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5 Ways to Add a Refrain to Your Picture Books (and Why You Should)Christine Evans

About Us: How to Handle Your Story That Involves Other People Amy Cook

Identifying Your Book’s Target Audience Amy Jones

5 Lessons for Writers From A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens Robert Lee Brewer

The WD Interview: Susan Orlean on The Library Book and Finding the Red-Hot Center of the Story Don Vaughan

Want to Be More Productive? Start by Being Honest About the Type of Writer You Are Samantha Sanders

The Secret to Overcoming Writer’s Block: Meditation Megan Mulrine

Embracing the Blank Page: Why All Writing is an Act of Courage William Kenower

Team Up! What Makes Writing Groups Work The Editors of Writer's Digest

8 Ways to Defend Yourself from Writing Coach Scams Estelle Erasmus

7 Tips for a Successful Relationship with Your Book Cover Designer Guest Column

A Nest of Words: What Kind of Writer-Bird Are You?Gayle Brandeis

How to Write More in the Time You Have J. J. Hanna

How to Become a Successful Writer: To Dream or Not to Dream?Greta Heinemann

How Being An Attorney Helped Me Become A Writer Reyna Marder Gentin

On Writing Immersive Nonfiction & Idea Generation with ‘The Fifth Risk’ Author Michael Lewis Carten Cordell