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10 Days to Write Better: A Writing Challenge Writers are always looking for the ways to hone creative skills and work on certain trouble areas. The writing challenge is a great way to exercise your writing,

Should I Self-Publish My Book? This is an old article. The information in here is still It is somewhat relevant. We hope it is helpful.  There is a big question out there authors are asking themselves every day, should I self-publish my book? I hope this article will help a little bit. We try to[…]

I’m astonished by how many are terrified to have others read their work. I’ve found that many people are happy to have a few readers. Some writers will post work on their facebook, myspace…

Here are some suggestions on finding the best editing tools for bloggers. After you spend hours or even days working on a single blog post and organizing your notes and references like a maniac, you finally have a great blog post ready to be posted.

Tips and Tricks for More Productive Writing: Writing has become more and more a part of our communication system, as we stay engaged with digital information regularly.

Authors over the years have played a big role in creating the modern day Christmas. Some authors published and publicized Christmas, setting up traditions

We will be announcing the winners of our contest, Oct 31, 2018, in our movie chat. Our chat starts at 9pm eastern. Be there, watch House on Haunted Hill and chat!

Here are 10 Tiny Tales that will Terrorize You. These scary stories are written by new, up and coming authors. As a writer if you can inspire emotions in your readers

The short story usually falls between 1,000 and 15,000 words. At around 15,000 words the novella is born. We are addressing the modern short story and not the ancient tale, fable, or sketch. There is no exact word length, and to

So I wanted to find a couple of kids magazines for my son and daughter. I thought “What could be more fun than getting a cool science magazine or literary magazine on their level! Ugh,

Advice on Writing a Novel by Joseph Conrad “I have not read this author’s books, and if I have read them I have forgotten what they were about.” These words are reported as having been uttered in our midst not a hundred years ago, publicly, from the seat of justice, by a civic magistrate.  The[…]

POETRY TO-DAY IN AMERICA SHAKSPERE—THE FUTURE by Walt Whitman Strange as it may seem, the topmost proof of a race is its own born poetry. The presence of that, or the absence, each tells its story. As the flowering rose or lily, as the ripened fruit to a tree, the apple or the peach, no[…]

THE FIRST WRITING-MACHINES (From My Unpublished Autobiography) by Mark Twain   Some days ago a correspondent sent in an old typewritten sheet, faded by age, containing the following letter over the signature of Mark Twain: “Hartford, March 10, 1875. “Please do not use my name in any way. Please do not even divulge that fact[…]

How to Publish a book: In today’s world, choice is everything. If a publisher’s door closes, a publishing window will open, but there are vast differences in publishing options in the 21st century.

Mark Twain’s Meeting with Robert Louis Stevenson  by Mark Twain   … But it was on a bench in Washington Square that I saw the most of Louis Stevenson. It was an outing that lasted an hour or more, and was very pleasant and sociable. I had come with him from his house, where I[…]

The reputation of the author of “Twice-Told Tales” has been confined, until very lately, to literary society; and I have not been wrong, perhaps, in citing him as the example, par excellence, in this country,

The intro to the book is a classic (the book is too of course), and it is filled with insights into the contemporary authors of that time, Poe, Hawthorne, Stevenson, and the like.

How To Influence The Reader Correctly: 5 Tips To Writers From Harvard Linguist Do you think that writing killing posts is an art? To some extent, it is. But it’s more about skill and technique especially if we are talking about academic writing, copywriting, but even

Welcome to write a novel with me in 1 year. I think it is important to have goals in writing. I think there are a couple ways to set these goals. Some people care about the amount of time they write each day. Couple writers I know like to write 5 hours per day.

How Late Is Too Late To Become A Writer? Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 19, Zadie Smith wrote White Teeth when she was 24 and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel came out when he was just 23.

3 Reasons Why Horror has Cultural Value: Though they capture the imaginations of many, tales of the weird, the fantastical, and the horrifying tend to be regarded as lesser works of literature–assuming they’re considered literature at all.  

Here are the Top 10 Monsters: What we fear when we fear these monsters. I believe that all monsters are connected to a specific fear. Monsters are the things that haunt us and thrill us.

Review of Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” by Willa Cather A Creole “Bovary” is this little novel of Miss Chopin’s. Not that the heroine is a creole exactly, or that Miss Chopin is a Flaubert—

The Art of Fiction by Henry James: I should not have affixed so comprehensive a title to these few remarks, necessarily wanting in any completeness, upon a subject the full consideration of which would carry us far, did I not seem to discover a pretext

The student may read Homer or Æschylus in the Greek without danger of dissipation or luxuriousness, for it implies that he in some measure emulates their heroes, and consecrates morning hours to their pages. The heroic books, even if printed in the character of our mother tongue, will always be in a language dead to[…]

Welcome to the 1st Annual Justine Moritz Literary contest. If you win this contest you win $500 in ads

If I could have voted, I would have put national poetry month in July, this way cocktails and beach chairs would have been part of this list, but I digress. I want to focus on 10 ways to support National Poetry Month.

The Best Social Networking Sites and Message Boards for Writers have become more difficult over the last 5-10 years to find. It’s amazing how some very well

This is the first in a series of articles we are running On Writing. We thought it would be interesting to let authors from the past do the talking. This is Mark Twain’s words about the Humorous story On Writing. We hope you enjoy it. I do not claim that I can tell a story[…]

How to Create a Successful Writing Blog We all know as writers it’s difficult to get our work out there. Here are 10 things you can do even before

They don’t realize they are really selling themselves, their future and their past. So here in short is a How to promote your book (step by step).

We are looking for authors and editors to publish with us on a regular basis. If you publish at least 2 articles for us, we will feature you on our site. This means you will get your own page

Mistakes of Self-Published Book Authors Everyone (excluding book publishers) rejoiced when in the recent past it became exceedingly easy to publish a book. Finally the gatekeepers were put in their place. No longer would authors have to get in line to be anointed by the all-powerful publisher. Many thought the flood gates would open and[…]

Will an online writing course hurt you? No. Most of the time they are taught by experienced professionals. Will an online writing course help your writing?

This is to all literary magazine editors and publishers. We want to link to your feeds. That means your latest posts on your site will come up on our home page.

Blow Birthday Cards.com is seeking well written Birthday Cards that fit a theme. The company is opening its doors to writers and looking for new and creative ideas. They pay $15 for accepted ideas.

I’ve named my way into a dilemma. Leonard Legasse has been the main character in the four novels I’ve written. In three of them, it is the same character.

What kind of writing do you do on a regular basis? Are you a digital writing professional? A copywriter? An expert who focuses on social media campaigns and content curation?

It seems incredibly easy to write about yourself. You know exactly what has happened and many events are very important to you. But if a good memoir could result from simple

When you think about Stephen King, you are probably wondering how exactly he creates his worlds. This is a perfect example as Stephen King is known as one of the most productive writers who produces high-quality novels every time

If you are still deciding about taking an online or university writing course take a look at this article and weight out the positive and negatives. What do you want from a course? Here is our best advice on how to find an Online Writing Course.

For many people, freelance writing is a dream career. The operative phrase in that sentence is “many people.” With so many people making the switch to freelance work, you need to be able to distinguish yourself in such a competitive market. Freelancing is much different than a career that exists within a corporate ladder. You’ll[…]

We have finally decided to formalize our short and minute fiction awards. Here is a new schedule of these awards. If you want to enter our contests, it’s free.

Christmas by Washington Irving But is old, old, good old Christmas gone? Nothing but the hair of his good, gray old head and beard left? Well, I will have that, seeing I cannot have more of him. HUE AND CRY AFTER CHRISTMAS. A man might then behold At Christmas, in each hall Good fires to[…]

We Will Build your author platform A author’s platform on the web is simply a base of electronic operations for an author where they can build an audience and a following even before their book goes on sale. I have seen a ton of sites out there telling you how to build an author platform.[…]

Yes, I know it’s difficult to tweet everyday for some authors (especially those who have a day job), but tweeting everyday is not as difficult as you think. Different

It’s a no-brainer that writers need a presence on the web these days. Even the best selling authors have a place to showcase their work.

If you are running or have thought about starting a literary magazine, you should consider the follow problems you are going to run into. Am I the number 1 authority on the internet on this subject, no.

Writer’s block is something that can be discouraging to anyone. No writer wants to be in a position where your mind go blank in the middle of your writing.

So I’ve been having conversations with writers in the real world and on twitter about the difficulties of making money from literary writing.

  10 Great Places to Inspire your Horror Writing Robert Frost once said, “No Tears in the Writer, No tears in the reader.” I think this sentiment is particularly true when it comes to horror. If you aren’t afraid when you are writing the story, or if the story doesn’t at least scary you, then[…]

Despite the huge popularity of audiobooks, a majority of books has never been recorded. It is an inexcusable authors’ mistake

 5 Places for Great Writing. Writers write everywhere, but when you have trouble we have 5 suggestions for where to gain inspiration. These are simple and to the point, and they work. If you don’t believe us try them. They are in no particular order.  1. Forest If you can find a forest these days[…]

How do I promote my ebook in the real world? I got this questions the other day. Well really the author was telling me that he wrote an ebook, so places like books stores and coffee houses were out

Here 10 videos for writers. We thought we’d have a little fun. This is from out old html site, but we wanted to bring it over for entertainment, at least.

If you love writing an MFA might be the way for you to go, but there are many things to consider. In writing, in life, there are no guarantees, but taking the risk might keep you writing. The truth is, you never know. Here are some things to think about before you sign up for your MFA in Creative Writing.

Ok, so you’ve seen the self-published books making the bestsellers list, and you are thinking hard about publishing your own book. Here are 10 reasons why

My First Reading  by Walt Whitman From 1824 to ’28 our family lived in Brooklyn in Front, Cranberry and Johnson streets. In the latter my father built a nice house for a home, and afterwards another in Tillary street. We occupied them, one after the other, but they were mortgaged, and we lost them. I[…]

How do you sell your self-published book? You spent a year writing it. You spent another year shopping it to publishers. Now you’ve published it yourself,

Self-publishing is a big decision. If you have poured your heart and soul into a work, you want to give it and yourself the best chance of being successful

Tackling the blank page can present an overwhelming challenge for some writers. Hence the tendency writers have to romanticize the notion of “writer’s block.”

Have you ever wondered why you can’t write good content? You may not have thought about it, but the problem is you don’t have a muse. Unfortunately,

There is a tendency on the part of non-writers to romanticize the professional lives of writers. For many young writers starting out, this same romanticism is what drives them to write

Did you ever complain about how hard it is to be a freelance writer, trying to adapt your style according to the tasks received? Then think about how difficult it is to create a whole book

There are two vital skills demanded of technical writers. One is to first be able to comprehend what can often be difficult and specialized language. The second

Thinking about becoming a freelance writer? Here are top reasons to make the first step! Learn about outstanding chances you are losing when still hesitating to start your freelancing

It seems simple enough. You’ve written a short story or a poem, and now you are looking to publish them. There are so many magazines

Writers who are looking to be professional and successful in today’s world are learning that it takes much more than a book deal to get you writing for a living.