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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.

CharacterDialogueGenreGrammarPlotRevising & EditingSettingsShort StoryWriting ScenesWriting Techniques
RomanceNana Malone: You Are the Captain of Your Own ShipRobert Lee Brewer
7 Tips for Writing a Middle-Grade Graphic Novel, by Aliza Layne
Comics and Graphic Novels7 Tips for Writing a Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Readers Will LoveAliza Layne
Children'sKate Messner: On Writing About the Many Masks of GriefRobert Lee Brewer
A Conversation With Eric LaRocca on Writing Dark, Troubled Protagonists (Killer Writers), by Clay Stafford
HorrorA Conversation With Eric LaRocca on Writing Dark, Troubled Protagonists (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford
A collage-style graphic titled "BOOKS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2025." It features several book covers arranged around the central text. Clockwise from the top left: The cover of "Well, Actually" by Mazey Eddings, showing a stylized illustration of a blonde woman and a man sitting at a table. The cover of "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" by Grady Hendrix with a dark, mystical design featuring hands and celestial elements. The cover of "Root Rot" by Saskia Nislow with an anatomical illustration of a plant and possibly human-like veins. The cover of "No Ordinary Love" by Myah Ariel, featuring a close-up portrait of a Black man and a Black woman. The bright yellow cover of "The Maid's Secret" by Nita Prose, with an illustration of a maid's uniform holding a blue book. Part of the cover of "Love, Loss and Everything In Between" by Nicole Loher, showing a close-up image of pink and white peonies. The Writer's Digest logo (WD) is visible in the bottom right corner. The overall impression is a preview of diverse book releases expected in 2025.
Book RecommendationsBooks to Look Forward to in 2025Moriah Richard
More Than Fluff | Diane Kelly
Mystery/ThrillerMore Than FluffDiane Kelly
RomanceBecky Hunter: Keep Going, No Matter WhatRobert Lee Brewer
Science Fiction/FantasyKatherine Marsh: Find a Good Critique GroupRobert Lee Brewer
How One Nonsense Word Helps Me Craft Better Character-Based Suspense, by Nat Cassidy
CharacterHow One Nonsense Word Helps Me Craft Better Character-Based SuspenseNat Cassidy
Letting Your Characters Take the Lead, by CL Montblanc
CharacterLetting Your Characters Take the Lead in FictionCL Montblanc
Science Fiction/FantasyKelsey Impicciche: On Using Social Media to Build CommunityRobert Lee Brewer
LiteraryIryn Tushabe: No Story Exists in a VacuumRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerJeneva Rose: Don’t Write for TrendsRobert Lee Brewer
Storyboarding for Writers: How Sketching Can Strengthen Your Picture Book or Graphic Novel, by Joan Holub
Comics and Graphic NovelsStoryboarding for Writers: How Sketching Can Strengthen Your Picture Book or Graphic Novel!Joan Holub
The May/June 2025 cover of Writer's Digest, celebrating the 27th Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers. The magazine's masthead reads "WRITER'S DIGEST" in large, white, stylized letters, with "WRITERS HELPING WRITERS SINCE 1920" in smaller orange text below. The main image features a smiling Laurie Halse Anderson, a white-presenting author with short grey hair and red-framed glasses, looking directly at the camera with her hand near her head. Several article titles are listed on the left side of the cover in white text on a dark blue background: "CULTIVATE INSPIRATION USING RESEARCH," "5 STEPS to Build Your Platform Using Literary Role Models," "4 WAYS Pop Culture Adds Nuance to Research," "Use Visual Note-Taking to BOOST BRAINSTORMING," "WD Self-Published E-book Award Winner: LUCY DAY," and "WD Personal Essay Award Winner: F.A. BATTLE." A plus sign in a white circle leads to the text: "THE LEGACY LIVES ON: MEET THE NEW WRITERS BEHIND CLANCY, LUDLUM, & FLYNN." In the bottom right corner, there's a smaller image of the book cover for "Rebellion 1776" by Laurie Halse Anderson. Below the main image of the author, a banner reads "WD INTERVIEW" in white letters on a dark blue background, followed by "Laurie Halse Anderson" in large blue letters. Further text highlights her as "THE TWO-TIME NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ON WHY RESEARCH WAS CRITICAL FOR WRITING HER NEWEST MIDDLE-GRADE NOVEL 'REBELLION 1776'." The bottom left corner indicates "MAY/JUNE 2025" and the website "WritersDigest.com" in white text on a dark blue background. The overall design is informative and celebratory of writers and writing resources.
Be InspiredWriter’s Digest May/June 2025 Cover Reveal

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