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How long is a short story? A question for the ages

Posted on March 29, 2019February 3, 2023 by Richard

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

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My 5 Favorite Northeast Ohio Bookstores

Posted on March 17, 2019January 30, 2023 by Richard

What does an aspiring fiction writer and full-time English teacher do for fun these days, you ask?

Why, visit bookstore after bookstore (after bookstore), of course!

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My Interview With Mark Twain by Rudyard Kipling

Posted on March 12, 2019March 27, 2025 by Richard

Read Rudyard Kipling’s historic 1889 interview with Mark Twain where these literary giants discuss copyright, creativity, and writing.

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Top 107 Contemporary Short Fiction Writers

Posted on March 9, 2019May 4, 2019 by Richard

Here are 107 contemporary short fiction writers I feel you should read. I’ve looked around the web, and I didn’t see a large list of short story writer recommendations. I would really like to add to this list. I have picked contemporary  short story writers who are “the best” of today or of at least…

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Essay On the Art of Fiction by Willa Cather

Posted on March 8, 2019November 4, 2023 by Richard

On the Art of Fiction One is sometimes asked about the “obstacles” that confront young writers who are trying to do good work. I should say the greatest obstacles that writers today have to get over, are the dazzling journalistic successes of twenty years ago, stories that surprised and delighted by their sharp photographic detail…

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Why superhero movies are so popular?

Posted on February 28, 2019February 3, 2023 by Richard

Some people love comic books. They are crazy for them, but many more people are enthusiastic about superhero films than anyone anticipated. Their popularity keeps growing. Four of the top 10 grossing movies of all time are recent marvel superhero films.

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Greatest Writing Quotes Contest!

Posted on February 26, 2019January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our Greatest Quotes about Writing by Writers Contest! We are building this page to help writers. I personally love quotes about writing, and I find them very inspirational. Here we are running a contest for the secret quote

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Social Networks for Writers

Posted on February 23, 2019December 15, 2023 by Richard

Social networking can be the key to many resources on the web. It can help you promote your work. It can help you find a support system, it can even help you edit your writing and get published. Here is a complete list of social networks for writers.

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1000 Greatest Poems of All Time

Posted on February 21, 2019February 26, 2019 by Richard

Here is our list of the 1000 Greatest Poems of all time. We need your help to complete it and edit it. Post your suggestions please!

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Simultaneous Submissions

Posted on February 18, 2019December 7, 2019 by Richard

Why Simultaneous Submissions are Essential Writing can be an exhausting endeavor, especially if you’re a family oriented (or just busy) person. Trying to juggle your household responsibilities, a proper diet and exercise, errands, and most likely a day job, finding time to write can be tough.

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Greatest 50 Word Horror Story of All Time! (you vote)

Posted on February 10, 2019February 3, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our search for the Great 50 Word Horror Story of All Time. This is a user/reader centered contest.

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50 Word It’s really cold outside, warm me up with Horror Contest

Posted on February 10, 2019January 28, 2023 by Richard

Ok, so we’ve been out of it for a while. EWR hasn’t published a whole lot since Halloween, but we are back online now. This our our first contest of 2019. It’s one of those, oh so fun 50 word contests that everyone loves. 

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Writing Prompts

Posted on February 7, 2019February 10, 2019 by Richard

Writing Prompts are the anomaly of the writing world. A lot of writers, when first faced with the idea of a writing prompt, turn their nose up at them. The writer feels like they can make it without the gimmick,

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Best Editing Tools for Bloggers

Best Editing Tools for Bloggers

Posted on January 18, 2019February 3, 2023 by Richard

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.

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Art by Ken Meyer Jr.

Posted on January 15, 2019April 11, 2019 by Richard

Ken Meyer Jr. has worked in/on comics, books, magazines,cds, role playing games and in the fields of military training, corporate training and educational media.

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