Writer's Digest - 1 Dez 2025
Celebrating the WHIMSICAL & WEIRD
Travis Baldree
BOOST YOUR CREATIVITY WITH THE POWER OF PLAY
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 94TH ANNUAL WD WRITING COMPETITION
Embrace Weirdness to WRITE NONFICTION THAT SELLS
LEVERAGING WHAT IF? in Speculative Fiction
How to CREATE MAGIC SYSTEMS for Fantasy
GET INSPIRED by Quirky Habits of Writers
LEVERAGING THE POWER OF WHAT IF? IN SPECULATIVE STORIES
DEVELOPING MAGIC SYSTEMS
WRITING IN THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC STYLE
Boost Your Creativity With the Power of Play
THE WEIRDER, THE BETTER
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
Announcing the Winner of the 94th Annual WD Writing Competition
Embrace Weirdness to Write Nonfiction That Sells
8 Ways to Use Dreams Effectively in Fiction
Leveraging What If? in Speculative Fiction
How to Create Magic Systems for Fantasy
Get Inspired by Quirky Habits of Writers
WD Interview: Travis Baldree
TRAVIS BALDREE
HIDDEN SUGAR
PLUS: Words Gone Wild • Worth a Thousand Words • Embrace Your Strange • Poetic Asides • Write It Out
LEVEL UP YOUR WRITING (LIFE): “What’s in a name?”
BUILDING BETTER WORLDS: Ethically Diverse Storytelling, Part II
WRITERS ON WRITING: Wonder and Whimsy, Fables and Folklore: The Making of a Trickster
FOR ALL AGES: The Cultural and Educational Benefits of Bilingual Books
PUBLISHING INSIGHTS: 34 Book Fairs and Festivals for Writers
MEET THE AGENT: GiannaMarie Dobson • Neighborhood Literary
ON NONFICTION: Writing Memoir After Spiritual Awakening
AGENT ALCOVE: Wait, Are They Allowed to Do That?
UNSUNG PUNCTUATION: The Power of the Comma
INDIE AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: J. Kevin Tumlinson
INDIELAB: The Best Tool in Your Marketing Box
DEAR SIMON: Should I edit while drafting?
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight
FRONTLIST/BACKLIST: Family Politics
YOUR STORY: The Swimmers #135
OUR MEWS(ES)
Before You Go
Editor’s Letter
Design Notes
Contributors
Designing the Cover of Digging Dr Jones
Celebrating the Whimsical & Weird
CONTRIBUTORS
Our Mews(es)
Words Gone Wild
Worth a Thousand Words
FEATURING
Embrace Your Strange
Poetic Asides
Write It Out
The Best Tool in Your Marketing Box
Your Marketing Toolbox
J. Kevin Tumlinson
The Power of the Comma
DEARSIMON
Wonder and Whimsy, Fables and Folklore: The Making of a Trickster
GiannaMarie Dobson
FAVORITE
WRITING TIPS
PITCH TIPS
ABOUT ME
MOST PROUD OF
SEEKING
THE WEIRDER, THE BETTER
THE WEIRDER, THE BETTER
LEVERAGING THE POWER OF WHAT IF? IN SPECULATIVE STORIES
LEVERAGING THE POWER OF WHAT IF? IN SPECULATIVE STORIES
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
DEVELOPING MAGIC SYSTEMS
DEVELOPING MAGIC SYSTEMS
WRITING IN THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC STYLE
WRITING IN THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC STYLE
HIDDEN SUGAR
HIDDEN SUGAR
Charring Lemons
Winners
Travis Baldree
Travis Baldree
The Swimmers
THE CHALLENGE: Write the first line of a story based on the prompt below. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.
Wait, Are They Allowed to Do That?
Writing Memoir After Spiritual Awakening
34 Book Fairs and Festivals for Writers
“What’s in a name?”
Ethically Diverse Storytelling, Part II
The Cultural and Educational Benefits of Bilingual Books
CRITIQUE & EDITING SERVICES
Family Politics
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