Author Jean Trounstine shares why she turned to fiction to tell the truth about a real-life murder by a warden.

Five zero-draft tricks to ensure tight pacing.

Children’s author Melissa White Boyer looks at the impact of acknowledging children with genetic differences in picture books.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch discusses the impact heat can have on your characters and fight scenes.

When you mind is racing and you can’t keep up, journaling by hand might offer the solution to slowing down your mind.

In this interview, author Laura Bishop discusses wanting to dive deeper into previously written characters with her new novel, Hate Me Take Me.

Author Taylor Hobbs shares how writing a coming-of-age adventure story led to successful publication after starting as a 529-word short story.

Award-winning art director, illustrator, and cartoonist Emil Wilson dives into the challenges of editing pictures in graphic novels.

In this interview, author Naima Coster discusses a major perspective change in the drafting process, the importance of France, and more.

Revealing the cover of the Writer’s Digest Sept/Oct 2026 issue, featuring an interview with J.D. Barker and the Annual Agent Roundup.

In this interview, author Tiffany D. Jackson shares how her latest novel started as a lunch conversation with her agent and more.

Find a query letter to agent Claire Friedman (Inkwell) for Angelica Cheng’s debut YA F1 novel, The Fast Track.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about an act of kindness.

In this interview, author Thao Thai discusses the transformation from thriller to literary in her new novel, The Seekers of Deer Creek.

Author Brianna Labuskes discusses the similarities and differences of writing historical fiction vs. psychological thrillers.

Award-winning author Cheryl Miller Dellasega looks at how dark is academia, and why is dark academia so fascinating in fiction.

Emmy-nominated producer Cynthia Baseman shares tips on how to develop characters that readers seek out and find likable.

Author A.D. Solomon discusses the process of naming characters and then learning who they are when writing stories.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with bestselling author Rene Denfeld on writing trauma without exploiting it and more.

In this interview, author Kelly Anderson discusses the rewriting process of her debut novel, The Wild Beneath.

Here are the best publishing news and resource websites as identified in the 28th Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2026 issue of Writer’s Digest.

Katrina Kittle offers tips, tricks, and exercises designed to make your descriptions come to life, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Leila Renee discusses choosing to lean into humor with her debut novel, Soft Spots.

Author Peyton June shares six tips for writing a paranormal thriller, including what most new authors get wrong about their stories.