10 Writing Superpowers: Which One Would You Choose?

Plus, learn a magic formula for coming up with great story ideas and more from Writer's Digest. [Web Version »]( &p1=%404uqG1sBbiKxU1nyk1i0R4A9p15QWDeCsiyzA5EC4mxo%3D) [header]( ) [Name]( ) [The Magic Formula for Great Story Ideas]( ) [Story 1]( ) Is there a magic formula you can use to consistently come up with great story ideas for your books? Tim Knox offers up one potential method that's at the heart of some of the most iconic bestselling novel concepts. [Read More...]( ) Advertisement [MFA Web Banners ]( ) Steal These 31 Writing Prompts! Writer's block? Get your creative juices flowing with 31 Writing Prompts to Inspire You Through the Month! These prompts are easy, fast, and fun. They'll help fire up your imagination and encourage you to dig deeper as you write. Plus, they'll prime your brain to become an idea-generating machine. Whenever you sit down to write, you'll jump right into the flow. [Get your FREE 31 writing prompts here!]( ) [10 Writing Superpowers: Which One Would You Choose?]( ) [Story 2]( ) As a writer, I admit that I sometimes wish I had writing superpowers. So recently, I opened up the debate on Facebook by asking which writing superpowers other writers would choose. While some were specific (like John Gallaher's "The ability to publish in The New Yorker") and others broad (as in Allison Hedge Coke's "world peace"), it is fun to consider how a superpower (or three) might help writers complete drafts in a single writing session and win readers with a perfect draft. [Read More...]( ) [Getting the Details Right in Your Writing: Myths and Facts About 3 Major Religions]( ) [Story 3]( ) Accurately portraying the complexities of different religions is no easy task. Here are a few debunked myths to keep your characters from becoming caricatures. [Read More...]( ) Advertisement [MFA-Web-Banners-125x125]( ) Located in Bethlehem, PA, featuring 20+ sessions on the craft of writing, including lunch, critique sessions, agent/marketing meetings, writing contest, book fair and more. [www.glvwg.org]( ) [Beloved Settings: Considerations for Fictionalizing a Favorite Place]( ) [Story 4]( ) Laura Oles discusses her considerations for transforming her favorite weekend getaway, Port Aransas, Tex., into a setting for her mystery novel. [Read More...]( ) [Story 5]( ) [Script Classics: Writer and Director Douglas McGrath on Adaptation of Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby]( ) [Story 5]( ) Writer-director Douglas McGrath chats about "shrinking" Dickens' classic, Nicholas Nickleby, into a Golden Globe nominee. [Read More...]( ) [Is Your Need for External Validation Holding Back Your Imagination?]( ) [Story 6]( ) It can be impossible to write and worry about what other people will think of your work. Here, William Kenower offers thoughts on overcoming the need to focus on those external opinions. [Read More...]( ) [Name]( ) [Your Weekly Writing Prompt]( ) [prompt]( ) Handwriting Anatomy:Consider your handwriting, or a character's handwriting. What significance does it have, and what does it say about the type of person you/they are? [Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments here ...]( ) [Jess Zafarris]( ) Jess Zafarris Follow [@jfarrisknight]( ) Jess Zafarris is an energetic multimedia journalist with more than 7 years of experience writing and editing, and the editorial director of Writer's Digest. This email was sent by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200 Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA [Unsubscribe or Manage Subscriptions]( ) | [Web Version »]( &p1=%404uqG1sBbiKxU1nyk1i0R4A9p15QWDeCsiyzA5EC4mxo%3D) We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( )