Writer's Digest

Writer's Digest magazine is a comprehensive source of writing instruction for writers. Each issue provides advice and insider tips on writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.

MOTIVATION BOARD • Get inspired to write with these excerpts from recent articles on WritersDigest.com.

Writing That Matters, Writing the Truth

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Permission to Write Freely

Writing What I Didn’t Know

Sharing Your Beautiful Dirty Laundry With the Whole Planet • The Literary to Commercial Bridge

Worth a Thousand Words

Poetic asides • No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer’s arsenal.

Write It Out • Writing prompts to boost your creativity.

Tackling Taboo Topics Through Independent Publishing • New rules. New strategies. New paths to success.

Hard Truths About Getting Media Attention • A media trainer’s advice for projecting professionalism.

Rogue Prepositions • Where rule breaking makes writing sing.

Are You Writing Poetry or Fiction? • Use flash writing techniques to strengthen your writing toolbox.

“Just a Writer”

Nikki Carrero • THE RIGHTS FACTORY

BREAKING IN • Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

TABOO, TENDER, TRUE • HOW TO WRITE DIFFICULT TOPICS WITH AUTHORITY AND HEART.

ALLEGORY IN ACTION • SPEAKING TRUTH THROUGH STORY.

CONTEXT THAT MATTERS • SIX WAYS TO WEAVE BACKSTORY INTO YOUR BOOK.

HANDLE WITH CARE • SIXTEEN WAYS TO WRITE TRAUMA WITHOUT FALLING APART.

ESSENTIAL ROLES AUTHORS OF CHANGE MUST PLAY • SEVEN IDENTITIES THAT HELP YOU WRITE AND PUBLISH BOOKS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

An Embarrassment of Riches • Mystery author John Pulver discusses writing with a co-author, how he began his daily writing practice, and the biggest challenge he faces in self-publishing.

Illustrating the Effort of Friendship • Susan Rounds, winner of the 20th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, shares the story behind her winning poem, “The Starling and the Hedgehog.”

Rediscovering the Deeper Ground Beneath Divisions • Brian Cameron, winner of the first Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards for a Chapbook, shares the story behind his winning collection, Finding Tiamat: A Book for Broken Democracies.

Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray • The book-club favorite co-authors delve into telling the stories of women history has silenced and why their newest novel pushed their writing in ways they didn’t expect.

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ENTERYOURSTORY

How to Track Your Submissions Like an Agent • Literary agent advice on the business of publishing.

Writing for Change • A Blueprint for Crafting Persuasive Social Justice Articles

6 Book Publishers Open to Submissions

Craft Your Story With Empathy • Advice and tips to boost your writing skills.

Spiritual Practices • Tips for making your story concrete.

Crossing Over • Middle-Grade and Young Adult Novels With Adult Appeal

It May Be Beautiful, But … • Learn to read like a writer from books both new and older.

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