Writer's Digest

Writer's Digest magazine is a comprehensive source of writing instruction for writers. Each issue provides advice and insider tips on writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.

Body Language

The Mel Brooks Issue

Writer’s Digest

CONTRIBUTORS

Mark Twain House & Museum • Literary Tourism, Part 3

Worth a Thousand Words

Short Punchlines • Writing Humorous Microfiction

Poetic asides • No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer’s arsenal.

Reach Out to Readers: Author Newsletters 101 • New rules. New strategies. New paths to success.

Author Newsletters 101

Roland Denzel

Does This Query Taste Funny? • Making sense of the publishing world.

WRITERS ON WRITING • Lillie Vale

Saffron Dodd • ASH LITERARY

BREAKING IN • Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

FROM THE HEART • Writing funny fiction starts with love.

WRITING HUMOR FOR FUN AND PROFIT • Get paid to wear your funny pants … and write about it!

TURNING THE PAGE INTO A CANVAS • Helping Readers Visualize Humor

THE FIRST LAUGH • A staff writer on an Emmy-nominated children’s series and voice actor for children’s animation shares her techniques for writing humor for children.

PUTTING THE "COM" IN "ROM-COM" • First comes love, then comes LOL. Learn the art of mixing comedy with romance.

FINDING THE FUNNY • The grand-prize winner of the 92nd Annual WD Writing Competition discusses how improv influences him and how he developed his winning story, “Debinar.”

Jean Kwok

A Craggy Land • THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt below.

WRITER’S DIGEST TUTORIAL • Writing instruction on demand! More than 350 videos from industry professionals on everything from improving your craft to getting published.

How to Blend Genres Successfully in Revisions • Revision and editing advice to take your first draft to the next level.

AGENT SPOTLIGHT • Seasoned literary agents on the business of publishing.

Milking the Cow, Part 2 Pulling It All Together • The art and craft of writing nonfiction.

4 History Magazines (and a History Magazine Family)

Lighten Up! How to Weave Humor Into Serious Writing • Advice and tips to boost your writing skills.

Symbols • Tips for making your story concrete.

How to Create Stories That Children Can Actually Read • Writing and publishing advice for picture books, middle-grade, and young adult storytelling.

Laugh Until I Cry • Whether hot off the presses or on the shelves for years, a good book is worth talking about.

CREATIVE QUILL • A playground for your pen.