Writers Digest (unofficial)Apr 6, 2020
Polishing Your Prose: Tips for Self-Editing https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/polishing-your-prose-tips-for-self-editing #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #TheWriter'sDig #RevisionTips #revision
Polishing Your Prose: Tips for Self-Editing | Writer's Digest

Help your freelance writing land better with editors and increase your chances of getting published with these 11 proven tips for self-editing.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 5, 2020
Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 2 https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/vintage-wd-decoding-the-secrets-to-selling-popular-fiction-part-2 #HowtoWriteaRomanceNovel,RomanceWriting #HowtoWriteaMystery,WritingThrillers #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #Writer'sDigest100 #TheWriter'sDig #writingfiction #WritingGenres #VintageWD #mystery #romance
Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 2 | Writer's Digest

Part 2 of this April 1981 WD article by Roy Sorrels and Megan Daniel about writing and selling popular fiction picks up where part 1 left off.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Feb 28, 2020
Becoming a Multigenre Writing Master https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/becoming-a-multigenre-writing-master #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #creativewritingexercises #WritingArticles #craft/technique #TheWriter'sDig
Becoming a Multigenre Writing Master | Writer's Digest

Multigenre writing can be a challenge, but it can also be a way to fulfill the different parts of your creative needs. Simon Van Booy shares his tips.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 28, 2019
How I Interviewed a Serial Killer and Stayed Sane https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-i-interviewed-a-serial-killer-and-stayed-sane #HowtoWriteaMystery,WritingThrillers #WritingShortStories&EssayWriting #FreelanceWriter,ArticleWriting #CreativeNonfictionWriting #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #WriteBetterCharacters #WritingYourFirstDraft #HistoricalFiction #TheWriter'sDig #interviewing #truecrime
How I Interviewed a Serial Killer and Stayed Sane | Writer's Digest

In order to write a section of her book Our Symphony With Animals, Dr. Aysha Akhtar had to talk to a serial killer. Here, she reveals how she stayed sane.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 26, 2019
Using Story Tropes to Subvert Reader Expectations https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/using-story-tropes-to-subvert-reader-expectations #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #WriteBetterCharacters #TheWriter'sDig #inspiration #characters #tropes
Using Story Tropes to Subvert Reader Expectations | Writer's Digest

Taylor Simonds tells how being aware of the tropes of your genre and turning them upside down can help your work stand out in an oversaturated market.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 14, 2019
Writing a Novel? Here are Seven Friends You Need https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/writing-a-novel-here-are-seven-friends-you-need #Haven'tWrittenAnythingYet,WritingforBeginners #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #WritingYourFirstDraft #Complete1stDraft #TheWriter'sDig #Writingsupport #critiquegroup #GuestColumns #Writingtips #community #critique #feedback
Writing a Novel? Here are Seven Friends You Need | Writer's Digest

From the veteran writer to the friend who doesn't read, author Karen Dukess presents the seven friends you need to keep on track while writing and publishing your novel.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 10, 2019
Sometimes the Story Writes Itself https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/sometimes-the-story-writes-itself #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #characterdevelopment #historicalfiction #TheWriter'sDig #CherylA.Ossola #writingfiction #romance
Sometimes the Story Writes Itself | Writer's Digest

Writing fiction can be like dreaming, coming from our subconscious. Cheryl A. Ossola suggests writers need to get out of the story's way. 

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 7, 2019
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/three-ways-to-discover-who-your-characters-really-are #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #characterdevelopment #creatingcharacters #TheWriter'sDig #JohnJamison #fiction
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are | Writer's Digest

Don't "create" characters; get to know them instead. John Jamison has used the power of story in various roles—from pastor to brand development consultant—and he has some unique methods for getting to know his characters. 

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 3, 2019
Advice From a Playwright: Have Actors Read Your Novel https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/advice-from-a-playwright-turned-novelist-have-actors-read-your-novel #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #playwrightFrankStrausser #workingwithactors #TheWriter'sDig #writingfiction #scenestudy #tablereads #scenework
Advice From a Playwright: Have Actors Read Your Novel | Writer's Digest

Playwright Frank Strausser shares the benefits of working with actors to figure out why your scenes are not working. 

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Writers Digest (unofficial)May 24, 2019
Blurred Lines: Writing Historical Fiction From Fact https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/blurred-lines-writing-historical-fiction-from-fact #HowtoImproveWritingSkills #historicalfiction #MistressoftheRitz #MelanieBenjamin #TheWriter'sDig #writingfiction #GuestColumns #research #History
Blurred Lines: Writing Historical Fiction From Fact | Writer's Digest

Melanie Benjamin—author of six historical novels about real people and events—offers four lessons she's learned about writing fiction from fact, and when to deviate from the truth.

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