Bad Writer Here!
Hey everyone! This is my first creative writing forum, and I’m hoping to connect with other writers, learn some things, and hopefully eventually get some critique on my writings! I’m excited and I can’t wait to get to know...
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Stay at Home. Wash Hands. And Write (If You Can).
NaNoWriMo’s Grant Faulkner has some good thoughts for writers who may feel overwhelmed by Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders. I have to admit that I’ve had moments over the years when I’ve questioned writing—or, rather, the level of d...
10 Walt Whitman Quotes for Writers and About Writing
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 ...
7 Ways You Can Write for Change
If you’re motivated to write for change in the world, no matter the topic, writing coach Nina Amir has 7 tips to help you achieve your goal. No matter the genre in which you write, your published work can transform you into a change agent...
A New Old Face: Writer’s Digest’s New Editor-in-Chief, Amy Jones
Meet Amy Jones, former Managing Editor of Writer’s Digest Books, and the new Editor-in-Chief of Writer’s Digest magazine. Long before I started working for Writer’s Digest in late 2017, I was a fan of Writer’s Digest. But to trace m...
What Should Writers Post on Instagram?
What should writers post on Instagram? What can writers post on a social network that is so focused on images? We dive in and share 10 things for writers to consider. The first question uninitiated writers may ask—and it’s a great quest...
Becoming a Multigenre Writing Master
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 ...
Is there an easy fiction writing outline method?
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?
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...
Writing about sisters (tell me your experiences)
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...