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Journalist Alison Hill explains what soft news is in journalism and shares seven reasons why soft news is important. The post What Is ‘Soft News’ in Journalism? Why Are These Stories Important? appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares seven tips to write funny headlines that will pull readers in to your articles. The post To Be, or Not to Be…That Is Two Questions: or, 7 Tips to Write Funny Headlines (On Humor) appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Author and writing instructor Sherry Shahan shares three tips for writing effective emotions for pre-teen readers. The post Writing Effective Emotions for Pre-Teen Readers appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Clay Stafford has a conversation with bestselling author Lauren Myracle on writing for different ages, being banned, and more. The post A Conversation With Lauren Myracle on Breaking the Rules by Writing Across Ages and Genres (Killer Writers) appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Artist and author (and translator) Diego Jourdan Pereira kicks off his new Craft of Translation series by sharing how he broke into the biz. The post An Accidental Translator (Craft of Translation) appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Award-winning author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming shares five tips for writing what inspires you and makes your writing unique. The post Ditch the Rules—5 Tips for Writing What Inspires You appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
In this interview, author SenLinYu discusses writing about moral greyness in war in their debut fantasy novel, Alchemised. The post SenLinYu: Don’t Try To Be for Everyone appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Author, artist, and creative entrepreneur Louise Wannier shares how photography led her to write a children's book about tree spirits. The post How Photography Led Me to Write a Children’s Book appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
Deanna Martinez-Bey explores the impact of writing vulnerable content, sharing tips for protecting your emotional health and more. The post Navigating the Emotional Impact of Writing Vulnerable Content appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
In this interview, author Karen Walrond discusses the joy at the center of hew new book, In Defense of Dabbling.| Writer's Digest
Dr. Finnian Burnett shares how focusing on immutable moments instead of plot can help writers establish the load-bearing beats of a story.| Writer's Digest
Dr. Finnian Burnett makes a case for why a jagged emotional arc for your character matters more than a perfectly constructed plot.| Writer's Digest
Dr. Finnian Burnett explains the importance of interiority in fiction as well as strategies for how to write interiority that resonates.| Writer's Digest
One is arguably the best-known writer of our time. The other made his name writing the end of the world as we know it in the left behind series. If this unique pairing seems unlikely, look closer. A conversation with the two yields both parallels and polarity—and candid insights as well as mutual respect. by Jessica Strawser| Writer's Digest
Author Jade Wallace breaks down the book blurb, including who cares about them, choosing books to blurb, and how to love the whole book blurb process. Also, advice on saying no to blurbing.| Writer's Digest
Author Penny Zang discusses vibes and how they may not make a book, but they may still help writers find their readers.| Writer's Digest
Hanna Bahedry, winner of the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Awards, shares the story behind her winning entry, “A Beautiful and Everlasting Moment of Pleasure.”| Writer's Digest
In this interview, author Daphne Fama discusses writing a love letter to Filipino history with her debut horror novel, House of Monstrous Women.| Writer's Digest
Award-winning poet Pravat Kumar Padhy introduces hainka, a new poetic form created by fusing haiku and tanka. While introducing hainka, he also explains haiku, tanka, and provides a historical perspective of Japanese short form poetry.| Writer's Digest
Author Catherine Dang discusses the shocking true story that helped inspire her new coming-of-age horror novel, What Hunger.| Writer's Digest
Award-winning mystery and crime fiction author Pamela Fagan Hutchins shares nine clues for killing it in crime fiction.| Writer's Digest
Former crime reporter Walter B. Levis shares the different tools used for being a crime reporter and crime novelist and benefits of both.| Writer's Digest
In this interview, author Emma Hamm discusses the differences in indie and traditional publishing, using books as an escape, and more.| Writer's Digest
Author Lynn Street shares how an Audubon event inspired her narrative nonfiction picture books and how writers can break into the market.| Writer's Digest
Editor Robert Lee Brewer explains that the publishing journey looks different for everyone, but there are a few things authors can do to help themselves through the process.| Writer's Digest
WD reconnected with former Breaking In author Mazey Eddings to discuss her latest release, Well, Actually, and what she’s learned since releasing her debut novel.| Writer's Digest
In this interview, author Mariah Rigg discusses breaking writing rules in her debut short story collection, Extinction Capital of the World.| Writer's Digest
Bestselling author J.T. Ellison shares the process of live-writing her latest thriller novel and compiling writing advice at the same time.| Writer's Digest
Internationally bestselling author Daniel Kalla discusses how taking on a deepfake thriller taught him how to write realistic AI in fiction.| Writer's Digest
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