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5 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Short Story
Short Story

5 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Short Story

By Louise Marburg
7 Tips for Starting To Write a Short Story
Short Story

7 Tips for Starting To Write a Short Story

By May-lee Chai
5 Ways To Use Short Stories To Grow as a Writer
Short Story

5 Ways To Use Short Stories To Grow as a Writer

By Dallas Woodburn
5 Tips for Crafting a Novel-in-Stories
Short Story

5 Tips for Crafting a Novel-in-Stories

By Scott Russell Sanders
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 Woodson
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Interviews

Ladee Hubbard: On Interconnecting Individual Stories

By Robert Lee Brewer
Flash Fiction Challenge
Short Story

2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Guidelines

By Moriah Richard
Blake Sanz: On Playing the Long Game
Interviews

Blake Sanz: On Playing the Long Game

By Robert Lee Brewer
Kasimma: On Keeping a Culture Alive
Interviews

Kasimma: On Keeping a Culture Alive

By Robert Lee Brewer
How Fiction and Psychotherapy Complement Each Other
Writing Techniques

How Fiction and Psychotherapy Complement Each Other

By Linda Feyder
Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection
Interviews

Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection

By Robert Lee Brewer
Flash Fiction Challenge
Writing Habits and Practices

5 Lessons I Learned Doing the Flash Fiction February Challenge

By Moriah Richard
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 Bowerman
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Writing Techniques

Expanding a Short Story Into a Novel

By Les Edgerton
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Interviews

Nancy Stohlman: Creativity in a Flash

By Robert Lee Brewer
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Interviews

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

By Robert Lee Brewer
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Interviews

Jacob M. Appel: Perseverance the Key to Writing Success

By Robert Lee Brewer
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Interviews

John McNally: Renewed Interest in the Magic of Short Stories

By Robert Lee Brewer
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 Shah
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Screenwriting (Film)

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

By Jess Zafarris
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 Buchanan
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Interviews

George Saunders: The WD Interview

By Tyler Moss
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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 Pereira
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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 Column