May/June 2012 Issue
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Promptly Blog
Writer’s Digest Managing Editor Zachary Petit helps get your creative juices flowing with Promptly, a writing prompt-driven community that aims to get your pen moving and keep it that way. Posts appear every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, offering flash-fiction prompts, activities and maybe even some Q&As—in addition to some positive reinforcement.
Your Story 37 Winner: Anonymous
Prompt: After being pulled over for speeding, your character finds something important while looking for her registration in the glove compartment. Once again, you’ve made the Your Story competition a success. Thanks … Read more
Want a shot at getting a free literary agent critique of your manuscript in WD magazine?
I’ve been a bad blogger lately—but it’s because we’ve been working hard behind the scenes on some exciting stuff, like the official announcement below about how you might rope yourself a free … Read more
What do you want to see in Writer's Digest magazine?
Dear Promptly prompters, Apologies for the brief disappearing act in April—we’ve been working to finish our July/August issue, start our big September Big 10 issue, develop some exciting new stuff that we’ll … Read more
Productive (and Sometimes Hilarious) Procrastination: 10 Websites for Writers
Our May/June issue hit newsstands last week, and in it, we have our annual list of the Top 101 Websites for Writers. From among those 101, here are 10 digital venues—and their … Read more
Contest: You won't believe what came in the mail today…
Bring on the romance, horror, romantic horror, lit fiction, thrillers, sci-fi, uppers, downers, fantastical creatures (leprechauns?), cheating husbands, cowboys, cowgirls, astronauts, teachers, students and everything and anything in between—it’s time to once … Read more
Writing Prompt: What would you give up for a year? (Plus, a giveaway)
Thanks to everyone who wrote a story in response to my falling-book SOS last week. All the names were put into the magic Promptly hat, and a random drawing has produced one … Read more
Writing Prompt: Turn Your E-Mail Into a Story for a Shot at Winning Books
The towers of swag books are teetering on my desk and WD co-workers are starting to throw nervous glances in my direction, so to prevent Death by Book and thank Promptly posters, … Read more
April Fools' Day Writing Challenge (With Prizes)
Rather than conducting a fresh print run of our bestselling Plagiarist’s Market title (pictured at right) this year, WD is ringing in April Fools’ Day with an online mini contest. Editor Brian … Read more
What embarrassing moments made you a better writer?
Around the Writer’s Digest office, like everyone, we have our share of embarrassing moments-we’ll-never-speak-of-again-(after-this-blog)-that-taught-us-valuable-lessons-about-this-or-that. For instance, there are the general ones that educated us about the prevention of head-slapping by immediate research … Read more
Monday Matchup Writing Challenge: Liar, Cow, Cardboard Box
WRITING PROMPT: Matchup #19Feel free to take the following prompt home or post a response (500 words or fewer, funny, sad or stirring) in the Comments section below. By posting, you’ll be … Read more