In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, take a deep dive behind the scenes with showrunners, creators, head writers, and directors from "Jimmy Kimmy Live!", the hit NBC game show "Weakest Link," to acclaimed TV shows "Expats," "Apples Never Fall," "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off," "Franklin," and more! Found Family: An Interview with "The Girls on the Bus" Co-Creator Amy Chozick Amy Chozick spoke with Script about the inspiration behind her drama series "The Girls on the Bus," her creative process with Julie Plec and the writers' room, the representation of women in journalism, the ..read more

Deborah Noyes is the author of nonfiction and fiction for young readers and adults, including Lady Icarus, Ten Days a Madwoman, A Hopeful Heart, The Magician and the Spirits, and The Ghosts of Kerfol. She has also compiled and edited the short story anthologies Gothic!, The Restless Dead, and Sideshow. Follow her on Instagram. Deborah Noyes Photo by Lisa Goodfellow In this interview, Deborah discusses how reading screenplays helped her navigate writing her graphic novel, An Outbreak of Witchcraft, her advice for other writers, and more! Name: Deborah Noyes Literary agent: Jill Grinberg, Jill G ..read more

Getting your dose of ambitious women on television with The Morning Show, The Dropout (about Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes), The Girls on the Bus, and Scandal but want to stock your nightstand with books about equally ambitious and intrepid women? These six books are a great start! Bookshop | Amazon (WD uses affiliate links) Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, by Jo Piazza Timely and insightful, this book was a page turner for me as I rooted for Charlotte Walsh during her run for senate. Piazza throws all the challenges and obstacles at Charlotte who perseveres as the reader cheers her on. Plus the be ..read more

Have you ever wanted a chance to ask the editors of Writer’s Digest magazine your questions about the world of writing and publishing? This special FREE live event is your chance! Our editors are excited to take questions about all things publishing, including querying, finding an agent, pitching publications, understanding publishing terms, and more. Don’t miss this unique learning opportunity! Our panel includes Editor-in-Chief Amy Jones, Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer, and Editor Michael Woodson. When you register for this live event, you will be asked to submit up to two questions for ou ..read more

I’ve always been a reader. Walking into a bookstore is filled with sense memory—the smell of new books, the soft music, the way my shoulders relax because I can spend hours browsing the endless possibilities. But as many readers do, I have had periods of voracious reading in my life, and periods where I haven’t read much for enjoyment for a variety of reasons. I was getting out of one of those life book slumps when I picked up Get a Life Chloe Brown, by Talia Hibbert, and something clicked in my brain—Ah ha here I am. Not only is it an incredible book, but it is one of the first times I read a ..read more

Find all 30 poetry prompts for the 2024 April Poem-A-Day Challenge below. I will link each day back to the original post with a super concise prompt. Just click the link if you need more guidance or ideas on how to come at the prompt. If you participated this year and would like to share your favorite poem from the month in the comments, please do. Happy poeming! ***** Play with poetic forms! Poetic forms are fun poetic games, and this digital guide collects more than 100 poetic forms, including more established poetic forms (like sestinas and sonnets) and newer invented forms (like golden sh ..read more

Suzanne Rindell is the author of two previous novels, The Other Typist and Three-Martini Lunch. She earned her Ph.D. in literature from Rice University, and divides her time between New York and California. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram. Suzanne Rindell Photo by Emily Kate Roemer In this interview, Suzanne discusses the emotional reunion she witnessed that led to her new contemporary romance novel, Summer Fridays, the thing that drives her to want to write, and more! Name: Suzanne Rindell Literary agent: Liz Parker, Verve Talent & Literary Book title: Summer Fridays Publisher: Dutto ..read more

Story’s where you find it. In the crazed hodge-podge atmosphere I grew up in, Hollywood in the 1970s, story came at you from every corner—on Sunset Strip billboards and religious pamphlets strewn across the stars on the Boulevard, bus bench ads and porno newspaper bins and goofy reruns and “Whatever Happened To” paperbacks sold on the Woolworth’s rack. (6 Rules of Writing a Clearing-Your-Own-Name Mystery.) My first inkling of what a story could really be came from old-time radio mysteries traded through SPERDVAC, aka the Society to Preserve Early Radio Vaudeville and Comedy. My mom’s colleague ..read more

Many technology websites include software articles for Windows 11/10, macOS, Android, iOS, and even Linux platforms (otherwise operating systems). Instructional how-to guides that provide hints and tips for utilizing apps or troubleshooting software issues are the most prevalent type of article on such sites. Freelance tech writers submit many software articles to sites like MakeUseOf, How-to Geek, Windows Report, and Windows Club. (How to Break Into the Software Article Writing Market.) The online market for software writing is healthy since there’s an ever-expanding number of tech websites s ..read more

The story of my life can be told through a collection of mismatched objects—sparkling pieces of jade jewelry, creased piano workbooks, tattered stuffed animals that have lost most of their stuffing. But back in high school, if you’d asked me what item I’d save from a burning house, I’ve have rummaged through my desk to pull out my latest composition notebook, its pages crammed with my handwriting. (Where Is My History in Regency Romance?) Before I (reluctantly) transitioned to a laptop, my notebooks were my most prized possessions. I filled them with my stories, creating adventures for charact ..read more