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Vintage WD: When Research Is a Monster
In this article from our June 1974 issue, author James B. Sweeney describes his method for researching a monster of a project—his book on sea animals.
Shed Your Shame: Overcoming Writing Fears
Author Elizabeth Atkinson shares the biggest of her writing fears, and her tips for working to overcome both the fear and the shame.
Your Own Worst Enemy: Writing Villains in Memoir
Writing villains in memoir takes a special kind of honesty. In this feature from the July/August 2019 issue of Writer's Digest, William Kenower offers his take.
Stop Making Sense: Explaining Some Fiction Rules of Logic
In his fiction column from the January 1990 issue of Writer's Digest, author Lawrence Block explores the reality behind the saying, "Truth is stranger than fiction."
Electric, Neon, Salsa-Dancing Energy, or Finding Your Writing Voice
In this humorous essay, composition and rhetoric professor Adam Brandner shares his take on finding your writing voice and a few exercises that helped him discover his own.
10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
Beat writer's block with these 10 tips, supported by scientific studies, from Estelle Erasmus's article from the September 2019 issue of Writer's Digest.
6 Lisa Gardner Quotes for Writers About Writing
Get inspired with these 6 Lisa Gardner quotes about writing for writers, pulled from her 2016 Writer's Digest interview.
9 Virginia Woolf Quotes About Writing for Writers (and Readers)
In celebration of her birthday, here are nine Virginia Woolf quotes about writing, writers, and reading, pulled from two of her most well-known works, Orlando and A Room of One's Own.
Writing Multiple Points of View
Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club, offers 5 tips for making writing in multiple points of view easier for you and more satisfying for your readers.
Hidden Architecture: Using Structure to Reinforce Story
Novelist Wendelin Van Draanen offers advice on how to choose the best story structure for your novels and provides compelling examples from her award-winning books.
Your Future as a Writer From Isaac Asimov
Where will writers like you be needed and appreciated most as society progresses? Isaac Asimov — bestseller, futurist, and soothsayer — points the way in this essay from the May 1986 issue of Writer's Digest.
POV: Choosing Between First-Person and Third-Person
Choosing which POV (point of view) to write in can be challenging. Writing instructor Pooja Mittal Biswas shares her suggestions for choosing the best POV for your story and genre.
Forced Proximity: 50 Reasons for Your Characters to Be Stuck Together
Add believability to your romance story ideas with 50 legitimate reasons for your characters to be stuck together from Hallmark Publishing editor Bryn Donovan.
8 Debbie Macomber Quotes About Writing for Writers
Enjoy 8 Debbie Macomber quotes about writing including the goals she has for her books and readers, and a bit of motivation for writers who have busy families.
17+ Suspense Stories to Read at Halloween
Get in the Halloween mood by reading these suspense stories recommended by WD Senior Editor, Amy Jones.
7 Michael Connelly Quotes About Writing for Writers
Here are 7 Michael Connelly quotes from his two previous WD interviews to celebrate the release of his newest Harry Bosch novel.
Revisiting George Orwell: Why I Write in the 21st Century
Keith Wain revisits the 1946 George Orwell essay "Why I Write" by looking at the relevance of each of the four key points in the digital era.
8 Elizabeth Strout Quotes About Writing and for Writers
Fans of Olive Kitteridge have been anxiously awaiting a second Olive novel. To celebrate the release of Olive, Again, here are eight Elizabeth Strout quotes about reading and writing.
Benefits of The Booker Prize and Other Literary Awards for Writers (Besides the Money)
It's the height of literary award season and WD senior editor Amy Jones considers what prizes like The Booker Prize have to offer readers and writers.
10 Best Winter Poems for Poets and Lovers of Poetry
Find the 10 best winter poems for poets and lovers of poetry here. From classics to contemporary and for poetry lovers of all ages, this post has something for everyone looking to get a mix a little poetry with their winter.
7 Things I've Learned so Far, by Jenn Bishop
4. Make time for writing, because promotion can and will take over. My debut book came out in late June and I feel like I’m still recovering from the launch and subsequent promotional activities. It’s a real shift to go from primarily focused on the creation of a thing and then putting that thing into the real world.
5 Poets No One's Heard of but Should
Here are five poets no one's heard of but should according to five other poets.
