Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 498

The best tips come from people who have been there and done that. As such, this post collects one piece of advice for writers from 21 published authors.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the rinnard, which is an Irish quatrain form.

Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, we'll look at how an unexpected action by a character can send the action in a new direction.

You want to write, but don’t know how to begin? Taken from our December 1990 issue, follow these 10 steps to beginning a rewarding, fulfilling career as a writer.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a calm poem.

While at home in isolation, it is still important to appreciate the small things that bring us great joy.

For this week's market spotlight, we look at Ploughshares, a quarterly literary journal. Currently open for submissions June 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021.

Learn the winner and Top 10 list for the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the huitain.

Learn when you're using empathy vs. sympathy vs. apathy with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors, including their differences and when they might overlap.