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This is the place to learn how to write better fiction. WD editors & guest contributors cover everything about writing—from grammar to writing tips to fueling your creative fire, we have you covered. Your fiction writing career will thank you.

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E.M. Anderson: It’s OK if Your Grief Is Complicated
In this interview, author E.M. Anderson discusses writing a soft but gruff main character in her new cozy fantasy novel, The Keeper of Lonely Spirits.
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Romance4 Tips for Writing Adventure RomanceCarlie Walker
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HistoricalHeists and Historical Context: Why I Set My Novel During the Great Exhibition of 1851M. K. Lobb
RomanceFrom Paranormal Romance to Romantasy: Subgenre Differences and Transition TipsKait Ballenger
Lee Martin: On Writing a Fast-Paced Literary Suspense Novel
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HorrorPlaying With Perception in Horror FictionSaskia Nislow
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Writing TechniquesPushing the Frontiers of the Traditional WesternJ.E. Weiner
Self-PublishingIndie Author Spotlight: Theodora TaylorAmy Jones
Bellamy Rose: Don’t Be Afraid To Try New Things
Write Better FictionBellamy Rose: Don’t Be Afraid To Try New ThingsRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionHannah Deitch: On Accepting More Positive FeedbackRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionAmy Shearn: You Have To Write the Thing That You Want To ReadRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionC.I. Jerez: On Tackling PTSD Authentically in FictionRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionXhenet Aliu: Premises Aren’t StoriesRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better FictionSetting the Gothic Scene in the SouthMark Mustian
Writing TechniquesIncorporating Nonfiction and True Crime Into a Genre NovelCynthia Pelayo
Writing TechniquesChildhood: Our Touchstone for WonderElizabeth Sims

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