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Writer’s Digest November/December 2026 Cover Reveal
Presenting the November/December 2026 issue of Writer's Digest featuring an interview with Min Jin Lee and articles about boosting creativity.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-november-december-2026-cover-reveal
#BeInspired #FromtheMagazine #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction #CoverReveal
How Writing About Animals Taught Me to Write Better Characters
Author Michelle Lerner shares how writing about animals taught her to write better characters by showing (and not telling).
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-writing-about-animals-taught-me-to-write-better-characters
#Character #Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
Create the Container: A Method for Writing Difficult Memoir
Author Suzanne Sherman shares her method for writing difficult memoir by creating a container for the creative process.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/create-the-container-a-method-for-writing-difficult-memoir
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #creativeprocess #memoir
The Upside-Down Secret to Writing Compelling Nonfiction
Author Terri Farley shares her upside-down (compared to writing fiction) secret to to writing compelling nonfiction.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/the-upside-down-secret-to-writing-compelling-nonfiction
#Biographies #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #biography #biographywriting
Scattered Interpretations: The Difference Between Remembering and Writing in Memoir
Author Georgine Hodgkinson breaks down the difference between remembering and writing in memoir, including the variability of memory.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/scattered-interpretations-the-difference-between-remembering-and-writing-in-memoir
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #memoir #MemoirWriting
Collaborate to Create
Why coauthoring nonfiction is a pro strategy worth considering.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/collaborate-to-create
#BeInspired #FromtheMagazine #WriteBetterNonfiction #Coauthor #Coauthoring
Every Joke Has a Family: How to Stretch a Bit Into Prose and Keep the Laughs Coming (On Humor)
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha uses the family tree to show how one joke can grow into a monologue that keeps readers laughing.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/every-joke-has-a-family-how-to-stretch-a-bit-into-prose-and-keep-the-laughs-coming-on-humor
#Genre #HumorFiction #HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
The Tightrope Walk: Self-Revelation vs. Clinical Credibility in How-to Writing and Presentations
Author and clinical psychologist Thomas W. Phelan shares his approach to how-to writing and presentations that have sold millions of books.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/the-tightrope-walk-self-revelation-vs-clinical-credibility-in-how-to-writing-and-presentations
#Articles #HowToInstructional #WriteBetterNonfiction #presentations #SpeakingTips
Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Finding My Voice Through the Authentic Voices of Others
Author Melissa Langley Biegert shares how writing narrative nonfiction helped her unlock a story she'd researched for decades.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-narrative-nonfiction-finding-my-voice-through-the-authentic-voices-of-others
#CreativeNonfictionWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #History #narrativenonfiction #research
Brittany Perham: Memoirs Can Be a Tough Sell
In this interview, author Brittany Perham discusses the personal loss that led to writing her new memoir, Executrix.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/brittany-perham-memoirs-can-be-a-tough-sell
#BeInspired #Interviews #Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction
How My Students Inspired Me to Write My Memoir
Author Amy Smyth Miller shares how teaching fourth- and fifth-grade students how to write inspired her to take on her memoir.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-my-students-inspired-me-to-write-my-memoir
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #inspiration #MemoirWriting
Addie Tsai: On the Politics of Gender and Race in Dance Culture
In this interview, author Addie Tsai discusses interrogating a historical and cultural trope in her new book, Straight White Men Can’t Dance.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/addie-tsai-on-the-politics-of-gender-and-race-in-dance-culture
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
The Playlist Was the Notebook: How I Used Songs to Recover 34 Years I Never Wrote Down
Author James Patrick Rooney shares how he used songs to help recover memories he didn't write down in a journal for his memoir.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/the-playlist-was-the-notebook-how-i-used-songs-to-recover-34-your-i-never-wrote-down
#BusinessBooks #Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #MemoriesAsInspiration
Certain Small Things and Haunting Oddities: How I Craft Essays
Author Erin Wunker explains how she crafts essays by focusing on small, everyday, and weird things like a literary magpie.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/certain-small-things-and-haunting-oddities-how-i-craft-essays
#PersonalEssays #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #essaycollections #EssayWriting
Gabe Bullard: On the Pressure of Timeliness in Nonfiction
In this interview, author Gabe Bullard discusses writing about the toxic, lonely side of technology in his debut book, Against Convenience.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/gabe-bullard-on-the-pressure-of-timeliness-in-nonfiction
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
Anna Louie Sussman: Stories Change and Evolve
In this interview, author Anna Louie Sussman discusses the six years of research and interviews that went into her new nonfiction book, Inconceivable.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/anna-louie-sussman-stories-change-and-evolve
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
Anna Louie Sussman: Stories Change and Evolve
In this interview, author Anna Louie Sussman discusses the six years of research and interviews that went into her new nonfiction book, Inconceivable.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/anna-louie-sussman-stories-change-and-evolve
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
Poetry as Bridge: What Writing Poems With Strangers Across Five Continents Taught Me About Humanity
Author and poetry organizer Ebony Walden shares what writing poems with strangers across five continents taught her about humanity.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/poetry-as-bridge-what-writing-poems-with-strangers-across-five-continents-taught-me-about-humanity
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #WriteBetterPoetry #MemoirWriting
5 Reasons to Journal About Current Events
Five reasons why journaling about current events can benefit your overall writing practice.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/5-reasons-to-journal-about-current-events
#BeInspired #Journaling #PersonalWriting #TheWritersLife #WriteBetterNonfiction
How Journalists Find the Deeper (or New) Story
Journalist Alison Hill shares strategies and examples for writers to find the deeper (or completely new) stories that readers need.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-journalists-find-the-deeper-or-new-story
#Articles #InterviewsJournalism #WriteBetterNonfiction #InvestigativeJournalism #journalism
Go Deep Without Getting Wet: How to Invite Reflection and Still Get the Laugh (On Humor)
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha provides five ways for humor writers to invite reflection and still get laughs.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/go-deep-without-getting-wet-how-to-invite-reflection-and-still-get-the-laugh-on-humor
#Genre #HumorFiction #HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
Go Deep Without Getting Wet: How to Invite Reflection and Still Get the Laugh (On Humor)
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha provides five ways for humor writers to invite reflection and still get laughs.
The post Go Deep Without Getting Wet: How to Invite Reflection and Still Get the Laugh (On Humor) appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/go-deep-without-getting-wet-how-to-invite-reflection-and-still-get-the-laugh-on-humor
#Genre #HumorFiction #HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
Amy Lewis Bear: On Connecting With Readers Through Self-Help
In this interview, author Amy Lewis Bear discusses how her therapy practice continually inspired her new book, When Loving You Means Losing Me.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/amy-lewis-bear-on-connecting-with-readers-through-self-help
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
Agent in Your Pocket: Are You Editing Yourself or Editing Your Book?
Literary Agent Jessica Berg offers advice for recognizing when you’re improving your manuscript and when you’re making changes out of fear.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/agent-in-your-pocket-are-you-editing-yourself-or-editing-your-book
#RevisingAndEditing #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction #EditYourStory #Editing
What Fear Edits Out of Your Manuscript
Author Kristy Halvorsen shares what fear edits out of your manuscript, especially when writing something personal like memoir.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/what-fear-edits-out-of-your-manuscript
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #memoir #MemoirWriting
Julie Kliegman: Give People You Respect Opportunities To Show up for You
In this interview, author Julie Kliegman discusses how a reporting assignment led to wanting to write their new biography, Finding Renée Richards.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/julie-kliegman-give-people-you-respect-opportunities-to-show-up-for-you
#BeInspired #Biographies #Interviews #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction
Earl Swift: On the Surprises and Learning Moments in Writing True-Crime
In this interview, author Earl Swift discusses the three decades between a crime and deciding to write about it in his new narrative nonfiction, Up on Cove Mountain.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/earl-swift-on-the-surprises-and-learning-moments-in-writing-true-crime
#BeInspired #CreativeNonfictionWriting #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight
5 Tips for Writing a Rom-Com… About Ending Up With Yourself
Author Traci Saulsberry shares five tips for writing a different type of rom-com, one in which you end up with yourself.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/5-tips-for-writing-a-rom-com-about-ending-up-with-yourself
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #memoir #Romcoms
Test-Drive Your Jokes on Fellow Humans (On Humor)
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares seven ways to test your jokes on real people before it ever reaches the page.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/test-drive-your-jokes-on-fellow-humans-on-humor
#Genre #HumorFiction #HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
How Buildings and Public Spaces Tell the Story: Writing Place as Character in Nonfiction
Author Roger Charlton explores how to write place as character in nonfiction to transform setting from backdrop to narrative force.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-buildings-and-public-spaces-tell-the-story-writing-place-as-character-in-nonfiction
Heather Hansman: Write What You Want To Read
In this interview, author Heather Hansman discusses writing the book she wanted to read with her new environmental nonfiction book, Fierce Country.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/heather-hansman-write-what-you-want-to-read
#BeInspired #Interviews #WriteBetterNonfiction #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorSpotlightSeries
How Investigation Leads to Creativity and Engagement as a Journalist
Journalist Alison Hill explores how investigation leads to creativity and engagement as a journalist.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-investigation-leads-to-creativity-and-engagement-as-a-journalist
#Articles #InterviewsJournalism #WriteBetterNonfiction #InvestigativeJournalism #journalism
Truth in Disguise
Strategies for concealing identities in nonfiction.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/truth-in-disguise
#BeInspired #FromtheMagazine #WriteBetterNonfiction #ethicalnonfiction #Ethics
10 Tips for Writing Engaging Sports Articles
Freelance writer Matthew Adams shares 10 tips for writing engaging sports articles that readers love.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/10-tips-for-writing-engaging-sports-articles
#Articles #WriteBetterNonfiction #articlewriting #WritingArticles
How Open Mics Will Sharpen Your Writing (On Humor)
Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares how open mics will sharpen your humor writing, especially when it comes to setting up jokes.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-open-mics-will-sharpen-your-writing-on-humor
#Genre #HumorFiction #HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction
What Filmmaking Couldn’t Teach Me About Writing Memoir
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Larkin McPhee discusses what filmmaking couldn't teach her about writing memoir.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/what-filmmaking-couldnt-teach-me-about-writing-memoir
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #Documentary #film
Writer’s Digest July/August 2026 Cover Reveal
Presenting the July/August 2026 issue of Writer's Digest featuring an interview with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, plus features about writing that matters.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-july-august-2026-cover-reveal
#BeInspired #FromtheMagazine #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction #CoverReveal
Writing With Precision: What Science Taught Me About Writing Memoir
Author (and doctor) Angelique Khalifa shares what science taught her about writing with precision in memoir.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-with-precision-what-science-taught-me-about-writing-memoir
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #MemoirWriting #science