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Write Better Fiction
Write Better Nonfiction
Write Better Poetry
Get Published
Be Inspired
WD Competitions
Resources
short stories
Writing Techniques
Expanding a Short Story Into a Novel
By Les Edgerton
Dec 22, 2020
Interviews
Nancy Stohlman: Creativity in a Flash
By Robert Lee Brewer
Oct 18, 2020
Interviews
Robert Scotellaro: Writing Flash Fiction That's Short But Not Slight
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 21, 2020
Interviews
Jacob M. Appel: Perseverance the Key to Writing Success
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 13, 2020
Interviews
John McNally: Renewed Interest in the Magic of Short Stories
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 3, 2020
Short Short Story Competition
19th Annual WD Short Short Story Competition Winner: Hari Om Senior Center by Reena Shah
By Reena Shah
May 8, 2019
Screenwriting (Film)
Imagination Unchained: BIRD BOX Author Josh Malerman on Film Adaptations, Theatrical Book Readings and More
By Jess Zafarris
Jan 17, 2019
Writing Techniques
Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res
By Guest Column
Jan 13, 2019
Interviews
The WD Interview: George Saunders
By Tyler Moss
May 9, 2018
WD Podcasts
The Writer's Digest Podcast, Episode 3: Writing and Publishing Short Stories and Essays — Interview with Windy Lynn Harris
By Gabriela Pereira
Apr 6, 2018
Short Story
Short Training for Your Long Game: How Writing Short Stories Can Help You Hone Your Novel-Writing Skills
By Guest Column
Feb 17, 2018
Publishing Insights
Reprints for Creative Shorts: How and Where to Sell a Poem, Personal Essay or Short Story a Second Time
By Guest Column
Jan 11, 2018
Publishing Insights
Transforming a Short Story Into a Novel
By Guest Column
Oct 30, 2017
Poetry FAQs
Submitting Your Short Fiction and Poetry: 5 FAQs from a Magazine Editor
By Guest Column
Sep 11, 2017
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Get Discovered by Writing Short
By Guest Column
Sep 7, 2017
Writer’s Digest Magazine July/August 2017 Online Exclusives
17th Annual Short Short Story Competition Winners List
By Karen Krumpak
May 9, 2017
Writer’s Digest Magazine July/August 2017 Online Exclusives
Extended Q&A with WD’s Short Short Story Competition Winner
By Karen Krumpak
May 9, 2017
Writer’s Digest Magazine July/August 2017 Online Exclusives
17th Annual Short Short Story Competition Winner: The Removal
By Brian A. Klems
May 9, 2017
Publishing Insights
Writing, Compiling, and Arranging Short Stories in a Collection
By Brian A. Klems
Apr 11, 2017
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
4 Short Lessons on the Subject of Short Stories
By Jessica Strawser
Feb 22, 2017
New Agency Alerts
New Literary Agent Alert: Michael Caligaris of Holloway Literary
By Cris Freese
Feb 13, 2017
Publishing Insights
Breaking In: Josh Barkan
By Cris Freese
Jan 27, 2017
Publishing Insights
The Strategic Use of Short Fiction
By Cris Freese
Dec 27, 2016
What's New
4 Free Extras From the New Writer's Digest
By Jessica Strawser
Oct 19, 2016
