Writer's Digest Annual Conference - July 23 - 25, Register now!
Invincible: Creating Compelling Heroes and Villains
Incorporating the Law Into Your Legal Thrillers
How Real Settings Can Become Remarkable Characters in Your Mysteries
Living Dialog: Bring Your Characters' Words to Life, Part Two: The Art
Creating a Character That Your Reader Can't Forget
Beyond Good & Evil: Using Moral Argument to Develop Plot and Character
A Rough Draft is Better Than No Draft at All
How to Use Scene Types to Write a Page-Turning Plot
4 Steps to Creating a Premise that Delivers What the Reader's Brain is Wired to Crave
6 Keys to Successful Prologues
Middle Grade and Young Adult Craft Intensive: Telling Kidlit Stories in Today's Market OnDemand Webinar
From Cozy to Carnage: OnDemand Webinar
Writer's Digest July/August 2026 Digital Edition
Finding Hope in Horror
What I Wish I'd Known When Starting Out in Horror
Terror vs. Horror
How to Weld Dread: Hanging and Carrying a Dark Mood From Start to Finish
How to Make Murder Funny
The Deadly Dozen: 12 Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Writing a Crime Novel
How to Use Conflict and Stakes to Raise Suspense
The Long and Short Of Short Mystery Story Writing, Revision, and Submission
Lights, Camera, OPEN!
Shaping Our Stories: Approaches to Narrative Voice in Creative Nonfiction
Cracking the Code: Using Experimentation to Tap the Lyric Essay