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Patti Callahan: On Writing About Another Culture New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan explains why her newest novel, Surviving Savannah, underwent several sensitivity reads and what her experience was like. Author: Patti Callahan is a New York Times bestselling author and is the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Alabamas Distinguished Writer of the Year.  Patti Callahan In this post, Callahan explains why her newest novel, Surviving Savannah, underwent several sensitivity re...

It’s Not Too Late: 10 Mini Writing Goals to Accomplish During the Pandemic Countdown In this article, writer Angie McCullagh discusses how writers can utilize these last few months of lockdown to create realistic and exciting writing goals. Author: Mar 9, 2021 It seems safe to say that after a year of lockdown, normal life finally shimmers on the not too distant horizon. Maybe you’ve spent the past 12 months simply surviving, working, and taking care of your family, itching for an hour t...

How to Co-Author a Book: Building Continuity and Avoiding Pitfalls Co-authors Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty share their top 5 tips for collaborating with another author on a project. Author: Meetups Every few months, we would find a rental cottage somewhere between our respective hometowns and book it out for a long weekend. These get-togethers were where the project kicked off properly, and where all the subsequent big decisions took place. In truth, I don’t think we wrote a single sentenc...

Bonnie Marcus: On Being Vulnerable in Nonfiction Award-winning entrepreneur and executive coach Bonnie Marcus shares what it was like to write her prescriptive nonfiction book Not Done Yet. Author: Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed., is an award-winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach, who assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers. With 20+ years of sales and management experience, her extensiv...

Writers Digest March/April 2021 Issue Reveal The March/April 2021 issue of Writers Digest is showing up in mailboxes and will soon be available at retailers. Get a sneak peek of the new columns were introducing with the expanded page count! Author: Mar 6, 2021 Writer’s Digest gets bigger, better, and more personal in the March/April 2021 issue! We’re unveiling our new expanded look (92 pages!) and a collection of new columns aimed to ensure writers of all levels and genres learn something t...

Learn more about 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, by Writers Digest Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer. Discover fun and interesting ways to move your stories from beginning to end.

The Story That Drove Me to Write Award-winning author Stephanie Kane shares the book that launched her career and provides insights for how you can pursue your story. Author: Mar 4, 2021 Each of us has a story—the one that’s ours, the version we alone can tell. My story launched and has bookended my writing career. For nearly thirty years I sat on it. When I finally did write it, it was a highly fictionalized version, a mystery wrapped in a mystery and penned under a pseudonym. But just as ...

Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, let a character experience an epiphany.

28 Writing Prompts for the 2021 Flash Fiction Challenge Find all 28 flash fiction writing prompts for the 2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge Challenge in this post. Author: Mar 3, 2021 Find all 28 poetry prompts for the 2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge below. I will link each day back to the original post with a super concise prompt. Just click the link if you need more guidance or ideas on how to come at the prompt. Happy writing! Day 1: Write a story with no dialogue Day 2: Take somet...

Novelist Rebecca Hardiman gives us an insight into the obstacles that cropped up for writers at the start of the 2020 global pandemic.