‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir Discusses Sci-Fi, Research and His Upcoming...
Realistic sci-fi is a hot genre, and perhaps no one is more responsible for its meteoric rise than The Martian author Andy Weir. In these outtakes from our interview with Weir—which appears in its...
View ArticleGetting the Details Right in Your Writing: Myths and Facts About 3 Major...
[The Writer’s Digest Annual Conference (August 10-12, 2018) offers everything you need to advance your writing career creatively and professionally.] image from Getty By Jerry Jenkins, Tyler Moss and...
View ArticleInterview: Netflix’s Myths & Monsters Director Talks Storytelling and a...
Stories are endowed with the power to transcend time. Millenia-old epics like Beowulf and The Odyssey are still read in high school and college classrooms, their themes discussed in the context of...
View ArticleROAR: Writer’s Digest Turns Up the Volume on Underrepresented Voices in the...
Feel the thunderous reverberations of authors and industry pros working to broaden our perspectives—as writers and readers alike. Plus, learn how underrepresented voices are rising in the writing...
View ArticleThe WD Interview: Author George Saunders Talks Structure, Outlining and...
In this exclusive extended interview with short-form master George Saunders, the globally acclaimed author dishes on inventive structure, reveals why he’s wary of outlines and talks novel-length...
View ArticleFortune Favors the Bold: Inside the September 2018 Issue of Writer’s Digest
The theme of the September 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest is “Writing Boldly.” Here, Editor-in-Chief Tyler Moss explains what that means for writers today. Order the September 2018 Writer’s Digest.Or...
View ArticleState of Wonder: Annihilation and Wonderbook Author Jeff VanderMeer Imparts...
For Jeff VanderMeer, the act of writing is only a component of the process—to him, experiences are vital to storytelling. Here, he shares his best tips for discovering the wonder in the world around...
View ArticleBestseller Walter Mosley on Characterization and the Legacy of Devil in a...
In a conversation with WD, Easy Rawlins author Walter Mosley reflects on the passion and craft that informs his bestselling novels. Walter Mosley is known for iconic characters. From Easy Rawlins to...
View ArticleWhat’s the Big Idea? 20 Out-of-the-Box Writing Exercises & Story Starters
Fresh out of story ideas? Generate your next big concept with these 20 out-of-the-box writing exercises and story starters, created by the editors of Writer’s Digest. Every story starts as a concept: a...
View ArticleInterview With WD’s 26th Annual Self-Published Book Awards Winner Dima Ghawi
Breaking Vases author and Self-Published Book Awards Winner Dima Ghawi talks about finding the strength to tell her personal story—and how she wrote and produced the book while also building her new...
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