October 19, 2021

writing fiction

5 Ways to Seize the Moment With Sensory Detail in Action Scenes
Writing Techniques

5 Ways to Seize the Moment With Sensory Detail in Action Scenes

Aug 10, 2021
Samantha Mabry Quote
Interviews

Samantha Mabry: Author Spotlight

Apr 17, 2020
Maisy Card
Interviews

Author Spotlight: Maisy Card

Apr 10, 2020
Afia Atakora
Interviews

Author Spotlight: Afia Atakora

Apr 7, 2020
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Interviews

Author Spotlight: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Apr 3, 2020
Chris Bohjalian
Vintage WD

Vintage WD: Chris Bohjalian, The WD Interview

Mar 19, 2020
Retelling Shakespeare
Writing Techniques

Writing Tips for Retelling Shakespeare: From Atwood's Hag-Seed to Updike's Gertrude and Claudius

Mar 10, 2020
Selling popular fiction
Vintage WD

Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 2

Mar 5, 2020
Secrets of Writing Popular Fiction
Vintage WD

Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 1

Feb 27, 2020
High concept ideas
From the Magazine

Mastering High Concept Ideas

Feb 27, 2020
Vintage Magazines, learning from
Vintage WD

Learning From Vintage Magazines: Back in the Day

Feb 26, 2020
Jennifer Weiner quote
Vintage WD

Vintage WD Interview: In Jennifer Weiner's Shoes

Feb 13, 2020
Bard's Writing Tips
Writing Techniques

Will's Way: Four Timely Craft Tips from the Immortal Bard

Feb 13, 2020
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Writing Techniques

Stop Making Sense: Explaining Some Fiction Rules of Logic

Jan 30, 2020
pov
Character

POV: Choosing Between First-Person and Third-Person

Dec 26, 2019
romance story ideas
Romance

Forced Proximity: 50 Reasons for Your Characters to Be Stuck Together

Dec 18, 2019
Isabel Allende writing quote
Vintage WD

Vintage WD: Isabel Allende's June 2002 WD Interview

Dec 12, 2019
Opening Paragraph | The First Hundred Words
Vintage WD

Vintage WD: The First Hundred Words Are the Hardest

Dec 6, 2019
writing process
Writing Techniques

Lost in Iceland: Searching for a Better Writing Process

Dec 2, 2019
thanksgiving writing prompts
Writing Prompts

5 Thanksgiving Writing Prompts

Nov 25, 2019
Novel and Short Story Writer's Market 2020
Publishing Insights

Presenting Novel and Short Story Writer's Market 2020

Nov 21, 2019
Revisiting George Orwell
The Writer's Life

Revisiting George Orwell: Why I Write in the 21st Century

Oct 21, 2019
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Book Recommendations

What Reading A Gentleman in Moscow Taught Me About Writing

Oct 4, 2019
how to be a better storyteller with D&D
Writing Habits and Practices

Rolling the Dice: 5 Ways D&D and “Critical Role” Made Me a Better Storyteller

Sep 27, 2019