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Short Story
7 Tips for Starting To Write a Short Story
By May-lee Chai
Aug 30, 2022
Short Story
5 Ways To Use Short Stories To Grow as a Writer
By Dallas Woodburn
Jun 25, 2022
Short Story
5 Tips for Crafting a Novel-in-Stories
By Scott Russell Sanders
Jun 7, 2022
Short Story
What Is a Drabble in Writing?
By Moriah Richard
Feb 9, 2022
Short Story
2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Guidelines
By Moriah Richard
Dec 24, 2021
Interviews
Cara Blue Adams: On Writing What Feels Honest
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 17, 2021
Interviews
Blake Sanz: On Playing the Long Game
By Robert Lee Brewer
Nov 8, 2021
Interviews
Kasimma: On Keeping a Culture Alive
By Robert Lee Brewer
Nov 3, 2021
Writing Techniques
How Fiction and Psychotherapy Complement Each Other
By Linda Feyder
Sep 29, 2021
Interviews
Alexander Weinstein: On Writing a Thematic Short Story Collection
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 21, 2021
Writing Techniques
Expanding a Short Story Into a Novel
By Les Edgerton
Dec 22, 2020
Interviews
John McNally: Renewed Interest in the Magic of Short Stories
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 3, 2020
Writing Techniques
Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res
By Paul Buchanan
Jan 13, 2019
Short Story
A Shocking (and Fun) Short Story Writing Technique
By Noelle Sterne
May 17, 2017
What's New
How a Fiction Anthology Is Made
By Jessica Strawser
Mar 10, 2016
Writer's Digest Magazine July/August 2015 Online Exclusives
15th Annual Short Short Story Competition Winner: Parting Gift
By Cris Freese
May 12, 2015
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
10 Tips for Fiction Writers from the 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
By Rachel Scheller
Oct 15, 2014
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
3 Ways to Save Your Backstory from the Cutting Room Floor
By Adrienne Crezo
Jul 28, 2014
What's New
How (& Where) to Get a Short Story Published
By Guest Column
Nov 6, 2012
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
How to Get a Short Story Published Like a Pro
By Scott Francis
Jan 31, 2012
How to Improve Writing Skills
How to Take Your Short Stories to the Next Level
By Brian A. Klems
Aug 2, 2011
How to Improve Writing Skills
How to Broaden Your Short Story's Scope
By Brian A. Klems
Aug 2, 2011
How to Improve Writing Skills
How to Let Plot Guide Your Short Story
By John Dufresne
Jun 7, 2011
How to Improve Writing Skills
How to Improve Your Writing Style in 10 Minutes or Fewer
By Brandon Royal
Dec 15, 2010
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