Writer's Digest Presents
Writer’s Digest Presents is the official podcast of Writer’s Digest, where we’re writers helping writers since 1920. Hosted by the editors of Writer’s Digest, this monthly podcast features interviews with writing and publishing experts whose insights will help ignite your creative vision, hone your skills, build your platform, and get your work out into the world. Join us on the third Tuesday of each month for conversations, interviews, book recommendations, and a writing prompt connected to our episode theme.
1
Book Cover Design 101 with Elisha Zepeda
Book cover designer Elisha Zepeda breaks down what goes into designing great book covers.
35 min
2
How Poetry Can Help Our Fiction
Poet and editor Robert Lee Brewer helps demystify the poetry writing process.
33 min
3
What Is Literary Criticism? (featuring Grace By...
35 min
4
Writing Fiction About Real People: What You Nee...
New York Times-bestselling author John Searles discusses the challenges and joys of writing about real people.
49 min
5
What a Book Coach Can Do for You (featuring Adr...
Countless writers hire book coaches, so why is nobody talking about it?
39 min
6
The Dogs That Shaped Us With Isabel Klee
#1 New York Times bestselling author Isabel Klee discusses writing her debut memoir.
40 min
7
Reading Like a Writer with Amy Jones
74 min
8
The Fight Against Amazon with Bookshop.org
48 min
9
How (and Why) To Do a Reading Audit
54 min
10
Writing the Perfect Ending (w/ Literary Agent A...
41 min
11
Why You Should Consider Writing Retreats
27 min
12
Turning Your Career Into a Book (with Alexandra...
Designer and author Alexandra Gater shares how to write about what you do for a living.
46 min
13
The Craft of Writing Horror (with Carson Faust)
36 min
14
Keeping Young Readers Engaged (with Alyssa Colman)
Keep your middle-grade audience turning the page with help from author Alyssa Colman.
38 min
15
Meet Cutes, Miscommunication, and Queer Romance...
39 min
16
Tackling Historical Nonfiction (with Robert Fie...
Author and journalist Robert Fieseler discusses writing his new nonfiction book, American Scare.
64 min
17
Writing Fiction Based On Your Life (with Jessic...
33 min
18
BONUS EPISODE: Writer's Digest is Going to Engl...
Join Writer's Digest in London and Bath for the writing retreat of a lifetime!
28 min
19
How to Be a More Media-Savvy Author (with Paula...
Sell your book in seconds with the help from media coach and author Paula Rizzo.
39 min
20
Writing Whatever You Want (with author Hilary L...
Author Hilary Leichter chats with Writer's Digest about how to ignore genre when in the writing process.
37 min
21
Getting Started In Screenwriting
Learn the ins and outs of the screenwriting process with Script magazine's editor-in-chief Sadie Dean.
40 min
22
How to Fictionalize Personal History: A Chat Wi...
Author Sharon Short shares how real family history inspired her new suspense novel.
34 min
23
How Fight Scenes Can Reveal Character—and More!
Trained fighter and author Carla Hoch joins us for a chat about writing fight scenes.
62 min
24
From Self Publishing to Traditional Publishing:...
Self-publish grand prize winner Zenda Walker discusses going from indie publisher to landing a two-book traditional publishing deal.
45 min
25
The Impact of Social Media Influencers on Publi...
How Bookstagram and BookTok are changing publishing.
37 min