Deanna Martinez-Bey shares strategies for creating a writer's mental health toolkit for those days when writing feels like a lot.

When you conjure up the image of an occult detective in your mind, what do you see? Wrinkled trenchcoat—or trenchcloak? Smoke—tobacco laced with brimstone? Shadowy alleys, filled with unseen, whisp…

WD Editor-in-Chief Amy Jones share three types of travel journaling for writers and how it can benefit all your writing projects.

It doesn't have to be your life, it doesn't have to be an endless time waster, and you can be active on your own terms. But you should have a good, solid social media presence if you want to raise your platform as an author. Here's a guide to social media for authors.

I’ve worked with many older writers over the years, and one of the things I appreciate most about writing is that it’s never too late to write well. With the recent success of Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, a runaway success by a 70-year-old debut author, it occurred to me that I’ve never written […]

I attended the US Book Show in the early summer of 2026—a publishing industry event held in the heart of Manhattan and hosted by Publishers Weekly. And no matter how hard they tried to avoid it, al…

No matter which genre of fiction you are writing, getting the facts straight can make a difference between satisfied and disappointed readers.

What is the difference between the Heroine's Journey and interiority? Here's a detailed and easy to understand explanation.

Explore the concept of microtension and how contradictions between character emotions and settings can create powerful narratives.