Writer's Digest

Writer's Digest magazine is a comprehensive source of writing instruction for writers. Each issue provides advice and insider tips on writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.

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Time to Begin

CONTRIBUTORS

Back in the Day • Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can glean lessons about writing from the examples of industry defying, sometimes outlandish, vintage magazines and comics.

Time to Finish

Shared Writing • More than just a quiet space to work without distraction, writers can find connections with other writers and more in coworking spaces created specifically for them.

COWORKING WORLD

Poetic asides • No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer’s arsenal.

Hook, Line and Self-Publish • The winner of WD’s 6th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards shows where truly believing in your work can take your stories.

THE WINNERS

THE ART AND CRAFT OF WASTING TIME

Worth a Thousand Words

Stephanie Hansen • METAMORPHOSIS LITERARY AGENCY

INDIE LAB • New rules. New strategies. New paths to success.

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

THE 21ST ANNUAL 101 BEST WEBSITES FOR WRITERS

BEYOND THE 101: THE WRITER’S DIGEST FAMILY OF SITES

DIGNIFIED DETOURS • When procrastination beckons, surfing the world of wordsmithing websites ensures that your time isn’t truly wasted.

OPERATION AMAZON • Indie authors and bestsellers alike must harness the force of Amazon to maximize sales. Here are 4 covert success strategies for authors taking on the world’s largest bookseller.

PILLAR of the COMMUNITY • The right online writing community can push you further along the path to success. Whether you’re looking for prompts, beta readers, publishing advice or more writer friends, here are a few places to find your people.

THE WD INTERVIEW N.K.Jemisin • The master fantasy world-builder reveals her secrets to success on Patreon and speculates on how imagination might test-drive our future.

FANTASTICAL TRUTHS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM • The winner of the 14th Annual Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards addresses universal truths—and attempts to answer life’s big questions—through fantasy worlds.

DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT!

THE WINNER’S SPOTLIGHT: DAVID BURNS

THE WINNERS

FUNNY YOU SHOULDASK • A literary agent’s mostly serious answers to your mostly serious questions.

First Things First • THE CHALLENGE: Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below.

ENTER YOUR STORY

FINDING THE NUANCES

EDITING FOR GRAMMAR

Improving Your Grammar

TAKET WO • Lessons from the world of screenwriting to inform, inspire and incite action!

CONFERENCESCENE • Events to advance your craft, connections and career.

THAT BIG CONFERENCE: SHOULD YOU GO?

CONFERENCE GUIDE

POTPOURRIFORTHEPEN • An aromatic blend of writerly diversions.