Deconstruct Your Favorite Books

Read like a writer to apply the lessons to your own work.
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Let the Masses Have Their Messes: Why Writers Will Keep Writing in Spite of AI

Author Anne Shaw Heinrich shares what it's like being an emerging writer and writing in spite of AI (and why real writing has more value).
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Agent in Your Pocket: Measuring Your Success Against the Highlight Reel Will Get You Nowhere

Literary agent Jessica Berg offers advice on how to measure writerly success with milestones that actually matter.
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The Misanthrope

Author Kevin Michael Kirwan shares his experience being a (possibly recovering) misanthrope as well as his creative process.
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Writing Memoir to Fiction

Bestselling author Alex Messenger shares his journey from writing an acclaimed memoir to switching over to fiction.
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Borrowing Tools From an Editor’s Toolbox: 5 Enduring Lessons From a Different Publishing World

Author (and editor) Diane Debrovner shares five enduring lessons writers can use by borrowing tools from an editor's toolbox.
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Ninety Random Thoughts About Writing

In this article from the January/February 2026 issue of Writer's Digest, Don Vaughan shares ninety pieces of wisdom from his experiences in freelancing.
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Live the Delusion!

Author Graham Brown shares how important living the delusion of writing success is for eventually living the dream.
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I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life

Author Lindsay MacMillan shares how writing a novel about women refusing marriage actually changed her own life.
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How Losing the Ability to Write Made Me Want to Write the Book That Matters Most

Author Peter Bognanni shares how an unexpected medical condition made him want to write the book that matters most.
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