Author Jennifer J. Chow shares her expertise on what makes a great cozy mystery novel engaging and thrilling.

Learn when to use steal vs. steel vs. still on with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.

With the film industry constantly changing, it's never been more important for a writer to take control of their own career. Use independent film tips to create a short film or book trailer to help get your writing noticed.

Nominate your favorite website for the 23rd Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers feature in Writer's Digest Magazine! Deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

An editor and freelance writer demonstrates how to make your articles more intriguing, more entertaining, more salable—and just plain better in this article from 1989.

Erin Moynihan talks about what prompted her to write her debut YA novel about coping with loss, and working with the indie publisher Ooligan Press.

Learn when to use passed vs. past on with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including a few examples of correct usages.

In this post, we answer the question of what is a narrative arc or story arc, and we look at a few examples to help show how the narrative arc is different from individual plot twists and points.

Debut picture book author Kitty O'Meara shares her experience of writing a viral poem that's been turned into a printed picture book in only a few months about finding joy and community in a pandemic.

In this 1999 article, top science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler shares her secrets for overcoming the dreaded writer’s block and producing stellar work.

Award-winning author Nev March shares what inspired her award-winning mystery debut, how the editing process went after it was accepted, and so much more.

Author Jennifer J. Chow shares how writing cozy mysteries helps spark optimism and hope, what was different about writing the second novel in her Sassy Cat mystery series, and so much more.

In this article, author and trained fighter Carla Hoch answers a writer's question about how to handle writing a female serial killer in their work-in-progress.

Award-winning fiction writer Gina Ochsner explains what gives short short fiction its electricity in this article from 2005.

In this article, author Jonelle Patrick shares her expertise on how to create settings that will bring your reader in and make your characters shine.

New York Times bestselling author Karen White discusses the complexities of writing a series and how to handle cliff-hangers.

In this post, award-winning actress, writer, and director Tiffany Paulsen shares her experience of writing the rom-com script for Holidate on Netflix, what improves a script's chances of getting read by people, and more.

Former eBay CFO Gary F. Bengier shares his journey to self-publish his debut speculative fiction novel based on his nonfiction philosophy book.