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Writing for a Warming World - Imagining the overwhelming, the ubiquitous, the world-shattering.
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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?

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8 mins  |
July - August 2024
Kids' Author Meg Medina Inspires Readers
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Kids' Author Meg Medina Inspires Readers

WD chats with the National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature.

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6 mins  |
September - October 2024
The Horrors of Grief
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The Horrors of Grief

Whether hot off the presses or on the shelves for years, a good book is worth talking about.

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September - October 2024
The Mystery of Growing Up
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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.

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5 mins  |
September - October 2024
Education
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Education

Even if it's not your thing, you're probably familiar with the term dark academia.

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4 mins  |
September - October 2024
A Do-Over Romance
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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.

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7 mins  |
September - October 2024
Everyday Wonder
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Everyday Wonder

How to mine awe from the mundane

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8 mins  |
September - October 2024
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Unveil the hidden beauty in the facts and transform your nonfiction with the power of wonder.

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6 mins  |
September - October 2024
Childhood: Our Touchstone for Wonder
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Childhood: Our Touchstone for Wonder

How to get in touch with Little You and create big new work for today.

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8 mins  |
September - October 2024
Agent Roundup
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Agent Roundup

22 agents share details, about what kind of writing will pique their interest and offer tips for querying writers...

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6 mins  |
September - October 2024
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
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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.

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4 mins  |
July - August 2024
A Tale of Two Mice
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A Tale of Two Mice

Novelist Simon Van Booy tells the touching true story of how his pet mice inspired his newest novel, Sipsworth.

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7 mins  |
July - August 2024
A New Perspective Goes a Long Way
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A New Perspective Goes a Long Way

How exploring different perspectives in the drafting phase story's unique angle.

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4 mins  |
July - August 2024
Steven Rowley
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Steven Rowley

The New York Timesbestselling author discusses reconnecting with old characters, balancing humor and heart, and his new release, The Guncle Abroad.

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10+ mins  |
July - August 2024
Searching for Answers in Faith, Poetry, and the Empty Forest
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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.\"

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3 mins  |
July - August 2024
A Funny Thing Happened When I Fell From the Sky
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A Funny Thing Happened When I Fell From the Sky

Using magical realism and surrealism in your writing.

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8 mins  |
July - August 2024
Choosing Violence
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Choosing Violence

The secret to writing animal characters.

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6 mins  |
July - August 2024
The Ecology of the Family
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The Ecology of the Family

Build and leverage a family ecosystem to develop and deepen your fiction.

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8 mins  |
July - August 2024
The Art of People-Watching
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The Art of People-Watching

Advice for how observation can help you put people on the page.

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7 mins  |
July - August 2024
Acting Against Their Nature
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Acting Against Their Nature

Four ways to create effective uncharacteristic behavior in your characters.

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9 mins  |
July - August 2024
How Nature Journaling Can Help Your Writing
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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.

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5 mins  |
July - August 2024
Writers on writing
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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.

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3 mins  |
May - June 2024
Writing a Great Retelling
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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.

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5 mins  |
May - June 2024
Conflict Avoidance
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Conflict Avoidance

Setting expectations early in the author-editor relationship can prevent conflict and help manage emotions when the edits come in.

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6 mins  |
May - June 2024
Out to Sea
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Out to Sea

THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.

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1 min  |
May - June 2024
Alyssa Cole
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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.

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May - June 2024
Escalate Conflict to Keep Readers Turning Pages
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Escalate Conflict to Keep Readers Turning Pages

Draw readers in through physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual conflict.

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6 mins  |
May - June 2024
Better Story Structure Through Musicals and Kung Fu Movies
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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.

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8 mins  |
May - June 2024
The 26" Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers
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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.

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10+ mins  |
May - June 2024
BREAKINGIN
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BREAKINGIN

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

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5 mins  |
May - June 2024

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