Craft tips for authors: November 2, 2023

Posted on November 2, 2023 at 9:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Nonfiction, Plot / narrative, Short story, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: October 18, 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Science fiction, Short story, Writing advice

Writer's Digest craft tips: September 29, 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023 at 11:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

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Tagged As: Dialogue, Fantasy, point of view, Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

A range of craft advice from Writer's Digest

Posted on May 31, 2023 at 9:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Historical fiction, Motivational, Romance, Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: May 12, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business, marketing, and craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that...

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Tagged As: Design, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Short story, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writing advice

One writer's tips on making sure your short story has conflict

Posted on March 13, 2023 at 10:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A prize-winning short-story author has shared some advice on the genre with Writer's Digest. In it, writer Lisa Cupolo freely...

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Tagged As: Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

A collection of craft tips from Writer's Digest

Posted on February 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Short story, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Try your hand at flash fiction

Posted on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

February is flash fiction writing month at Writer's Digest, which is releasing a prompt each day to inspire you to...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

5 tips for writing an excellent short story

Posted on November 16, 2022 at 4:05 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While author Louise Marburg is modest about her abilities, the fact remains that she's won awards for her short-story collections....

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Tagged As: Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Seven ways to start a short story

Posted on August 31, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Award-winning author May-lee Chai finds inspiration for her short stories in a variety of places. And that's how she can...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice