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.

Writer's Digest • WRITER’S YEARBOOK 2026

2025 Year in Review • Publishing expert Jane Friedman recaps the biggest news in the industry.

The Imaginary Mentorship • Unlock writing secrets from literary titans to inspire and boost your work.

What Is Your Story Question?

Use the Tools of Journalism to Sharpen Your Research Skills

How Much Should a Writer Charge?

PARTICIPATING GROUPS

The ABCs of Freelance Success

Details Matter • The Importance of Specificity

The Story Behind the Story • What’s backstory, and what’s it doing here anyway?

How to Write in Different Genres • Emiko Jean and Yulin Kuang share tips and strategies for how they successfully write in different genres and mediums.

From Ordinary to Extraordinary • Unveil the hidden beauty in the facts and transform your nonfiction with the power of wonder.

MASTERFUL EXAMPLES OF WONDER IN NONFICTION

9 Suggestions for Improving Your Memoir

Memoir Plus • Add a bonus to your personal narrative for a marketing boost.

Surefire Ways to Sell Your Children’s Book

Writer’s Digest 27th Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers

THE WRITER’S DIGEST COMMUNITY OF WEBSITES • Writer’s Digest maintains a collection of websites to serve your writing needs. Be sure to visit us at these places.

100 Best Markets for Writers • A list of print and online publications looking for freelancers to contribute their knowledge on everything from pet care to finance and beyond.

Small But Mighty • Why small presses might be the perfect home for your book.

Comp Authors: Building True Platform That Actually Sells Books • What are authors like you doing to connect with their audiences and communities? Don’t agonize about “platform”—your literary role models already drew the map.

Face the Music • Like a broken record, you’ve been told time and again never to use song lyrics in your writing. Scratch that. Here’s how to actually pull it off.

Write It Out • Writing prompts to boost your creativity.