In part 1 of this April 1931 WD article, George Dyer shares mystery story techniques that will ensure your readers will be left satisfied, not disappointed. By George Dyer Writer’s Digest, April 1931 Writing a mystery story is like playin...
Author J.R.H. Lawless shares how he landed his literary agent, Marisa Corvisiero of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, while getting his novel, Always Greener, published. My path to representation by the amazing Marisa Corvisiero of the Corvis...
Cultivating multiple article ideas from the same topic can help freelance writers collect more bylines explains Dinsa Sachan in this article from Writer’s Digest March/April 2019. In today’s fractured media environment, every month sees...
Do writers need to go to college to be writers? If so, should they major in English, communications, journalism, creative writing, or some other discipline? And if not, what kind of education should writers pursue? We dive into these questi...
January 17, 2020, by Shweta My favourite apps to help you survive student life My last blog post focused on starting afresh this decade and part of that delved into turning social media into something unimaginably positive and up-lifting. T...
In this post, learn how to write a mystery novel from beginning to end, including developing a fascinating premise, ways villains justify crimes, writing a mystery series, and more. Whether you want to write about a missing jewel or murdere...
I am checking out this forum as an alternative to a Discord server that has had some controversy lately. Hoping to find a welcoming community to improve my writing skills. I think I will primarily be writing articles based around technology...
Here are three ways to make your nonfiction article pitch stand out and find more success as a freelance writer for magazines, websites, and other media that uses shorter nonfiction writing from an editor who’s assigned articles in variou...
This could really be done to a matter of opinion but my advice would be. As a total beginner, I would encourage you to try and read some good quality material in first person. I was advised to read a least ten books in first before writing ...
LOL…creative mess – good one. Organization is crucial as a work leaps past 250 pages. What did I name that waiter? Did I have her in a skirt, or slacks in that dock scene? Cross-checking, verifying – what a nightmare that ...