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Tamar Shapiro: Writing Has Become My Daily Joy Robert Lee Brewer

Diana Quincy: Never Stop Writing Robert Lee Brewer

A. Rushby: On Writing for the Love of the Story Robert Lee Brewer

Simon Tolkien: On Expanding an Idea Into Two Novels Robert Lee Brewer

Jerome Charyn: You Will Never Be a Master of Your Craft Robert Lee Brewer

5 Pros and Cons of Writing Historical vs Contemporary Fiction, by Alma Katsu

5 Pros and Cons of Writing Historical vs. Contemporary Fiction Alma Katsu

Kitty Zeldis: On Faith and Friendship in Historical Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

A Conversation With Janelle Brown on Writing and Historical Mystery/Thrillers (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Crafting Authentic War Reporting in Historical Fiction, by Erika Robuck

Crafting Authentic War Reporting in Historical Fiction Erika Robuck

Writer’s Digest September/October 2025 Cover Reveal Amy Jones

Jessica Francis Kane: Follow Your Obsessions Robert Lee Brewer

The Way We Were | Jeff Somers

The Way We Were Jeff Somers

Susan Wiggs: On Learning Life Lessons From Fictional Characters Robert Lee Brewer

Nell Stevens: Everything About This Book Has Felt Surprising Robert Lee Brewer

Reclaiming Alternate History: How Speculative Fiction Can Resist Toxic Historical Revisionism, by Vaishnavi Patel

Reclaiming Alternate History: How Speculative Fiction Can Resist Toxic Historical Revisionism Vaishnavi Patel

Going Back in Time to Write a Middle-Grade Novel, by Donna Galanti

Going Back in Time to Write a Middle-Grade Novel Donna Galanti