Freelance writer Debra Johanyak discusses how writing really is about who you know, though maybe not in the way many think.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about two people in a relationship who are yearning for different things.

Author Julie Mulhern shares how she traveled down a rabbit hole of discovery that eventually led to her murder mystery set in 1920s New York.

In this week’s round up from Script magazine, dive into our wide-ranging interview with Wicked and Wicked: For Good co-screenwriter Dana Fox, and more.

In this interview, author Jon-Erik Lappano discusses how the uniqueness of each of his children helped inspire his new picture book, The Language of Birds.

Brazilian journalist and communications strategist Claudia Cataldi shares how she learned to reach a global audience through storytelling.

Learn strategies to help produce top-quality work while controlling costs without cutting corners that matter, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

Seasoned podcast producer and sound designer Jaimi Ryan discusses writers and their place in the ever changing world of podcasting.

Matthew Adams breaks down nine of the most important English capitalization rules, including how to handle title, quotations, and more.

Anna Mathias discusses how to manage a family archive of photographs, diaries, and other documents, including how to present materials.

Media strategies for your book shouldn’t start when the book is launched. Setting media goals earlier than you think can make all the difference.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch shares the best writing advice she heard this year and how to train our brains to be creative instead of fearful.

In this interview, bestselling author Bryn Donovan discusses the power of a high-concept story, avoiding AI like poison, and much more.

In a more advanced technology environment, author and podcaster Matty Dalrymple shares how to make human (and successful) connections.

Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.

Author Anna Rollins weighs constraint against total freedom for writers and other creatives and makes a case for constraint.

In this interview, bestselling author Carissa Broadbent discusses upping the stakes in her series with her new romantasy novel, Children of Fallen Gods.

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling shares eight components of your author platform for your book proposal.

In this interview, author Hien Nguyen discusses the teen hijinks and supernatural mystery at the heart of her new speculative YA thriller, Twin Tides.

Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week write a fear poem.

Author M. B. Courtenay discusses the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and how it relates to his espionage thriller novel.

Find Stephanie Burns’ successful query to agent Liza Fleissig for her debut novel, Far From the A-List, along with commentary.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write a flash piece that plays on the Greek myth of Echo.

In this interview, author Amy Carol Reeves discusses how her own loss helped inspire her new novel, How to Grieve Like a Victorian.