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Zachary Petit
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Writing Challenge: Can You Write the Opening Sentence to a Story Based on This Photo?
By Zachary Petit
Nov 15, 2013
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Happy Birthday to the Last Writer You'd Ever Expect to Plot a Murder
By Zachary Petit
Jan 18, 2013
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Famous First Lines Reveal How to Start a Novel
By Zachary Petit
Jan 18, 2013
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Short Story Challenge: Where did the footprints come from? (Win publication in WD)
By Zachary Petit
Jan 4, 2013
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Writing challenge! Can you write an opening sentence to a story incorporating these 3 words? (Winners will be published in WD)
By Zachary Petit
Nov 16, 2012
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Wade Rouse: Top 10 Ways to Stay True to Yourself in Publishing
By Zachary Petit
Nov 9, 2012
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10-Minute Literary Halloween Costumes: Dress Like Your Favorite Character
By Zachary Petit
Oct 26, 2012
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Flowchart: How Do I Publish a Book?
By Zachary Petit
Oct 19, 2012
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'Why I Write' (One of the Best Things We’ve Read All Week)
By Zachary Petit
Oct 12, 2012
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Sherman Alexie’s Top 10 Pieces of Advice for Writers
By Zachary Petit
Oct 5, 2012
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How to Get the Most Out of a Writing Conference
By Zachary Petit
Sep 28, 2012
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Happy Birthday, Stephen King!
By Zachary Petit
Sep 21, 2012
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Stephen King Goes to the Movies: The Author's Best (& Worst) Cameos
By Zachary Petit
Sep 14, 2012
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Top 10 Essentials to a Writer's Life
By Zachary Petit
Aug 17, 2012
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Remembering Gore Vidal: 10 Quotes on Writing
By Zachary Petit
Aug 1, 2012
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Meet the Real Andre Dubus III
By Zachary Petit
Jul 31, 2012
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Free contest! Can you write an opening line to a story based on this photo? (Get published in WD)
By Zachary Petit
Jul 26, 2012
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Remembering Nora Ephron: Before all the Hollywood Success
By Zachary Petit
Jun 27, 2012
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72 of the Best Quotes About Writing
By Zachary Petit
Jun 22, 2012
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Giveaway: Win a day pass to ThrillerFest, featuring Jack Higgins, Lee Child, Ann Rule and many others
By Zachary Petit
Jun 8, 2012
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Writing Inspiration From Andre Dubus III: How to Stay True to Yourself
By Zachary Petit
May 18, 2012
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The 10 Commandments of How to Write a Thriller
By Zachary Petit
May 4, 2012
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How to Outline (the Easy Way) Like Janet Evanovich
By Zachary Petit
Apr 20, 2012
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Last call! Can you write an opening sentence to this story? (Chance to get published in Writer's Digest)
By Zachary Petit
Apr 6, 2012
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