Posted on June 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Writer's Digest has plenty of craft advice to offer; here are the pieces that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Five tips for fictionalizing a dead celebrity: Author Mima Tipper explains the decisions she made to reimagine Marilyn Monroe in a respectful and also insightful way.
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Why stripping your language respects your reader: Author John K. Danenbarger describes the difference between adjectives and adverbs that serve your prose, versus those that betray a lack of trust for your audience or weak writing.
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Writing the city as a character: Author Evan Marks identifies ways in which New York City serves as the necessary setting — and more — for his novel.
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Writing the afterlife of trauma: Here's how author Kalyani Adusumilli suggests crafting characters so that they're much more than their wounds.
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