Registration is open! Writer's Digest Writing Retreat: Tuscany 2026
Digestible World-building for Writers
The Challenges and Advantages of Amateur Sleuths
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
Nail Your Novel (or Memoir’s) Voice and Tone
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
Strategies for Writing Compelling Dialogue
How to Write an Opening That Pulls the Reader In
Harnessing the Secret Powers of the 3-Act Structure
Setting the Scene
Thinking Beyond the First Book
Creating Compelling Near Future Worlds in Science Fiction
Pour Me a Stiff One: Death Investigation Explained for Writers
Where To Find The Line? Comedy In Crime Fiction
How to Write (or Not Write) Courtroom Scenes
They Fight Crime! How to Write the Amateur Sleuth
The Pros and Cons of Writing as a Pantser vs Outliner and How to Best Use Each
How to Lay the Groundwork for Writing a Series from the First Book