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Write Better Fiction
Write Better Nonfiction
Write Better Poetry
Get Published
Be Inspired
WD Competitions
Resources
writing advice
Writing Habits and Practices
5 Pieces of Common Writing Advice You Should Absolutely Ignore
By Stefanie London
Jul 5, 2021
Memoir
How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir
By Ronit Plank
May 11, 2021
Historical
Family Stories as Inspiration for Historical Fiction
By Kristin Beck
Apr 22, 2021
Historical
The Past Is Never Past: Drawing on Personal History to Write Engaging Historical Fiction
By Karen White
Apr 21, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
9 Bones of Writing Advice With Dogs
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 19, 2020
Writing Habits and Practices
9 Lines of Writing Advice With Cats
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 12, 2020
Writing Techniques
Vintage WD: Poetry without Rhyme—Or Even Thees and Thous
By Writers Digest Staff
Nov 26, 2020
Writing Techniques
Vintage WD: How I Built Novels Out of Writer’s Blocks
By Writers Digest Staff
Nov 12, 2020
Writing Techniques
FightWrite™: Female Serial Killers
By Carla Hoch
Nov 6, 2020
Writing Techniques
Seven Tips for Intuitive Writing: The Heart-Hand Connection
By Jill G. Hall
Oct 27, 2020
Vintage WD
Vintage WD: Six Steps to Salable Horror
By Writers Digest Staff
Oct 15, 2020
The Writer's Life
Shelved but Not Forgotten: The Power of Continuing Old Projects
By E. L. Tenenbaum
Oct 14, 2020
Vintage WD
Vintage WD: You Can Avoid that Dry Spell
By Writers Digest Staff
Oct 8, 2020
Writing Quotes
21 Authors Share One Piece of Advice for Writers
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jun 5, 2020
Interviews
Screenwriter and Novelist, Turned YA Author, Christopher J. Moore: Author Spotlight
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Feb 5, 2020
The Writer's Life
How to Protect Your Artistic Integrity: Let Go of Expectations
By Kira Jane Buxton
Aug 7, 2019
Book Recommendations
Reading Recommendations from WDC Annual Speakers
By Amy Jones
Jul 25, 2019
writing conferences
Writing Tips From Writer's Digest Conference Instructors
By Amy Jones
Jul 18, 2019
Screenwriting (Film)
Psst! Novelists - Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part Two
By Barri Evins
May 8, 2019
Writing Techniques
Tips for Writing About Controversial Topics in Fiction
By Guest Column
Jan 15, 2019
Screenwriting (Film)
5 Lessons Writers Can Learn from the Film 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'
By Cassandra Lipp
Nov 15, 2018
Questions & Quandaries Blog
Bad Advice Boogie: Write Every Day
By Jeff Somers
Jun 4, 2018
Writing Techniques
Writing Tips & Insights from Author Nic Stone
By J.D. Myall
Jun 2, 2018
Publishing Insights
How Research Can Help Sell Your Story
By Guest Column
Jun 1, 2018
