Literary agent Kim Perel examines the art of the book proposal and demystifies the perfect nonfiction pitch (with a special formula even).

Author Susan Wiggs shares her high-output writing strategy for the time-crunched writer by focusing on 15-minute increments.

In this interview, author Laura Sims discusses the real-life midcentury photographer that inspired her new novel, The Man.

Here are the top writing advice websites as identified in the 28th Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2026 issue of Writer’s Digest.

Learn about the essential, often-skipped legal side of the writing process with Jane Friedman, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Mary Pauline Lowry discusses the unexpected community she found that helped inspire her new novel, Last Night Was Killer.

Freelance writer Matthew Adams shares eight open platforms to monetize your writing starting today.

The award-winning cozy author details her path to publishing success and writing the final book in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series.

This month, trained fighter and author Carla Hoch takes a look at a literary fight scene and breaks down why it’s working on the page.

In this interview, author Sophie Kim discusses combining fantasy, romance, and sports in her new novel, The Winged Game.

Author Leah Weiss shares her experience and top tips for writing compelling Appalachian folklore.

Author Ros Hill shares his experience of using the Notes app on his phone to write his debut novel.

In this interview, author Alan Barillaro discusses writing for anxious readers with his new picture book, Today We’ll Be Eaten.

Poet Judith Kerman shares her thoughts (and a couple poems) on writing poetry through disability and physical limitation.

Author Alison Levy shares some key components of the fantasy genre and why it often acts as a safe space for readers.

In this interview, bestselling author Eve Chase discusses how Joan Didion’s estate sale helped inspire her new mystery novel, The Secret Thread.

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an enclosed poem.

Career freelance writer and copywriter Robert W. Bly discusses the agony and the ecstasy of copywriting and how a human touch is always best.

Author Marian Yee asks why literary fan fiction is so appealing and focuses on specific “what if” questions to consider asking.

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about something that is quintessentially summer for you.

In this interview, author Dana Swift discusses the relationship between humans and animals at the heart of her new YA fantasy, When Dealing with Dragons.

Deanna Martinez-Bey dives into the unseen grief of shelved projects and looks at options writers have for moving forward.

In this week’s round up from Script magazine, fully embrace rom-com tropes with Voicemails for Isabelle filmmaker Leah McKendrick, and more.

Author Jennifer Sklias-Gahan discusses her process of writing the house as character in her novel, The House in the Middle of the Street.