If you want to become a poet or a writer, you have most likely come across the Poets and Writers Magazine. It’s a magazine that condenses a lot of helpful information writers need to succeed in their careers. With so much being available online, you might be...
When it comes to freelance writing, lots of writers want to get into freelance business writing. However, it’s somewhat of a vague term and you might not be sure what the actual workload entails. We’ll go over what business writing is, what kind of...
Writing beautiful prose isn’t something every writer nails in the beginning. It usually takes tons of intentional practice! Strong prose often reads like poetry. The term “purple prose” refers to writing that might be a bit too flowery. That’s not always a bad...
The art of expressing genuine gratitude is more than learning to say please and thank you as a child. Gratitude is a mindset that translates into a lifestyle, and this type of living can completely transform your perspective on life. Gratitude books can help...
If your dream is to be a working writer, chances are you have spent some time looking for online writing work. Usually it takes at least a few months to go from a blank page to published book, and while you work on marketing your masterpiece, sometimes it helps to...
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, published in 1764, is widely considered to be the first official horror novel. But horror stories, or at least ghost stories, go back as far as people do—scary folklore, folklore around death and the afterlife, and myths about...
Is there any season better than the fall season? The cooler weather, the sweaters, the pumpkins… To celebrate the season, we’re putting together a list of the best fall drinks for writers. For most of us writers, we spend a lot of time at our desks...
If you’re an avid reader, you might be wondering how to get paid to read books. There are multiple ways you can make money on the side, or even a full-time income, reading books. For the most part, there are two main ways to get paid to do so: you either are...
If you’ve spent any amount of time in online writing circles, you’ve probably already heard of NaNoWriMo, an annual contest which challenges its participants to write fifty-thousand words during the month of November. The contest is designed specifically for...
In book-writing circles, November is National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. If you haven’t heard of this annual event, or you’re ready to join the challenge for the first time, this will be a great primer. Here is a brief overview of...
