Monday Motivation: The Difficulty of Writing Difficult Scenes

[Writers Digest]

In this issue, find nine tips for handling scenes with sensitive material; plus, much more.

In this issue, find nine tips for tackling scenes with sensitive material; plus, join the fun and free get started right writing challenge, a new interview, and much more!  Writer's Digest Online | Writer's Digest Shop | Online Education Difficulty of Writing Difficult Scenes Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers to tackle scenes with sensitive material. Read more... MORE MOTIVATION 2026 Get Started Right Writing Challenge: Day 8 Get your writing started right in 2026 with the Get Started Right Writing Challenge. The eighth day involves one more writing session. Read more... Amy Pease: I Love Character Development "It doesn’t matter if it’s your first book or your 20th; there are going to be moments in the writing process where you read what you just wrote and think, That’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard. But then you need to keep writing!" Read more... Poetry as Reclamation Poet Huma Sheikh discusses how poetry helped her reclaim her voice, her history, and more after grieving her father’s mysterious death. Read more... Advice for Your Writing Success One of WD’s goals is to provide all kinds of writing advice so writers can find what works for them, because each writer has different dreams, different ways of working, and different life circumstances. So, in this issue, we aim to offer plentiful writing advice on both the business of publishing and the craft of writing to help writers find success in 2026—no matter how you define it.   Click here to learn more >> Announcing the 2026 February Flash Fiction Challenge! Join us in February for our fourth February Flash Fiction Challenge! Write a new short short story each day in February with daily writing prompts from Managing Editor Moriah Richard. Read more... From Your Writer's Digest Editor: Robert Lee Brewer Robert Lee Brewer is a senior editor for Writer’s Digest and former editor of the Writer's Market book series. He is also the author of Smash Poetry Journal and Solving the World's Problems. He would like to start the year over again. Active Interest Media 2143 Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50312 USA View online You received this email because you are subscribed to newsletters from Writer's Digest Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.