Registration is open! Writer's Digest Writing Retreat: Tuscany 2026
How to Breathe New Life Into Real Historical Characters
Punch Them in the Face: Writing Realistic Martial Arts!
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Speculative Realities for Dystopian Times
A Hero, an Anti-hero, and a Villain Walk into a Bar…
How to Give Your Sci-Fi or Fantasy Universe a Lived-In Feel
Writing in Short Forms
An Appetite for the Page
Roadmap for Plotters and Pantsers
The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga
Finding Hope in Horror
How to Make Murder Funny
Heroes vs. Anti-Heroes, the Ultimate Showdown
Writing Secondary Characters Who Steal the Show
The Art of People Watching: Translating People into Words
Writing Neurodivergent Characters in Horror
Using Characters to Create Momentum
Avoid the Sagging Middle of Your Mystery
How to Write an Opening That Pulls the Reader In
Writing Satisfying Endings
Harnessing the Secret Powers of the 3-Act Structure
Setting the Scene
