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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.

Contest: The Summer of 75 Words

Posted on July 7, 2015May 29, 2017 by Richard

So the 50 word contest was so much fun we decided to run a new Summer 75 word contest. The contest will run from today, June 1st until August 31, 2015

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50 Reasons to Become a Freelance Writer

Posted on May 7, 2015May 8, 2019 by Richard

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

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Big List of Literary Magazine

Posted on March 25, 2015March 25, 2017 by Richard

We started the webs original big list of literary magazines all the way back in 1999. It’s how our site begin. Really! It was just a list of literary magazines that we had submitted to, and then it starting growing, became a project, became a publications, and now is one of the largest sites for…

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Get paid to write: Guide to Freelance Writing

Posted on March 23, 2015May 20, 2019 by Richard

We’ve looked high and low, and there is no definitive guide to getting paid for writing, so we thought we’d start one…..We will need your help.

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2015 50 Word Story Contest

Posted on March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 by Richard

Win $1000 in promotions on our site with 50 simple perfect little words…

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Art by Kristina Vardazaryan

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by Richard

Kristina Vardazaryan was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Since the age of eight, she was trained as a classical pianist. When she moved to United States

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Future Space Art by Scott Listfield

Posted on February 24, 2015May 29, 2017 by Richard

Scott Listfield is known for his paintings featuring a lone exploratory astronaut lost in a landscape cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and tongue-in-cheek science fiction references

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5 Simple Reasons to Join a Writers Group

Posted on February 1, 2015May 29, 2017 by Richard

There are lots of reasons to join a writers group, but here are our top 5. They are simple, right to the point and true. If you are looking for groups in your area

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Eight Tools for Publishers, Creative Writers and Bloggers

Posted on December 7, 2014January 28, 2023 by Richard

Writing and publishing content takes time and would require patience and dedication on your part. Whether you are a creative writer who wants to publish your own book or you are a blogger who wants to make it

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Support this Project

Posted on November 24, 2014June 1, 2017 by Richard

We need projects like this for the next generation of readers. There isn’t enough support out there, and we all know as writers how it is to come to writing

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Interview with Nin Andrews

Posted on November 18, 2014March 14, 2019 by Richard

Nin Andrews was called “the Wonder Woman of poetry” by Entertainment Weekly in 2010, and the description couldn’t be more accurate.

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Interview with Andrei Codrescu

Posted on November 14, 2014May 26, 2019 by Richard

Essayist, National Public Radio columnist, novelist, poet, screenwriter, and editor of Exquisite Corpse, Andrei Codrescu answered our questions about Exquisite Corpse and his recent book

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Thanksgiving Flavored 2 Sentence Story Challenge

Posted on November 12, 2014June 30, 2017 by Richard

So here’s what we want. You can make these as many words as you like, but it must be no longer than 2 sentences. I would like them flavored Thanksgiving, about food or family is fine. Light on the horror stories please

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Cinquain Challenge

Posted on November 12, 2014February 3, 2023 by Richard

Write a Cinquain, be the best, get published on EWR.

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New Every Writer and Winner

Posted on October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 by Richard

What a great Halloween season we’ve had this year. I want to thank everyone for coming to our site and submitting your work. Our readers are no kidding, the best on the web. I checked again tonight and we had close to 600 submissions for our Horror Story Contest t

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