Welcome, welcome, writers! From fiction to nonfiction, whatever your genre persuasion—be it epic adventures of vigilante nuns or tales of an undead attorney determined to take a bite out of crime—the Writer’s Digest podcast is for you...
Myron had just soaped up and was enjoying the rush of hot water spraying over his body. He had prepared a very nice meal for Wendy and him, done the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. It was his turn which happened every other day and he was p...
by Richard Campbell You’ve written a nonfiction book. It’s up for sale on Amazon and hopefully in bookstores everywhere. Now you wonder what to do with it. Maybe it will sell millions of copies on its own merit. Or thousands. Not likely...
Doug Richardson, writer of Die Hard 2, Bad Boys and Hostage, shares advice on whether you need to get the life rights before you start that screenplay. As advice goes, mine is pretty much like most everybody else who’s had a lucrative car...
@Wreybies please do the honours when you have time CROSS COUNTRY (2,256 words) A flock of birds flap their wings over Central Park, triggering turbulence thirty thousand feet in the sky. A toddler drops her bottle in the narrow aisle of the...
Disclaimer: If you’re going skim this article, I recommend stealing from the pro tips sections at the very least. Last year, my cousin Zoe—a first-year McMaster student—sent me a panicked text message. She was freaking out about faili...
Snowflakes swirled in chaotic windy circles through the yellow sodium arc light of the street lamps. Each crystal grew differently according to its own unique path on the wind. Many landed in the streets to be trod upon and filled with car ...
Confused about cryptocurrency? Here’s everything students need to know about how Bitcoin works. Chances are, by now you’ve heard the word cryptocurrency—particularly, Bitcoin. It’s practically plastered across the Internet. But do...
Screenwriters Michael Weber and Scott Neustadter describe their creative process and the decisions that went into writing their Oscar-nominated comedy, The Disaster Artist. Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, THE DISASTER ARTI...
February 20, 2018, by Anya A Friend in Need… I want you to sift through your memories of the last few years. Do you remember a time when a friend had a crisis? A breakup, a failed paper, maybe? Counselling a friend through a difficult tim...