Do you want to know how to start a literary magazine? Many people have a passion for writing. One of the best ways to connect yourself to writers and meet artists is to become an editor of a literary magazine. There are many ways to do this. Some methods are better than others. So here are some things to consider when you are beginning a magazine. I have been the editor of 2 … [Read more...] about How to Start a Literary Magazine
Resources for Writers
Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms or Formats
Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms, or Formats Here is a list of the Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms, or Formats. I say forms or formats because we cross some lines of distinction here that are only sometimes easy to explain. These are poems where people use a particular form to create them, but some are forms in and of themselves. I wanted to develop a short list of the most famous … [Read more...] about Top 10 Types of Poems, Forms or Formats
Top 50 Literary Magazines -Every Writer
Welcome to our list of the top 50 literary magazines. Our criteria for this list have changed. We considered a wide range of standards for this list. We looked at close to 20 data points. The most important criteria we used this time were: The date of founding. The number of national anthologies publications (and we looked at many of them). The quality of work and … [Read more...] about Top 50 Literary Magazines -Every Writer
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. I am including all the networks that I feel will help you, and if you read my description for each, you will see my … [Read more...] about 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, which is black and white (Cinderella is good and the … [Read more...] about Five Ways to Strengthen the Role of the Villian
100 Story ideas Categorized by Theme
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. I’ve been teaching writing for a long time, and I’ve worked with writer’s groups and workshops for over 20 years. These ideas always get writers writing, and sometimes it's worth a lot … [Read more...] about 100 Story ideas Categorized by Theme
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 tradition less and less. Not sending a cover letter can seem a little arrogant on the … [Read more...] about How to Write a Cover Letter
How to Write a Writer’s Bio
How to Write a Writer's Bio Most writers I know, hate writing a bio. So this is how to write a bio, and it 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 difficult to write a bio. Most of use really do not like to write about ourselves, so no matter how long you do this for … [Read more...] about How to Write a Writer’s Bio
Top Sites to Learn to Speak English
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. Many are very good writers, but they just want some help speaking. So we gathered up 10 sites to help … [Read more...] about Top Sites to Learn to Speak English
1000 Greatest Short Stories of All Time
This is our list of 1000 Great Short Stories of All Time. To the best of my knowledge no list, book, film or otherwise exists like this one. This will be the first list of it's kind, ever, again as far as I know. In doing a first list you really hope to do it best, but with a 1000 stories on the list, it will make doing it well very difficult, so, as with our list of poems, we … [Read more...] about 1000 Greatest Short Stories of All Time
