Junot Díaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Story
Interview with HelloHorror Editor Brent Armour
On Halloween night I was able to sit down for an online chat and a movie with Brent Armour, the editor and creator of HelloHorror.
Every Writer The Magazine
We are now publishing Every Writer the Magazine. Each month we plan to send out a new FREE issue to anyone who signs up. The magazine is for ipad, Kindle, iphone, Android, and your computer of course. If you are interested in a free magazine subscription, simply sign up below. We will not give your…
Top Reasons for Doing a Poetry Reading!
In the internet world, sharing work with your friends, family, even your community is much easier than it was say 10 years ago. Just like literary magazines, poetry readings (other than poetry slams) have become scarce.
Art by Annie Dunn
Art by Annie Dunn From her obscure beginnings as a doughnut peddler and obsessive doodler in northwestern Iowa, Annie moved to the big city in search of something called computer graphics. She now spends her days painting colorful creatures and other oddities using a Wacom tablet and stylus. Although verified public…
Guest Bloggers
Ok, for some time now I’ve been getting request for guest bloggers. People have been emailing and asking if they could write a post for Writing Sense. Crazy right? I mean I hardly have enough time to write for my own blog, so I’m not going to venture out and publish for other sites. Hey,…
Halloween 2013 Contest/Artwork/Movie
This is the year of the better Every Writer. Yes, I know, all sites say that, sure, sure, whatever right? Well, we mean it. We have plans to bring you better short stories, better poetry, better markets, and better articles and interviews. Instead of waiting until the last minute
The O’Henry Awards Why These Awards are Still Important
This is our list of magazines that have had work selected to be honored by the O’Henry Awards. Since 1918 they have been awarding short fiction writers this award. It is a time honored tradition, and the first collection of O’Henry awards was published in 1919.
University Book Publishers
University book publishers are at the heart of the academic publishing world. At one time they were the pillars of the literary magazine world. Universities, before the internet and new technology were really the only organizations that could afford to produce a high-quality literary publications. There were always exceptions, but for the most part university…
Make Money with your Literary Magazine
There are 4 ways most sites are make money on the internet. They are the same for every site. The only variation on these 4 sources of revenue is audience.
Writing Resources
Writing Resources Here is our list of “Help Me Write” resources. This is a detailed list of workshop writing resources. That means this is help on a the page. We want to grow this list, so if you know other resources that you fell should be on this list, please list them in the comments,…
Links for Screenwriters
You might have been redirected here from our old listing. We have redone this list and made it up to date. We also moved it from another page. This is our list of resources
The Top 13 Horror Movie Monsters of All Time!
From Rejection Letter to Bestseller
Rejection plants a seed of doubt, even in confident writers. Authors know the road to publication is littered with rejection letters from agents and editors, but most people
What is a publishing company?
With the world of publishing changing at an exponential rate there are a lot of people asking what is a publishing company? The question isn’t easy to answer. Really the