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Write Better Fiction
Write Better Nonfiction
Write Better Poetry
Get Published
Be Inspired
WD Competitions
Resources
Writing Fiction
Writing Techniques
Vintage WD: Flash Fiction
By Writers Digest Staff
Nov 5, 2020
Character
How I Wrote My Son As the Hero of His Own Adventure Novel
By John Peragine
Apr 24, 2019
Writing Techniques
Emotional Danger for Page-Turning Tension
By Amy Jones
Apr 16, 2019
Plot
Moves and Counter-Moves: Letting Your Antagonist Drive the Plot
By J. J. Hanna
Apr 5, 2019
Writing Techniques
In Search Of Utopia: Why Is There So Little Utopian Fiction?
By Guest Column
Apr 3, 2019
Settings
Old and New: Merging Memory and Research in New Zealand
By Guest Column
Apr 1, 2019
Interviews
The WD Interview: Author N.K. Jemisin on Creating New Worlds and Playing with Imagination
By Jera Brown
Mar 29, 2019
The Writer's Life
100 Years of WD: How Has Writer's Digest Impacted Your Writing?
By Ericka McIntyre
Mar 28, 2019
Character
Representation in Fiction: How to Write Characters Whose Experiences Are Outside of Your Own
By Diana M. Pho
Mar 25, 2019
Vintage WD
Vintage Wisdom (Good and Bad): 14 Short Fiction Writing Tips From 1929
By Cassandra Lipp
Mar 20, 2019
Writing Habits and Practices
Writing Exercise: How to Start Loving Your Characters
By Aaron Bauer
Mar 12, 2019
Writing Habits and Practices
Connected Writers: How Writing Teaches Us How to Live
By William Kenower
Feb 17, 2019
Interviews
Writing the Surreal: A Conversation with Author Steve Kissing
By Ericka McIntyre
Feb 12, 2019
Romance
Not Your Grandmother’s Harlequin: Writing Romance in the 21st Century
By Guest Column
Feb 10, 2019
Interviews
Min Jin Lee: Finding Story Ideas That Truly Provoke Your Passions
By Amy Jones
Feb 6, 2019
The Writer's Life
A Writer’s Job Is to Persevere: Not Stopping at 96
By Guest Column
Feb 1, 2019
Writing Techniques
Translating High-Profile Events into Fiction
By Guest Column
Jan 19, 2019
writing conferences
3 Key Novel Writing Tips: Wisdom from the Authors Speaking in the 2019 Virtual Conference for Novelists
By Jess Zafarris
Jan 18, 2019
Screenwriting (Film)
Imagination Unchained: BIRD BOX Author Josh Malerman on Film Adaptations, Theatrical Book Readings and More
By Jess Zafarris
Jan 17, 2019
The Writer's Life
A Nest of Words: What Kind of Writer-Bird Are You?
By Guest Column
Jan 5, 2019
Writing Techniques
Novel Writing from A to Z: The Alphabetical Elements of Writing Fiction
By The Editors of Writer's Digest
Jan 1, 2019
Writing Articles
Twice Upon a Time: 4 Reasons to Write Books Based on Classic Literature
By Susie Kearley
Dec 23, 2018
Writing Articles
YA Author Cassandra Clare Reveals the Practical Magic Behind Her Bestselling 'Shadowhunter' Series
By Jess Zafarris
Dec 21, 2018
Book Recommendations
Paperback Writer: 10 Writing Lessons from Vintage Paperback Books
By Jeff Somers
Dec 19, 2018
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