Here are 12 memorable Richard Adams quotes from his classic novel, Watership Down. Find quotes on success, nature, friendship, and much more. Richard Adams began Watership Down by telling stories about rabbits to his daughters on long drive...
Here are five fun creative writing prompts for kids and parents of all ages shared by Writer’s Digest editor and father of five Robert Lee Brewer. As a parent of five kids, I’ve found that sometimes the hardest part of parenting is comi...
How are writers supposed to write settings when we’re supposed to stay at home? Christine Meade offer writing prompts and tips fro writing strong settings during social isolation. For fiction writers looking to stay productive during eith...
In this post, we look at how to handle writing submissions for magazines. Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, learn how to submit writing to a magazine. Submitting to magazines is a great way to break into the publishing world...
Here are 10 Walt Whitman quotes for writers and about writing from the author of Leaves of Grass. In these quotes, Whitman covers life, death, contradictions, and more. Walt Whitman worked as a journalist, teacher, and government clerk; he ...
A children’s book writer, novelist, short story author, and screenwriter walk into a bar. It’s not a joke, it’s one writer’s day. This essay from our September 2019 issue shows how Simon Van Booy manages his workflow for multigenre ...
There is a method that makes creative writing easier – well, at least tolerable. 1. Keep it fun. If it feels like torture, you’re not likely to stick with it. 2. Subdivide the effort into mini-goals, so that you can see and feel...
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...
In this post, Kris Spisak shares 5 novel editing questions to ask before any next steps in the publishing process, including “does your story have a strong narrative drive,” “is your protagonist too passive,” and more. Storytelling ...
I have one sister, who is 4.5 years younger than me. (No brothers.) Our personalities are quite different and we don’t really look alike either, but we are very compatible and always have been. I am bolder, more willing to take chance...