Writer’s Digest - July - August 2024
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Writing for a Warming World
Imagining the overwhelming, the ubiquitous, the world-shattering.
BY BRUCE HOLSINGER
Acting Against Their Nature
Four ways to create effective uncharacteristic behavior in your characters.
BY TIFFANY YATES MARTIN
Searching for Answers in Faith, Poetry, and the Empty Forest
Calloway Song, winner of the 18th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, shares the story behind his winning poem, “Songs of Gideon.”
BY ROBERT LEE BREWER
Writers on writing
When I wrote Daughters of Shandong, my biggest challenge was finding a way to convey, in full force, the gravity of what my characters overcame.
3 mins
Writing a Great Retelling
When I say retelling, it's Sherlock Holmes who comes to mind. Just in recent film and TV, Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumber-batch stand out for their interpretations of Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved character.
5 mins
Conflict Avoidance
Setting expectations early in the author-editor relationship can prevent conflict and help manage emotions when the edits come in.
6 mins
Out to Sea
THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.
1 min
Alyssa Cole
In Alyssa Cole's newest thriller, One of Us Knows, the lead character Kenetria Nash is the host of what's known as a \"system,\" a group of personalities that inhabit the same body.
10+ mins
Escalate Conflict to Keep Readers Turning Pages
Draw readers in through physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual conflict.
6 mins
Better Story Structure Through Musicals and Kung Fu Movies
Build emotion and conflict for your characters and readers by taking a note from the structure of two popular storytelling forms.
8 mins
The 26" Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers
Creating this list is a yearlong project that involves an overwhelming number of bookmarked sites on our browsers. Th ere are so many great websites for writers—with more popping up practically daily—it’s no wonder this is still one of our most popular features aft er 25 years.
10+ mins
BREAKINGIN
Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.
5 mins
A Long-Haul Writer’s Lament
Advice for Those at the Start
5 mins
Daniel Willcocks
When Winter Comes; The Self-publishing Blueprint (Nonfiction books for authors, horror, and suspense fiction; Activated Authors [nonfiction]; Devil's Rock Publishing [fiction])
2 mins
Hilarity With a Side of Heartbreak
Katie Love, first place winner of WD's 2023 Personal Essay Awards, shares how she walks the line between comedy and tragedy in her writing.
4 mins
Septet as Memoir
Poet Wayne Lee set out on a journey to write nothing but septets for a year—not knowing it would help him grapple with one of the most emotionally challenging years of his life.
6 mins
Tommy Orange
The award-winning author on the power and limits of fiction and the breakthrough moment for his second novel, Wandering Stars.
10+ mins
Bringing Characters to Life on the Page
How to effectively reveal characters through showing and telling.
10 mins
Love to Hate Them
Four types of unlikable characters and how to make them work in your writing.
8 mins
Daring to Show My Dark Side
I never planned to write my debut about the Devil.
5 mins
What's in a name?
The Importance of Naming Characters
6 mins
A Matter of Trust
Whether hot off the presses or on the shelves for years, a good book is worth talking about.
4 mins
When Mystery and Mythology Collide
Author and illustrator Nasugraq Rainey Hopson shares the process of keeping her main character in the dark while introducing readers to a culturally significant mythology with her new middle-grade book, Eagle Drums.
4 mins
Celebrations
BUILDING BETTER WORLDS
5 mins
Kill With Your Critique ... the Good Way
You can offer serious, honest feedback without crushing a writer's soul.
6 mins
TWO HOURS AND THREE YEARS: THE LIFE OF A SHORT SHORT STORY
New Zealand-based writer and first-place winner of the 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Awards shares the personal experience that inspired her story.
7 mins
Chuck Wendig
The New York Times bestselling author discusses genre-hopping, fear as a motivator, and his new books.
10+ mins
WRITING OUR WAY INTO (AND OUT OF) DARK FORESTS
Using deep characterization for propulsive storytelling.
9 mins
TWISTY BUSINESS
How to stress test a plot twist.
7 mins
THE BIG REVEAL
Write a compelling story by understanding when and how to reveal crucial information to readers for maximum impact.
9 mins
Château de Monte-Cristo
Literary Tourism, Part 2
5 mins
Building Better Worlds
Tips for making your story concrete.
5 mins
Agentspotlight
Seasoned literary agents on the business of publishing.
4 mins
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Verlag: Active Interest Media
Kategorie: Business
Sprache: English
Häufigkeit: Bi-Monthly
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