Imminent versus eminent versus immanent

Posted on 10/03/2019 at 04:49 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer’s Digest editor Robert Lee Brewer has a three-part grammar tip today. Imminent, eminent, and immanent may sound and look...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Language, Writer's Digest

When it's okay to repeat yourself in writing

Posted on 09/26/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Repeating yourself may seem like a weakness in your writing. But writer and professor Gavin Hurley explains that it can...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

What does bestselling author Amor Towles read in book club?

Posted on 09/25/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do writers read in their book clubs? Amor Towles, bestselling author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Writer's Digest

4 authors explain their love of libraries

Posted on 09/24/2019 at 04:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers and writers all love libraries, but we all have a slightly different connection to these amazing institutions. Writer’s Digest...

Tagged As: Libraries, Writer's Digest

A grammar cram session from Writer’s Digest

Posted on 09/20/2019 at 11:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer’s Digest editor Robert Lee Brewer has been sharing quick language tips on a routine basis. Rather than share them...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Language, Writer's Digest

One author's self-editing trick: Take a vacation

Posted on 09/16/2019 at 12:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some writers are always going to have a better knack for self-editing than others, but author Monica Duncan’s go-to trick...

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Tagged As: Editing, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Roald Dahl's best quotes about writers and writing

Posted on 09/14/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy belated birthday to Roald Dahl! The author of several beloved children’s books including Matilda (our favorite), James and the...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

On approaching your memoir's characters in real life

Posted on 09/06/2019 at 11:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve shared quite a few posts on the stylistic tricks to writing a memoir. But here’s another consideration you’ll want...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Memoir, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

All of Writer's Digest's advice on writing YA fiction

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 11:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing a successful young-adult novel isn’t as easy as just making your main characters, well, young adults. Writer’s Digest has...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

12 authors share advice on the craft and business of writing

Posted on 09/02/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re among those laboring on Labor Day, we’ll add some light advice to your place. Here are Robert Lee...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice