Writer’s Digest March/April 2025 Cover Reveal
Pushing Boundaries
Sometimes, the most exciting writing is that which confounds expectations. Writing that combines tropes, ideas, or different genres in unexpected ways to create something entirely new. Or novels that mix interactive elements with traditional storytelling to guide, or even misguide, readers (think: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr). In this issue, readers will find articles about writers, stories, and techniques that effectively mash up seemingly disparate genres or elements of storytelling to push the boundaries of writing.
Features Include:
+ The WD Interview: Stephen Graham Jones: The award-winning author and Professor of Distinction shares how he constructed the nested narrative in his latest novel, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. By Moriah Richard
+ Memoir Plus: Adding a bonus to your personal narrative (think: instruction, advice, recipes, education, etc.) can give your memoir the boost it needs to be picked up by an agent and/or publisher and sell more copies. By Jenna Glatzer
+ Finding Light in the Darkness: How comic Gary Gulman effectively blends humor into his story of overcoming major depression. By Sarah Merritt Ryan
+ Bringing Your Language Alive: Using poetic devices in your fiction. By Ran Walker
+ Confounding Expectations: Start with the villain for more engaging storytelling. By Matty Dalrymple
+ Putting Your Best Foot(note) Forward: The footnote is a powerful narrative device. Here are six ways to use it to your advantage. By Jeff Somers
+ A Motherhood Monster Mash-up: Combining women’s fiction and horror offers new insights on human experiences, societal expectations, and what it’s like to try to have it all. By Jennifer Hilt
+ 32nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards: Featuring an interview with the grand-prize winner along with the complete list of category winners. By Michael Woodson
Plus: On the legacy of boundary-pushing writing mentor Tom Spanbauer, unique and unusual ideas for book launches, and how to get over the guilt of not writing. Introducing new regular columns by Ryan G. Van Cleave and Simon Van Booy, along with your favorite columns like IndieLab, Agent Alcove, Writers on Writing, Publishing Insights, and much more!
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