Writer's Digest - 1 Apr 2025
PUSHING BOUNDARIES
Stephen Graham Jones
HOW TO BOOST YOUR MEMOIR’S SALES POTENTIAL
COMIC AND AUTHOR GARY GULMAN ON USING HUMOR WITH TOUGH TOPICS
Using Footnotes for CREATIVE STORYTELLING
COMBINING GENRES: Women’s Fiction and Horror
How and Why to Include POETIC DEVICES in Fiction
WD Self-Published Book Award Winner, IRENE TE
6 REASONS to Write the Villain’s POV
A MOTHERHOOD MONSTER MASH-UP
PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT(NOTE) FORWARD
FINDING LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
BRINGING YOUR LANGUAGE TO LIFE
MEMOIR PLUS
CONFOUNDING EXPECTATIONS
Combining Genres: Women’s Fiction and Horror
Comic and Author Gary Gulman on Using Humor With Tough Topics
WD Self-Published Book Award Winner, Irene Te
How and Why to Include Poetic Devices in Fiction
How to Boost Your Memoir’s
Sales Potential
Using Footnotes for Creative Storytelling
WD Interview: Stephen Graham Jones
6 Reasons to Write the Villain’s POV
STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES
DON’T SLEEP ON SELF-PUBLISHING
PLUS: Worth a Thousand Words • Secrets of the Most Unusual Book Launches • Getting Over the Guilt of Not Writing • Poetic Asides • Write It Out
LEVEL UP YOUR WRITING (LIFE): Make History Part of Your Craft Toolkit
INDIELAB: Beyond Feedback: Beta Readers Give Us Gold
PUBLISHING INSIGHTS: 5 Poetry Markets Open to Submissions
ON NONFICTION: 10 Tips To Make Your Book More Sellable
FOR ALL AGES: The Most Common Mistakes Children’s Books Authors Make
BUILDING BETTER WORLDS: Avoiding the Dreaded Info Dump
MEET THE AGENT: Isabel Mendía • The Cheney Agency
FICTION IS THE LIE THAT TELLS THE TRUTH TRUER
WRITERS ON WRITING: Failure Is the Foundation
UNSUNG PUNCTUATION: In Defense of the Dash
DEAR SIMON: Publishers and Marketing Budgets
INDIE AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Theodora Taylor
FRONTLIST/BACKLIST: Creating Community
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight
AGENT ALCOVE: The Unexpected Sells
YOUR STORY: The Forsaken Oasis #131
Before You Go
Editor’s Letter
Design Notes
Contributors
Designing the Cover for The Nearsighted Gods
Pushing Boundaries
CONTRIBUTORS
Fiction Is the Lie That Tells the Truth Truer
Worth a Thousand Words
Secrets of the Most Unusual Book Launches
OFFER EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
Getting Over the Guilt of Not Writing
Poetic Asides
Write It Out
Beyond Feedback: Beta Readers Give Us Gold
1. Focus on the content: the story, not the commas. 2. Point out any confusion.
WHERE CAN I FIND BETA READERS?
Beta Readers
Theodora Taylor
In Defense of the Dash
DEAR SIMON
Failure Is the Foundation
THE CHENEY AGENCY
ABOUT ME
BREAKINGIN
A MOTHERHOOD MONSTER MASH-UP
CONFOUNDING EXPECTATIONS
PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT(NOTE) FORWARD
BRINGING YOUR LANGUAGE TO LIFE
FINDING LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
MEMOIR PLUS
DON’T SLEEP ON SELF-PUBLISHING
THE WINNERS
CRITIQUE & EDITING SERVICES
Stephen Graham Jones
The Forsaken Oasis
The Unexpected Sells
10 Tips To Make Your Book More Sellable
5 Poetry Markets Open to Submissions
A FEW THOUGHTS ON SUBMITTING POEMS
Make History Part of Your Craft Toolkit
Avoiding the Dreaded Info Dump
The Most Common Mistakes Children’s Books Authors Make
Maze of Deceit
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