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Writer's Digest July/August 2026 Digital Edition
How to Weld Dread: Hanging and Carrying a Dark Mood From Start to Finish
The Deadly Dozen: 12 Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Writing a Crime Novel
The Long and Short Of Short Mystery Story Writing, Revision, and Submission
Lights, Camera, OPEN!
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories
Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness
The Art of Restraint in Exposition
10 Forensic Faux Pas & How to Get Away With Murder!
Kick the Imposter to the Curb: The Benefits of Allowing Who You Are as a Writer to Reflect Who You Are as a Person
Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction
Visual Storytelling: How to Write Compelling and Visual Fiction
Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read
Successful Revision Strategies
Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense
When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writing in Short Forms
An Appetite for the Page
The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
Gateway Scares: Writing the YA Horror Novel
The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga
How to Write an Opening That Pulls the Reader In
