What Do You Want Me to Write About?
Hey, everybody! I can’t believe we’re almost into the final quarter of 2022. As I’m starting to think about what I want to share on the blog next year, I...
Top 4 Challenges of Fantasy World-Building and How to Overcome Them
Today’s guest post is by Kahina Necaise. Worldbuilding is often one of fantasy authors’ favorite parts of the writing process. It can even be the reason...
Seeing God in Your Writing Journey
Do you believe in coincidences when it comes to your writing journey? I don’t. I don’t believe that “a-ha” moments or life-changing connections happen...
Should We Write About the Pandemic in Fiction?
Is it too soon? What’s the best way to incorporate it? Am I lying if I don’t? Author Deb Caletti discusses the tricky issue of whether or not writers...
Amanda Flower: On Making a Sleuth Out of a Poet
USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower discusses the very moment she had the idea for her new historical mystery, Because I Could Not Stop For Death.Amanda...
WD Presents: 6 WDU Courses, our Poetry Awards Deadline, and More!
This week, we're excited to announce 6 WDU courses, our Poetry Awards deadline, and more!There's always so much happening in the Writer's Digest universe that...
‘Yes’ and other poems
By: Sweetest Summer yes a big fat yes to everythinga jolly yes to all of itwide open armsat the ready to embrace you allevery problemevery irritationeverything...
‘Fuzzy’ and other poems
By: Cheryl Snell Fuzzy Today you must choose your pronouns. It should be a simple task but you are complex. Full of partial truths, once you were a stickler...
How One Photograph Inspired a Novel
During a tumultuous time, author Lola Jaye sought distraction. Here she describes how one photograph inspired her new novel, The Attic Child.The year was 2016...
