanz: On Playing the Long Game
Interviews

Blake Sanz: On Playing the Long Game

By Robert Lee BrewerNov 8, 2021
Kasimma: On Keeping a Culture Alive
Interviews

Kasimma: On Keeping a Culture Alive

By Robert Lee BrewerNov 3, 2021
How Fiction and Psychotherapy Complement Each Other
Writing Techniques

How Fiction and Psychotherapy Complement Each Other

By Linda FeyderSep 29, 2021
Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection
Interviews

Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection

By Robert Lee BrewerApr 21, 2021
Flash Fiction Challenge
Writing Habits and Practices

5 Lessons I Learned Doing the Flash Fiction February Challenge

By Moriah RichardMar 26, 2021
Casting many nets can help a writer create a long and healthy career. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares advice on adapting your story into multiple mediums.
Screenwriting (Film)

Take Two: The Importance of Writing Your Story in Different Mediums

By Jeanne Veillette BowermanMar 12, 2021
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Writing Techniques

Expanding a Short Story Into a Novel

By Les EdgertonDec 22, 2020
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Interviews

Nancy Stohlman: Creativity in a Flash

By Robert Lee BrewerOct 18, 2020
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Interviews

Robert Scotellaro: Writing Flash Fiction That's Short But Not Slight

By Robert Lee BrewerSep 21, 2020
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Interviews

Jacob M. Appel: Perseverance the Key to Writing Success

By Robert Lee BrewerSep 13, 2020
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Interviews

John McNally: Renewed Interest in the Magic of Short Stories

By Robert Lee BrewerSep 3, 2020
WD Short Short Competition Winner—Reena Shah
Short Short Story Competition

19th Annual WD Short Short Story Competition Winner: Hari Om Senior Center by Reena Shah

By Reena ShahMay 8, 2019
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Screenwriting (Film)

Imagination Unchained: BIRD BOX Author Josh Malerman on Film Adaptations, Theatrical Book Readings and More

By Jess ZafarrisJan 17, 2019
Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res
Writing Techniques

Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res

By Paul BuchananJan 13, 2019
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Interviews

George Saunders: The WD Interview

By Tyler MossMay 9, 2018
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WD Podcasts

The Writer's Digest Podcast, Episode 3: Writing and Publishing Short Stories and Essays — Interview with Windy Lynn Harris

By Gabriela PereiraApr 6, 2018
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Short Story

Short Training for Your Long Game: How Writing Short Stories Can Help You Hone Your Novel-Writing Skills

By Guest ColumnFeb 17, 2018
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Publishing Insights

Reprints for Creative Shorts: How and Where to Sell a Poem, Personal Essay or Short Story a Second Time

By Guest ColumnJan 11, 2018
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Publishing Insights

Transforming a Short Story Into a Novel

By Guest ColumnOct 30, 2017
Submitting Your Short Fiction and Poetry: 5 FAQs from a Magazine Editor
Poetry FAQs

Submitting Your Short Fiction and Poetry: 5 FAQs from a Magazine Editor

By Elise HollandSep 11, 2017
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There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest

Get Discovered by Writing Short

By Guest ColumnSep 7, 2017