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    Oct 15

    On November 13 and 14, our WDU Literary Fiction Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from SIX award-winning and bestselling authors on the finer points of how to write within the literary fiction genres.

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  2. 7 hours ago

    What makes a monster scary? Learn about five qualities that will make your readers' skin crawl when you're crafting monstrous creatures.

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  3. 9 hours ago

    The kind of research you do can make or break your story's authenticity. Author Blake Sanz offers 4 tips on research for your novels and stories beyond getting the facts right.

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  4. 14 hours ago

    This post announces our latest From Our Readers question: Which writer or work made you think about point of view in a different way and why? Comment for a chance at publication in a future issue of Writer's Digest.

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Small but mighty, picture books help raise children into lifelong readers. Children's book author Diana Murray offers 3 big tips for writing a picture book like a pro.

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  6. 19 hours ago

    Author and writing instructor Laura Davis discusses the process of starting, stopping, and starting again with her new memoir, The Burning Light of Two Stars.

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  7. 21 hours ago

    In this week’s round up from Script magazine, TV writer Kate Sargeant shares a first-hand look on her new digital series that was a life-changing experience. Plus an interview with filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve, a new installment from ‘Ask the Coach’ and more!

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  8. Oct 18

    Novelist Ty Drago, author of The Undertakers series of MG horror, shares his seven tips on how to write middle grade horror that will excite and enthrall young readers from the first scare to the last.

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  9. Oct 18

    What is a book coach? How could they help authors? Award-winning author and writing instructor Mark Spencer answers these questions and more in this post about the benefits of having a book coach for writers.

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  10. Oct 18

    This week, we’re excited to announce the Annual Writing Competition early-bird deadline, seven WDU courses starting this week, and more!

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  11. Oct 18

    The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so this series helps identify them for other writers (along with correction strategies). This week's mistake is to collect writing advice at the expense of actually writing.

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  12. Oct 18

    Lessons in writing can come from various forms of art or entertainment. Author Alverne Ball shares 5 things he learned about writing from watching soap operas.

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  13. Oct 18

    Award-winning author Clare Chambers discusses the fear and excitement of switching genre gears in her new historical fiction novel, Small Pleasures.

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  14. Oct 17

    The writing process is both individual and communal, as receiving constructive feedback and outside encouragement helps our drafts become finished manuscripts. Author Peri Chickering discusses how opening ourselves up to others can make us better writers.

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  15. Oct 17

    Copywriting principles to apply to any form, from marketing to personal essays.

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  16. Oct 17

    Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, reveal that a character who was thought deceased is actually still among the living.

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  17. Oct 16

    Stephanie Kane discusses the impact of Frances Glessner Lee, the godmother of forensic science, and her crime scene dioramas on writing mysteries.

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  18. Oct 16

    Check out this list of 168 poetic forms for poets that includes everything from abstract poetry and ae freislighe to villanelle and zappai—and so many more in between.

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  19. Oct 16

    Author Mark Anthony hopes to educate and normalize paranormal communication with his new spirituality book, The Afterlife Frequency.

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  20. Oct 15

    Pulitzer Prize-finalist Margaret Verble discusses the process of writing her new historical fiction novel, When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky.

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