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WD Interview: Viet Thanh Nguyen on The Committed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the challenges of writing his second novel, The Committed, and why trusting readers can make for a more compelling narrative in this WD interview. Author: Writers Digest. Persistence. It’s the theme that runs throughout Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing career, and it has paid off. Nguyen’s debut novel, The Sympathizer, was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the Andrew Carnegie Medal fo...

Congratulations to Samantha Irby, whose bestselling 2020 book Wow, No Thank You is a finalist for the 2021 Audie Award in humor. In honor of this achievement, WD is sharing an interview with Irby, originally published in the July/August 2020 issue. There’s no subject too taboo for humor author Samantha Irby. From her Bitches Gotta Eat blog where she started writing to her three essay collections, Irby has told real-life stories about everything from her tribulations with Crohn’s disease to...

2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 28 Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Todays prompt is to write a story using only dialogue. Author: Feb 28, 2021 Today is the final day of the 2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge. I hope it’s been as productive and fun for you as it has for me! Be sure to check out all the great craft articles abo...

Nicole Galland: On Returning to Familiar Characters Bestselling author Nicole Galland explains what it was like to dive into writing a series and how speculative fiction allows her to explore her interests. Author: Godiva, The Fool’s On the Same Page and Stepdog, and the New York Times bestselling near-future thriller The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Neal Stephenson). She lives on Martha’s Vineyard. Nicole Galland In this post, Galland explains what it was like to dive into writing ...

Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Todays prompt is to write something that makes you laugh.

Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Todays prompt is to write about an article of clothing.

2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 25 Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Todays prompt is to write about a cryptid. Author: Feb 25, 2021 What’s your favorite cryptid? Honestly, I can’t pick just one. For today’s prompt, write about your favorite animal whose existence is unsubstantiated. It can be aquatic (like South Africa’s Ma...

Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Todays prompt is to create a new myth.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a short poem.

Russ Thomas: The Beginning and Ending of Writing Mystery and crime novelist Russ Thomas discusses why he believes character is the beginning and ending of writing and what inspired his latest book, Nighthawking. Author: Feb 23, 2021 Russ Thomas grew up in the 80s reading anything he could get his hands on, writing stories, watching television, and playing video games: in short, anything that avoided the Great Outdoors. After a few proper jobs, he discovered the joys of bookselling, where he cou...