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Author: Richard

Richard Everywriter (pen name) is the founder of EveryWriter and a 25-year veteran of the publishing industry. With degrees in Writing, Journalism, Technology, and Education, Richard has dedicated two decades to teaching writing and literature while championing emerging voices through EveryWriter's platform. His work focuses on making literary analysis accessible to readers at all levels while preserving the rich heritage of American literature. Connect with Richard on Twitter  Bluesky Facebook or explore opportunities to share your own work on ourSubmissions page. For monthly insights on writing and publishing, subscribe to our Newsletter.

I Am Not An Animal Expert! by Jack London

Posted on January 20, 2018December 1, 2023 by Richard

I Am Not An Animal Expert! by Jack London This is one of our historical articles from writers that we just had to publish. Jack London, one of our most beloved American writer’s seems to have shared the modern day views of the media. Apparently news people of his day mixed London up with either…

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Mark Twain’s Meeting with Robert Louis Stevenson by Mark Twain

Posted on January 8, 2018December 1, 2023 by Richard

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

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The Short Story by Robert Saunders Dowst (1918)

Posted on January 8, 2018May 8, 2019 by Richard

A story is a fiction with a plot, as distinguished from a tale, which is a string of incidents that happened to happen to the characters. In the story the events are linked together by the natures of the people concerned; personality influences event and event influences personality

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OF HAWTHORNE AND THE SHORT STORY by Edgar Allen Poe

Posted on January 7, 2018December 1, 2023 by Richard

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,

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A Short Story

The Short Story

Posted on January 7, 2018May 8, 2019 by Richard

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.

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10 Writing Techniques to Break Writer’s Block

10 Writing Techniques to Break Writer’s Block

Posted on November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 by Richard

Everyone, from time to time, has issues with inspiration. Everyone has issues with being able to get the creative ball rolling, or you find yourself looking at a blank page over and over, not being able to come up with the next line.

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50 Word Horror Winners 2017

50 Word Horror Contest Winners from 2017!

Posted on October 31, 2017April 27, 2018 by Richard

Good news, bad news and the 50 Word Contest Winners of 2017

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If you follow the site, you may have noticed some changes lately

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How To Influence The Reader Correctly- 5 Tips To Writers From Harvard Linguist

How To Influence The Reader Correctly: 5 Tips To Writers From Harvard Linguist

Posted on October 21, 2017May 8, 2019 by Richard

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

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Every Writer Halloween 50 Word Scary Story Contest!

Every Writer Halloween 50 Word Scary Story Contest!

Posted on October 16, 2017February 3, 2023 by Richard

Happy Halloween! Yes, it’s August 7, but we have to start now! Welcome to the Every Writer Halloween 50 Word Scary Story Contest. I know we just ended our other 50 Word Summer contest, but we have to get this one started now. It’s our big contest. It’s the big show. The contest to end…

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Write a Novel with Me in Only 1 Year

Write a Novel with Me in Only 1 Year

Posted on October 11, 2017October 25, 2017 by Richard

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.

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500 word scary story contest

500 Word Scary Story contest! Over $10,000 in promotions.

Posted on October 8, 2017February 3, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2017 500 word horror story contest! We are looking for submissions of horror stories that are scary, and 500 words are less. These stories can be about anything,

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how late is too late to become a writer

How Late Is Too Late To Become A Writer?

Posted on September 26, 2017February 3, 2023 by Richard

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.

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100 Story ideas Categorized by Theme

100 Story ideas Categorized by Theme

Posted on August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 by Richard

Here are 100 story ideas categorized by theme every writer should write. Why should every writer write these particular story ideas? These are the basics.

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How to Write a Cover Letter

How to Write a Cover Letter

Posted on August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 by Richard

  Here are a few tips and examples of how to write a cover letter. In the old days, really not that long ago, it was customary to send a cover letter with your short story or poetry submission. For 100s of years it was customary to send a cover letter, but writers are following…

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how to write a bio

How to Write a Writer’s Bio

Posted on August 18, 2017May 20, 2019 by Richard

This is to help those writers who are just starting out, and anyone having trouble. I’ll say this many times: this is friendly advice. It’s always

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