Resources for Writers

Top 50 Literary Magazines -Every Writer

Our criteria for this list has not changed and we feel the top 50 literary magazines on this list are much better ranked than our previous list. It’s always hard to build this list,

Daily Writing Prompts

Welcome to our daily writing prompts page. These were started in our writers group over at Discord, and Kimberlee @Urania_theMuse, one of our members, took over the responsibilities and has been doing a great job. We will be adding new prompts each day. Please follow Kimberlee on Twitter and leave a comment below. If you […]

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, […]

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.

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 […]