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Go Ahead and Write That Book, but What’s Your System?
Writing Habits and Practices

Go Ahead and Write That Book, but What’s Your System?

Oct 29, 2021
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Collecting Advice but Never Writing
Writing Habits and Practices

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Collecting Advice (but Never Writing)

Oct 15, 2021
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Writing for One Person
Writing Habits and Practices

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Writing for One Person

Aug 27, 2021
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The Writer's Life

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Following Writing "Rules" Too Closely

Aug 6, 2021
5 Pieces of Common Writing Advice You Should Absolutely Ignore
Writing Habits and Practices

5 Pieces of Common Writing Advice You Should Absolutely Ignore

Jul 5, 2021
How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir
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How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir

May 11, 2021
Family Stories as Inspiration for Historical Fiction
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Family Stories as Inspiration for Historical Fiction

Apr 22, 2021
The Past Is Never Past: Drawing on Personal History to Write Engaging Historical Fiction
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The Past Is Never Past: Drawing on Personal History to Write Engaging Historical Fiction

Apr 21, 2021
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Writing Habits and Practices

9 Bones of Writing Advice With Dogs

Dec 19, 2020
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Writing Habits and Practices

9 Lines of Writing Advice With Cats

Dec 12, 2020
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Writing Techniques

Vintage WD: Poetry without Rhyme—Or Even Thees and Thous

Nov 26, 2020
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Writing Techniques

Vintage WD: How I Built Novels Out of Writer’s Blocks

Nov 12, 2020
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Writing Techniques

FightWrite™: Female Serial Killers

Nov 6, 2020
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Writing Techniques

Seven Tips for Intuitive Writing: The Heart-Hand Connection

Oct 27, 2020
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Vintage WD

Vintage WD: Six Steps to Salable Horror

Oct 15, 2020
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The Writer's Life

Shelved but Not Forgotten: The Power of Continuing Old Projects

Oct 14, 2020
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Vintage WD

Vintage WD: You Can Avoid that Dry Spell

Oct 8, 2020
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Writing Quotes

21 Authors Share One Piece of Advice for Writers

Jun 5, 2020
Christopher J. Moore started his writing career in screenwriting, working on successful TV shows, but soon realized he wanted his stories to reach a broader audience. After adapting several of his screenplays into stand-alone novels, he embarked on a new YA series, The Switch Family.
Interviews

Screenwriter and Novelist, Turned YA Author, Christopher J. Moore: Author Spotlight

Feb 5, 2020
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The Writer's Life

How to Protect Your Artistic Integrity: Let Go of Expectations

Aug 7, 2019
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Book Recommendations

Reading Recommendations from WDC Annual Speakers

Jul 25, 2019
Writing Tips from Jordan Rosenfeld
writing conferences

Writing Tips From Writer's Digest Conference Instructors

Jul 18, 2019
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Screenwriting (Film)

Psst! Novelists - Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part Two

May 8, 2019
Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
Writing Techniques

Tips for Writing About Controversial Topics in Fiction

Jan 15, 2019