Author John Bateson shares some of his experiences publishing five nonfiction books with different publishers (and a lot of rejections).

Freelance writer and cookbook author Lisa Howard shares the ingredients for creating a meaningful and long-lasting platform for cookbook writing.

In this week’s round up from Script magazine, Rebecca Norris Resnick shares five tips to help you save money on your no-budget indie film production.

Here’s the list (updated daily) of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day (PAD) Challenge poetry prompts for folks who want one post to check each day.

Author and illustrator Aliza Layne shares seven tips for writing a middle-grade graphic novel that readers will love.

In this interview, author Kate Messner discusses how her own hiking journey helped inspire her new middle-grade novel in verse, The Trouble with Heroes.

For Day 28 of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day Challenge, poets (and other colorful people) are prompted to write a color poem.

Unveil the hidden beauty in the facts and transform your nonfiction with the power of wonder.

Learn how to research agents and publishers using a variety of online resources, plus more from Writer’s Digest!

In this interview, author Cutter Wood discusses how the pandemic drove home the importance of the subject around his new nonfction book, Earthly Materials.

Join poets from around the country and the world to write a poem each day of April. For today’s prompt, write a New Blank poem.

For Day 26 of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day Challenge, poets (and other lone wolves) are encouraged to write a hermit crab poem.

Clay Stafford has a conversation with Eric LaRocca on writing dark, troubled protagonists, as well as thoughts on transgressive fiction.

Managing Editor Moriah Richard gives you some insight into the books they’re most looking forward to this year.

For Day 25 of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day Challenge, poets (and other memory makers) are asked to write a memory poem.

Bestselling author Marie Bostwick shares the best writing advice she ever received and the three principles she developed for it.

Book coach Lauren Reynolds shares how going “off page” can help writers escape feeling stuck with writing their manuscripts.

The role of animals in cozy mysteries.

In this interview, author Becky Hunter discusses writing impossible soulmates with her new romance novel, You Make My Heart Stop.

For Day 24 of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day Challenge, poets (and other time keepers) are tasked with writing a time of day poem.

Journalist Alison Hill asks whether there’s a place for good news in today’s media environment of clickbait, sensationalism, and negativity.

Romance author Lucy Day shares why she switched to self-publishing, what her biggest challenge is, and how confidence has played a role in her success.

In this interview, author Katherine Marsh discusses how societal pressure and mental health are at the center of her new middle-grade fantasy novel, The Gods’ Revenge.

Congratulations to the winners of the 12th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards! Discover the titles that placed in the categories of contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoir, mystery, and more.