The Impact of Social Media Influencers on Publishing
The prevalence of book influencers on social media has taken the publishing industry by storm. What is the role of a Bookstagrammer or BookToker? Has is their influence impacting publishing? And shoul...
20 Elo 202437min
Write in Italy With Writer’s Digest!
Writer's Digest is headed to Italy! Join editor-in-chief Amy Jones and senior editor Robert Lee Brewer this September 26 – October 3, 2024, for an Italian getaway to inspire your stories, learn from w...
2 Heinä 202451min
Designing Your Book Cover
You've heard the old adage: Don't judge a book by its cover. Well, we all know that a gorgeous cover is hard to pass by, and those of us in the publishing industry know that a good book cover can be t...
18 Kesä 20241h
Evoking Emotion and Conflict In Your Writing
When you think of "emotion" with regards to your writing, what comes to mind? Is it your own emotion when you're writing, the emotional quality of the work itself, or is it the emotion you hope reader...
21 Touko 202456min
Writing Speculative Fiction: A Chat With Waubgeshig Rice
In Waubgeshig Rice's series of novels Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves, the author sets up a world in the midst of the apocalypse and more than a decade after the end. But reade...
16 Huhti 202441min
5 Books In 2 Years: Catching Up With Mazey Eddings
In March 2022, managing editor Moriah Richard held a roundtable with three debut authors in our debut authors episode—one of those authors was Mazey Eddings. Now, Eddings is set to publish Late Bloome...
19 Maalis 202434min
How to Adapt a Novel Into a Screenplay
More than half of what we see in the theaters or watch on TV are adapted from books, graphic novels, video games, and more. Which begs the question: What makes an adaptation good? Is it being 100% fai...
20 Helmi 202459min
Writing Advice For 2024
New year, new goals! With the start of the new year, people across the world have stated new resolutions and goals for themselves. Writers are no different, and often we set lofty goals at the start o...
16 Tammi 202422min
