Script Events Competitions Archive Subscribe Shop

Online Writing Workshops

Jan/Feb 2026 Issue

Online Membership

Write Better Fiction Write Better Nonfiction Write Better Poetry Get Published Be Inspired WD Competitions Resources

Writing scenes

Writing Scenes The Difficulty of Writing Difficult Scenes

Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers to tackle scenes with sensitive material.

Tonja Matney Reynolds

Writing Techniques Catching Continuity Errors in 1, 2, 4—strike that—3 Easy Steps Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Writing Scenes All It Took to Get That Scene Published Was 23 Years Michael Kardos

Writing Scenes Writing Scenes With Your Senses Wendy B. Correa

Writing Scenes How to Write Intimate Scenes Without the Cringe Natali Simmonds

Writing Scenes How to Add Value With a Prologue Catherine Hokin

Writing Techniques Making Use of Storystarter Scenes in Fiction Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Writing Techniques How to Use Subtext and the Art of Dramatic Tension in Fiction Zeeva Bukai

Writing Scenes How to Write an Effective Courtroom Scene in Fiction Lori B. Duff

Writing Scenes 7 Key Tips for Writing Realistically Perilous Drug Scenes Miffie Seideman

Writing Scenes How to Build Romantic Tension in a Romantic Thriller Scene Karen Rose

Writing Scenes How to Nail an Opening Scene: Check your TV!Barbara Josselsohn

Write Better Fiction Tips on Writing Authentic Scenes in Historical Fiction Vanessa Riley

Write Better Nonfiction Writing Memoir Scenes That Work: Choosing What Stays in Your Memoir and What Goes Ronit Plank

Resources Understanding Scene Types Writers Digest Staff

Writing Techniques 4 Tips for Setting a Novel in a Place You Don’t Know Well Kim Hooper

Newsletter

Subscribe directly from us by clicking this link