Writers Digest (unofficial)7h ago
Social Media and Writer Anxiety: Managing the Comparison Trap https://www.writersdigest.com/social-media-and-writer-anxiety-managing-the-comparison-trap #WritingHabitsandPractices #WritingThroughAnxiety #TheWriter'sLife #ManagingAnxiety #AuthorAnxiety #MentalHealth #socialmedia #BeInspired #CompTitles #Anxiety
Social Media and Writer Anxiety: Managing the Comparison Trap

Even without social media, most writers compare themselves to others. Deanna Martinez-Bey shares strategies for managing the comparison trap.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)1d ago
Participation Prize https://www.writersdigest.com/participation-prize #WritingHabitsandPractices #competitions/contests #FromtheMagazine #TheWriter'sLife #writingcontests #WritingContest #BeInspired #contests #contest
Participation Prize

The unexpected rewards of writing contests.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)5d ago
When Our Words Stop Sounding Human https://www.writersdigest.com/when-our-words-stop-sounding-human #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #Communication #AIAndWriters #BeInspired #technology #Chatgpt #AI
When Our Words Stop Sounding Human

Author Allison Carmen discusses the harm of using AI in communications with others in all manner of writing, including email messages.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 24
Why I Miss Harlan Ellison… and the “Good Old Days” of Being a Writer https://www.writersdigest.com/why-i-miss-harlan-ellison-and-the-good-old-days-of-being-a-writer #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #JoyofWriting #copywriting #BeInspired
Why I Miss Harlan Ellison... and the "Good Old Days" of Being a Writer

Author and copywriter Robert W. Bly looks to Harlan Ellison to ask why anyone would pursue a career in writing if they didn't love to write.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 22
The Benedict Arnold Scale (Craft of Translation) https://www.writersdigest.com/the-benedict-arnold-scale-craft-of-translation #CraftofTranslation #TheWriter'sLife #translation #BeInspired
The Benedict Arnold Scale (Craft of Translation)

Artist and author (and translator) Diego Jourdan Pereira breaks down his Benedict Arnold Scale of translation concerns.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 20
25 Most Popular Writing Posts of 2025 https://www.writersdigest.com/25-most-popular-writing-posts-of-2025 #MostPopularWritingPosts #BestWritingWebsites #TheWriter'sLife #publishingtips #Writingtips #BeInspired
25 Most Popular Writing Posts of 2025

We share a lot of writing-related posts throughout the year on the Writer’s Digest website. Find the 25 most popular writing posts of 2025.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 19
Last-Minute Gift Guide From the Editors of Writer’s Digest https://www.writersdigest.com/last-minute-gift-guide-from-the-editors-of-writers-digest #BookRecommendations #TheWriter'sLife #fromtheeditors #BeInspired #giftguide #BookList #BookRecs
Last-Minute Gift Guide From the Editors of Writer’s Digest

Whether you're late or right on time, the editors of Writer's Digest share their book gift guide for readers of all types.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 18
How (and Why) to Create Your Own Walking Writing Retreat https://www.writersdigest.com/how-and-why-to-create-your-own-walking-writing-retreat #WritingHabitsandPractices #CreativeWritingRetreat #TipsOnWritingRetreats #TheWriter'sLife #writingretreats #writingretreat #BeInspired
How (and Why) to Create Your Own Walking Writing Retreat

Adventure travel tour operator and writer Ruth Marr shares how writers can create their own successful walking writing retreats.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 18
Writing Really Is About Who You Know https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-really-is-about-who-you-know #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #inspiration #BeInspired #networking #StoryIdeas #writerlife
Writing Really Is About Who You Know

Freelance writer Debra Johanyak discusses how writing really is about who you know, though maybe not in the way many think.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Dec 11
Constraint Is What a Creative Needs https://www.writersdigest.com/constraint-is-what-a-creative-needs #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #creativeprocess #artandwriting #productivity #creativerut #BeInspired #creativity
Constraint Is What a Creative Needs

Author Anna Rollins weighs constraint against total freedom for writers and other creatives and makes a case for constraint.

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