Author and former Wall Street executive Kristine Delano shares seven and a half ways to use real-world expertise to build authentic suspense.

Award-winning author Sarah Branson shares seven common character arc problems and how to fix them in stories.

When times are turbulent, pinpointing why your work matters to yourself and to readers can provide the motivation you need to keep putting words on the page.

In this interview, author Rebecca Wait discusses the character-driven way the plot evolved in writing her new novel, Cry Havoc.

Author Kelly Scarborough shares how the power of presence helped her unlock the souls of her historical fiction characters.

Nurse and author Karen Winn discusses how her work as a nurse and a novelist have helped feed each other in productive ways.

Find Malcolm Kempt’s successful query to agent Gideon Pine for his debut novel, A Gift Before Dying, along with commentary on what worked.

In this interview, author Ryan Collett discusses how London’s 2020 shutdown helped inspire his new novel, George Falls Through Time.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a food poem.

Bestselling author Vincent Ralph shares his experience writing and releasing two books simultaneously to kick off a new series.

In the fifth season premiere of the Writer’s Digest Presents podcast, editor Michael Woodson and literary agent Allegra Martschenko tackle writing the perfect ending.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about a hero returning home.

In this interview, author John Sayles discusses writing and researching concurrently for his new novel, Crucible.

Author Lior Torenberg pushed a fictional character to do a bad thing and then had to write a PR strategy to understand why.

Award-winning middle-grade author Torrey Maldonado discusses what inspired and drove his picture book writing process.

In this week’s roundup from Script magazine, award winning “The Studio” co-creators pull back the curtain on tracking character attitude and journey through the show’s unique visual style.

In this interview, author Alyssa Sheinmel discusses writing her debut adult novel, Such Sheltered Lives.

Get each week started on the right foot with Get Started Right Writing Tasks. For this week’s task, share your writing dream.

Author Nancy Bernhard discusses irritable heart, nostalgia, and more whilst treating fictional trauma survivors in the 19th century.

Get the feedback you actually need from beta readers, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Before you set goals, name what you’re willing to do because “I want to publish” isn’t a plan.

Author and veteran corporate executive Donna M. Wilson shares the unwritten rules of writing with power that all leaders already know.

Award-winning author Sarah Branson breaks down writing powerful character arcs by turning inner struggles into story power.

Journalist Jane Winik Sartwell has a conversation with her mother Marion Winik about her memoir, First Comes Love.