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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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May - June 2024
A Long-Haul Writer’s Lament
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A Long-Haul Writer’s Lament

Advice for Those at the Start

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May - June 2024
Daniel Willcocks
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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])

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May - June 2024
Hilarity With a Side of Heartbreak
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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.

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May - June 2024
Septet as Memoir
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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.

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May - June 2024
Tommy Orange
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Tommy Orange

The award-winning author on the power and limits of fiction and the breakthrough moment for his second novel, Wandering Stars.

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March - April 2024
Bringing Characters to Life on the Page
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Bringing Characters to Life on the Page

How to effectively reveal characters through showing and telling.

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March - April 2024
Love to Hate Them
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Love to Hate Them

Four types of unlikable characters and how to make them work in your writing.

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March - April 2024
Daring to Show My Dark Side
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Daring to Show My Dark Side

I never planned to write my debut about the Devil.

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March - April 2024
What's in a name?
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What's in a name?

The Importance of Naming Characters

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March - April 2024
A Matter of Trust
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A Matter of Trust

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

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September - October 2023
When Mystery and Mythology Collide
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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.

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September - October 2023
Celebrations
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Celebrations

BUILDING BETTER WORLDS

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September - October 2023
Kill With Your Critique ... the Good Way
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Kill With Your Critique ... the Good Way

You can offer serious, honest feedback without crushing a writer's soul.

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September - October 2023
TWO HOURS AND THREE YEARS: THE LIFE OF A SHORT SHORT STORY
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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.

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September - October 2023
Chuck Wendig
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Chuck Wendig

The New York Times bestselling author discusses genre-hopping, fear as a motivator, and his new books.

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September - October 2023
WRITING OUR WAY INTO (AND OUT OF) DARK FORESTS
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WRITING OUR WAY INTO (AND OUT OF) DARK FORESTS

Using deep characterization for propulsive storytelling.

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September - October 2023
TWISTY BUSINESS
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TWISTY BUSINESS

How to stress test a plot twist.

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September - October 2023
THE BIG REVEAL
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THE BIG REVEAL

Write a compelling story by understanding when and how to reveal crucial information to readers for maximum impact.

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9 mins  |
September - October 2023
Château de Monte-Cristo
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Château de Monte-Cristo

Literary Tourism, Part 2

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September - October 2023
Building Better Worlds
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Building Better Worlds

Tips for making your story concrete.

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July - August 2023

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