When submitting a manuscript to a publisher, proper formatting is crucial. This guide provides a 10-point checklist to help you format your manuscript professionally
Resources for Writers
These are our resources for writers. We have a large supply of articles and lists for writers. Here you will find how tos for writers, lists of the best for writers, and general articles that may answer many of your questions.
Writers always need help. We hope these entries will help you in your writing and answer questions you have about our profession and your own writing. We have articles for tools for writers, answers to questions, how to format this and that. We hope you will use these resources to better your writing.
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1000 Greatest Short Stories of All Time
Here is our list of the 1000 Greatest short stories of all time. We hope you will help us complete this list. We need your help…
How to Start a Literary Magazine
Do you want to start your own online literary magazine? Many people have a passion for writing. One of the best ways to connect yourself to writers and meet
Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms or Formats
Here is a list of what I feel are the Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms or Formats. I say forms or formats because we cross some lines of distinction here that are not always easy to explain. Basically these are types of poems where people use a certain form to create them, but some are forms in and of themselves. Anyway, I wanted to come up with a short list of the most popular poetry types. This is a basic guide. If someone throws these at you, at least you will know what they are. I hope you will try each type, and if you do feel free to share them in the comments.
Top 50 Literary Magazines -Every Writer
This is our list of the top 50 literary magazines. Our criteria for this list have changed. We considered a wide range of criteria
Social Networks for Writers
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.
Five Ways to Strengthen the Role of the Villian
One of the most important parts of writing a good action/adventure book usually involves a strong villain. Now when I say a villain, you don’t have to imagine Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty or Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible. The best part about making a villain is that you don’t have to follow the fairytale archetype,…
100 Story ideas Categorized by Theme
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.
How to Write a Cover Letter
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…
How to Write a Writer’s Bio
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
Top Sites to Learn to Speak English
We searched the web over for Top Sites to Learn to Speak English. These sites are the best sites that we have found. We have submissions from writers all over the world, and I have had a few of those writers ask for help speaking English.
What is a complete sentence?
A complete sentence is simple a NOUN (or Pronoun), VERB AND a Complete thought. If you can put these 3 things together with a capital at the beginning and punctuation at the end, you’ll have a complete sentence.
Writer’s Checklist for the Zombie Apocalypse!
Writer’s Checklist for the Zombie Apocalypse! Here is our Writer’s Checklist for the Zombie Apocalypse. It’s everything you will need if the zombies attack, as a writer. In light of recent events I thought I would give my suggestions on what writers should do to prepare for and during the coming zombie apocalypse. I feel…