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Character | Dialogue | Genre (Children's / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical / Horror / Humor Fiction / Literary / Mystery & Thriller / Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Screenwriting / Spiritual / Young Adult) | Grammar | Plot | Revising & Editing | Settings | Short Story | Writing Scenes | Writing Techniques

This is the place to learn how to write better fiction. WD editors & guest contributors cover everything about writing—from grammar to writing tips to fueling your creative fire, we have you covered. Your fiction writing career will thank you.

Character Dialogue Genre Grammar Plot Revising & Editing Settings Short Story Writing Scenes Writing Techniques

The Billion-Dollar Genre: Why Romance Writing Matters, by Leslie J. Wyatt

The Billion-Dollar Genre: Why Romance Writing Matters Leslie J. Wyatt

A Way to Write Science Fiction About Climate Change, by Tim Chawaga

A Way to Write Science Fiction About Climate Change Tim Chawaga

Catherine Dang: Focus on the Paragraph in Front of You Robert Lee Brewer

Brigid Kemmerer: Never Stop Reading Robert Lee Brewer

From Fact to Fiction: Making the Leap From Crime Reporter to Crime Novelist, by Walter B. Levis

From Fact to Fiction: Making the Leap From Crime Reporter to Crime Novelist Walter B. Levis

Emma Hamm: On Moving From Indie to Traditional Publishing

Emma Hamm: On Moving From Indie to Traditional Publishing Robert Lee Brewer

When Silence Speaks: Letting the Illustrations Do the Talking in Graphic Novels, by Jyoti Chand

When Silence Speaks: Letting the Illustrations Do the Talking in Graphic Novels Jyoti Chand

Breaking Out: Mazey Eddings Moriah Richard

Mariah Rigg: I’m Grateful That the First Draft of This Book Wasn’t Published Robert Lee Brewer

On Creating Secondary Characters, by Rhys Bowen

On Creating Secondary Characters Rhys Bowen

Rachel Eve Moultong: Always Listen to Your Editor Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps), by Emma St. Clair

Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps)Emma St. Clair

Joy Fielding: I Always Know the Beginning and the End of My Novels Robert Lee Brewer

How a Deepfake Thriller Taught Me to Write Realistic AI, by Daniel Kalla

How a Deepfake Thriller Taught Me to Write Realistic AI Daniel Kalla

Stuart Pennebaker: On the Group Project of Publishing a Book Robert Lee Brewer

Live-Writing My Thriller Novel, by J.T. Ellison

Live-Writing My Thriller Novel J.T. Ellison