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Children's Jacquelyn Stolos: Be Yourself on the Page Robert Lee Brewer

Developing a Funny Premise (On Humor), by Karim Shamsi-Basha

Writing Techniques Developing a Funny Premise (On Humor)Karim Shamsi-Basha

Cover of Writer's Digest Magazine January/February 2026 issue with a picture of author Mia P. Manansala

Be Inspired Writer’s Digest Magazine January/February 2026 Cover Reveal Amy Jones

A Conversation With Dons on Writing by Ear (Killer Writers), by Clay Stafford

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Don Bruns on Writing by Ear (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Lydia Kang: Putting Energy Where It Counts More

Young Adult Lydia Kang: Putting Energy Where It Counts More Robert Lee Brewer

Romance Shaylin Gandhi: If You Want It, Keep Going Robert Lee Brewer

Romance Lauren Connolly: I Live To Make People Laugh With My Writing Robert Lee Brewer

Young Adult Nancy Banks: On the Reliability of Editing Robert Lee Brewer

Down a Rabbit Hole: From Zelda Sayre to Murder in 1920s Manhattan, by Julie Mulhern

Mystery/Thriller Down a Rabbit Hole: From Zelda Sayre to Murder in 1920s Manhattan Julie Mulhern

Children's Jon-Erik Lappano: Be Irrational in Your Persistence Robert Lee Brewer

Bryn Donovan: On the Power of a High-Concept Story

Romance Bryn Donovan: On the Power of a High-Concept Story Robert Lee Brewer

Science Fiction/Fantasy Carissa Broadbent: On the Second-Book Challenges Robert Lee Brewer

Young Adult Hien Nguyen: On Writing Through Grief Robert Lee Brewer

Into the Labyrinth: Theseus, the Minotaur, and the Politics of Power, by M. B. Courtenay

Mystery/Thriller Into the Labyrinth: Theseus, the Minotaur, and the Politics of Power M. B. Courtenay

Romance Amy Carol Reeves: Be Gritty Robert Lee Brewer

It's a Bad Romance: How I Got Romance Wrong in My Crime Novel (And How I Fixed It), by Cate Quinn

Mystery/Thriller It’s a Bad Romance: How I Got Romance Wrong in My Crime Novel (And How I Fixed It)Cate Quinn