Registration is open! Writer's Digest Writing Retreat: Tuscany 2026
Get It Done: How to Conquer Procrastination, Crush Writer’s Block, and Create Killer Plot Twists Even If the Well Feels Dry
Shaping Our Stories: Approaches to Narrative Voice in Creative Nonfiction
Cracking the Code: Using Experimentation to Tap the Lyric Essay
How Three Pages Can Launch Your Book
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories
Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness
The Art of Restraint in Exposition
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
Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction
Nail Your Novel (or Memoir’s) Voice and Tone
Visual Storytelling: How to Write Compelling and Visual Fiction
How to Incorporate Gothic Elements Into Any Genre of Writing
How to Use Psychological Horror to Your Advantage in Fiction
Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read
Successful Revision Strategies
Put Your Side Characters to Work
Mastering Voice: Finding the Magic Mix of Style, POV & Character
Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense
Things Can't Get Worse, But They Can Get Funnier: The Value of Humor in Your Writing
Being Funny, Fearing Failure, and Doing It Anyway
When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel