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Writing for a Warming World - Imagining the overwhelming, the ubiquitous, the world-shattering.
Climate change is one of those topics that can throw novelists—and everyone else—into a fearful and cowering silence. When the earth is losing its familiar shapes and consolations, changing drastically and in unpredictable ways beneath our feet, how can we summon our creative resources to engage in the imaginative world-building required to write a novel that takes on these threats in compelling ways? And how to avoid writing fiction that addresses irreversible climate change without letting our prose get too preachy, overly prescriptive, saturated with despair?
8 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
Kids' Author Meg Medina Inspires Readers
WD chats with the National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature.
6 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
The Horrors of Grief
Whether hot off the presses or on the shelves for years, a good book is worth talking about.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
The Mystery of Growing Up
New York Times-bestselling author Jasmine Warga tackles a new genre with her signature blend of empathy for her readers, agency for her characters, and the belief that art is the great connector.
5 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
Education
Even if it's not your thing, you're probably familiar with the term dark academia.
4 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
A Do-Over Romance
Karin Patton, the first-place winner of the 24th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Awards, shares a funny story about secondchance love and a brief Q&A.
7 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
Everyday Wonder
How to mine awe from the mundane
8 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Unveil the hidden beauty in the facts and transform your nonfiction with the power of wonder.
6 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
Childhood: Our Touchstone for Wonder
How to get in touch with Little You and create big new work for today.
8 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
Agent Roundup
22 agents share details, about what kind of writing will pique their interest and offer tips for querying writers...
6 min |
September - October 2024
Writer’s Digest
Frontlist/ Backlist - Working For Justice - In this edition of Frontlist/ Backlist, we'll be looking at the first two books in a series by Robert Justice
In this edition of Frontlist/ Backlist, we'll be looking at the first two books in a series by Robert Justice. As such, the order will be reversed (Backlist/Frontlist), but I'll be sure to avoid any spoilers.
4 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
A Tale of Two Mice
Novelist Simon Van Booy tells the touching true story of how his pet mice inspired his newest novel, Sipsworth.
7 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
A New Perspective Goes a Long Way
How exploring different perspectives in the drafting phase story's unique angle.
4 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
Steven Rowley
The New York Timesbestselling author discusses reconnecting with old characters, balancing humor and heart, and his new release, The Guncle Abroad.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
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.\"
3 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
A Funny Thing Happened When I Fell From the Sky
Using magical realism and surrealism in your writing.
8 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
Choosing Violence
The secret to writing animal characters.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
The Ecology of the Family
Build and leverage a family ecosystem to develop and deepen your fiction.
8 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
The Art of People-Watching
Advice for how observation can help you put people on the page.
7 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
Acting Against Their Nature
Four ways to create effective uncharacteristic behavior in your characters.
9 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
How Nature Journaling Can Help Your Writing
As writers, we want to transport our readers to the world we are describing or creating on the page.
5 min |
July - August 2024
Writer’s Digest
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 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
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 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
Conflict Avoidance
Setting expectations early in the author-editor relationship can prevent conflict and help manage emotions when the edits come in.
6 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
Out to Sea
THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.
1 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
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+ min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
Escalate Conflict to Keep Readers Turning Pages
Draw readers in through physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual conflict.
6 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
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 min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
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+ min |
May - June 2024
Writer’s Digest
BREAKINGIN
Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.
5 min |