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Writer's Digest

Mar 01 2020
Magazine

Writer's Digest magazine is a comprehensive source of writing instruction for writers. Each issue provides advice and insider tips on writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.

FROM OUR READERS • We asked readers on WritersDigest.com to give WD a peek at what your writing space looks like. Here are some of our favorites.

The Chaos Theory

Writer's Digest

CONTRIBUTORS

The Writer’s Field Guide to Editors • Freelancers are sure to come across every type of editor during their career. Here’s a veteran writer’s catalog of all the types you’ll encounter and how to work with each.

It’s Kind of a Funny Story: A Conversation With Susan Jane Gilman • The bestselling multi-genre author talks about her latest novel, Donna Has Left the Building, and appreciating your gifts.

Memoir as a Flower Arrangement

Poetic asides • No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer’s arsenal.

100 Years of Writer’s Digest • In celebration of our 100th anniversary in 2020, WD is selecting the best past articles to showcase again.

Worth a Thousand Words

INDIELAB • New rules. New strategies. New paths to success.

Erik Hane • HEADWATER LITERARY MANAGEMENT

BREAKING IN • Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

THE ART OF BREAKING CHARACTER • NO MATTER YOUR GENRE, READERS ARE DRAWN TO THE UNEXPECTED. HERE’S HOW TO USE OUT-OF-CHARACTER BEHAVIOR TO ADD LAYERS OF INTRIGUE TO YOUR STORY.

PROMPTS FOR YOUR (OUT-OF-CHARACTER) PEN

STEERING THE SHIP • REPORTING AN IN-DEPTH STORY CAN OVERWHELM WRITERS WITH RESEARCH. INTO THE RAGING SEA AUTHOR RACHEL SLADE SHARES 12 TIPS TO GUIDE NONFICTION AUTHORS THROUGH THE MAYHEM.

THE FRUGAL WRITER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING • FROM THE BASICS WRITERS NEED TO DRAFT ALL THE WAY TO PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING YOUR WORK, EVERY COST ADDS UP. HERE’S HOW TO SAVE MONEY WITHOUT CUTTING CORNERS.

THE POWER, THE PERIL, THE PROLOGUE • THE RUMORS OF THE PROLOGUE’S DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED. HERE’S A GUIDE TO WHEN A PROLOGUE MAY HELP—OR HINDER—YOUR BOOK.

THE GENRE OF YOU • WRITING OUTSIDE OF YOUR USUAL GENRE CAN FURTHER YOUR CAREER AS AN AUTHOR. AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER OF COMIC BOOKS, PLAYS, NONFICTION BOOKS, AND MORE THAN 37 NOVELS EXPLAINS WHY.

THE WD INTERVIEW Andrew Sean Greer • The Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist weighs in on altering the course of a novel to unfold plot elements more harmoniously and facing rejection from his publisher.

PICTURE THIS • THE WINNER OF THE 27TH ANNUAL WRITER’S DIGEST SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARDS TALKS ABOUT WRITING PICTURE BOOKS THAT CHILDREN WILL CHERISH.

THE WINNERS

WHEN RESEARCH IS A MONSTER • USING THESE PRE-INTERNET RESEARCH TECHNIQUES MAY HELP YOU FIND UNEXPECTED RESOURCES.

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK • A literary agent’s mostly serious answers to your mostly serious questions.

First Things First • THE CHALLENGE: Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below.

ENTER YOUR STORY

The Promise of Premise • HOW TO MINE THE FACETS OF PREMISE FOR STORY GOLD

An Example of Pitch Versus Premise

TAKET WO • Lessons from the world of screenwriting to inform, inspire, and incite action!

NOTES FROM THE MARGINS

On Submitting to CREATIVE NONFICTION and TRUE STORY

Breaking Into a “Secret Genre”—on Creative Nonfiction

A Couple More Creative Nonfiction Markets

CONFERENCE SCENE • Events to advance your craft, connections, and career. BY DON VAUGHAN

How to Save Money on a Writing Conference Trip

CONFERENCE GUIDE

CONFERENCE GUIDE MARCH 2020

POTPOURRI FOR THE PEN • An...


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Writer's Digest magazine is a comprehensive source of writing instruction for writers. Each issue provides advice and insider tips on writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.

FROM OUR READERS • We asked readers on WritersDigest.com to give WD a peek at what your writing space looks like. Here are some of our favorites.

The Chaos Theory

Writer's Digest

CONTRIBUTORS

The Writer’s Field Guide to Editors • Freelancers are sure to come across every type of editor during their career. Here’s a veteran writer’s catalog of all the types you’ll encounter and how to work with each.

It’s Kind of a Funny Story: A Conversation With Susan Jane Gilman • The bestselling multi-genre author talks about her latest novel, Donna Has Left the Building, and appreciating your gifts.

Memoir as a Flower Arrangement

Poetic asides • No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer’s arsenal.

100 Years of Writer’s Digest • In celebration of our 100th anniversary in 2020, WD is selecting the best past articles to showcase again.

Worth a Thousand Words

INDIELAB • New rules. New strategies. New paths to success.

Erik Hane • HEADWATER LITERARY MANAGEMENT

BREAKING IN • Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

THE ART OF BREAKING CHARACTER • NO MATTER YOUR GENRE, READERS ARE DRAWN TO THE UNEXPECTED. HERE’S HOW TO USE OUT-OF-CHARACTER BEHAVIOR TO ADD LAYERS OF INTRIGUE TO YOUR STORY.

PROMPTS FOR YOUR (OUT-OF-CHARACTER) PEN

STEERING THE SHIP • REPORTING AN IN-DEPTH STORY CAN OVERWHELM WRITERS WITH RESEARCH. INTO THE RAGING SEA AUTHOR RACHEL SLADE SHARES 12 TIPS TO GUIDE NONFICTION AUTHORS THROUGH THE MAYHEM.

THE FRUGAL WRITER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING • FROM THE BASICS WRITERS NEED TO DRAFT ALL THE WAY TO PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING YOUR WORK, EVERY COST ADDS UP. HERE’S HOW TO SAVE MONEY WITHOUT CUTTING CORNERS.

THE POWER, THE PERIL, THE PROLOGUE • THE RUMORS OF THE PROLOGUE’S DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED. HERE’S A GUIDE TO WHEN A PROLOGUE MAY HELP—OR HINDER—YOUR BOOK.

THE GENRE OF YOU • WRITING OUTSIDE OF YOUR USUAL GENRE CAN FURTHER YOUR CAREER AS AN AUTHOR. AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER OF COMIC BOOKS, PLAYS, NONFICTION BOOKS, AND MORE THAN 37 NOVELS EXPLAINS WHY.

THE WD INTERVIEW Andrew Sean Greer • The Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist weighs in on altering the course of a novel to unfold plot elements more harmoniously and facing rejection from his publisher.

PICTURE THIS • THE WINNER OF THE 27TH ANNUAL WRITER’S DIGEST SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARDS TALKS ABOUT WRITING PICTURE BOOKS THAT CHILDREN WILL CHERISH.

THE WINNERS

WHEN RESEARCH IS A MONSTER • USING THESE PRE-INTERNET RESEARCH TECHNIQUES MAY HELP YOU FIND UNEXPECTED RESOURCES.

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK • A literary agent’s mostly serious answers to your mostly serious questions.

First Things First • THE CHALLENGE: Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below.

ENTER YOUR STORY

The Promise of Premise • HOW TO MINE THE FACETS OF PREMISE FOR STORY GOLD

An Example of Pitch Versus Premise

TAKET WO • Lessons from the world of screenwriting to inform, inspire, and incite action!

NOTES FROM THE MARGINS

On Submitting to CREATIVE NONFICTION and TRUE STORY

Breaking Into a “Secret Genre”—on Creative Nonfiction

A Couple More Creative Nonfiction Markets

CONFERENCE SCENE • Events to advance your craft, connections, and career. BY DON VAUGHAN

How to Save Money on a Writing Conference Trip

CONFERENCE GUIDE

CONFERENCE GUIDE MARCH 2020

POTPOURRI FOR THE PEN • An...


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