The best Fiction Writing newsletters

A publishing-industry newsletter offering advice for fiction authors on querying, comp titles, premises and market trends, with reports on book deals, debut releases and agent interviews. Part of the content is paywalled, with paid subscribers getting debut coverage, bestseller analysis and curated links.

Counter Craft publishes essays on fiction craft, the publishing industry, and offbeat books, alongside author interviews about their writing process. Readers get a novelist's close readings of classics and contemporary works plus commentary on reading culture.

Jeff Watkins writes a personal newsletter mixing tabletop roleplaying game prep and setting material for a Nimble TTRPG campaign set in the world of his novel, with essays on running games and food history. Readers get a blend of game-master advice, original setting fiction and historical curry anecdotes.

George Saunders hosts a community on how short stories work, with craft discussion and occasional author news. The excerpted issues are mostly announcements and personal updates about the Met Opera adaptation of Lincoln in the Bardo and a bookstore event.

David Gane's newsletter follows his personal process as a writer, covering his attempts to finish a novella and reflections on compression, grief and expansion in creative work. Readers get candid craft notes on story structure, poetry and short fiction, alongside updates on his collaborative novels with Angie.

Weekly craft advice for fiction writers, delivered as numbered tip lists on topics such as sentence variety, novel endings and book concepts. Each issue draws on examples from published novels and the author's experience as a writing coach and editor.

Nat Eliason's newsletter mixes announcements for his sci-fi novella The Birth of Paradise with longer personal essays on fiction craft, storytelling structure, and the writing process. Readers get updates on his books alongside thoughtful breakdowns of why stories like Frozen work or fail.

A self-published fantasy author's personal newsletter giving monthly progress updates on his novel Sibling Suns 3, including revision checklists, word counts and excerpts from drafts. Readers get a light, humorous behind-the-scenes look at one writer's editing process and an invitation to become an alpha reader.

Short listicle-style articles giving five tips each on fiction writing topics such as character depth, fantasy and historical fiction. Each tip explains why it helps and how to apply it, using examples from popular books, films and TV.