Romance Writer’s Bid to Stop Authors from Using Word ‘Cocky’ Fails in Court
Self-published author Faleena Hopkins asserted her right to the word, but judge calls attempt to stop other authors using it ‘weak’ Romance writers around the [Read More]
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List of Writer’s Conferences in North America (Updated for 2018)
There are hundreds of writer’s conferences, workshops, and events in North America every year. All these events can be overwhelming, and it can be hard [Read More]
How to Get the Most from Writer’s Conferences: An Insider’s Guide
I went to my first writing conference as a keynote speaker. I’d already been making a full-time living as a writer for three years, and [Read More]
An Upcoming Writer’s Motivational Guide to Writing
In a world full of writers and literature junkies, it can be easy to get caught up in the charade of standstills with your latest [Read More]
What We Call Writer’s Block Might Just Be Insecurity
My writing slowed down this past week. And it also seemed my ideas were hiding from me. Part of it was just general malaise, but [Read More]
Crunchyroll – How Anime Can Prepare You To Be A Better Writer
Many of us take great joy in the stories that unfold in anime, some even inspiring us to take that first step of putting pen [Read More]
Author Richard Russo on Writing and the Writer’s Life
PORTSMOUTH – In his essay, “Getting Good,” author Richard Russo describes a writer’s life that today is on the brink – a brink of self-publishing [Read More]
‘The Great Alone’ Writer Kristin Hannah on What Turned a Failed Draft into a Hit
Kristin Hannah’s newest novel, The Great Alone, has landed atop just about every best-seller list since its publication in February, including The New York Times’ [Read More]
‘Messy attics of the mind’: what’s inside a writer’s notebook?
Scribbled observations, dinner party conversations, flashes of perception … inspired by Henry James’s jottings, Paul Theroux, Susie Boyt and Amit Chaudhuri share their note-taking habits [Read More]
Writer bags publishing deal after wife persuades him to enter contest on ITV’s Lorraine
AN AMATEUR writer who thought he’d never make it as an author is now celebrating the release of his first children’s book. James Bishop has [Read More]
Sci-fi Writer’s 1990s Tech Prediction Was Eerily Accurate
These days, just about everyone carries around a “Personal Information Telecommunications Agent.” Which also happens to be an acronym for something that can’t be written [Read More]
Peter Temple: tributes paid to acclaimed crime writer after his death, aged 71
The Miles Franklin award-winner transformed the face of Australian crime fiction, critic Peter Pierce says. Writers and fans have paid tribute to the Miles Franklin [Read More]
The New Vanguard
Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century. But even if [Read More]
Comic Book Writer Blasts Industry’s New Identity Politics: ‘When Did I Become a Black Writer?’
Comic book writer Christopher Priest, a veteran in the industry, is tired of being stereotyped as just a “black writer.” In an interview with ComicBooks.com, [Read More]
‘A Place Of Darkness’ Is An Illuminating History Of Horror
A Place of Darkness is about as academic as they come; expect discussion of the “paradigm of monstration” and the ways weird films “provided a [Read More]
10 Ways to Overcome Lonely Writer Syndrome
If you’re someone who is not totally comfortable being a literary hermit like me, you might experience feelings of loneliness and depression, or what I [Read More]
Writer’s Digest and Script Mag Are Joining Forces
We’re thrilled to announce that Script Magazine and the Writers Store will be joining Writer’s Digest on an all-new, fully redesigned website at writersdigest.com in 2018. As [Read More]
Improve Your Writing: 6 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer
Over the past couple of years, I’ve released dozens of videos and written dozens of articles on the topic of authorship. Some of those videos [Read More]
‘As a writer, getting inside the system is really tough’: My Swedish Career
Pettersson realized that there aren’t many opportunities for English-language writers, editors, and agents to meet up in Sweden, where she moved to from Chicago twenty [Read More]
The Raised Eyebrow Is the Lazy Writer’s Favorite Cliche
I have developed a severe allergy to hyperactive eyebrows in fiction. They have become writers’ go-to lazy shorthand for pretty much any emotion. In novels, [Read More]