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Good to see an author's speech that earned a standing ovation at a writing conference surface as an article in our magazine. Seattle writer Robert Dugoni , bestselling author of the thrillers Damage Control and The Jury Master and the nonfiction book...
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We're putting the finishing touches on the February issue, which hits newsstands in early January. Among the treats for readers is a three-story package on self-publishing, including an excellent piece by veteran writer Moira Allen on formatting your...
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I've often said that if could go back and start an entirely different career, I'd study linguistics or lexicography (or maybe I'd study the truly amazing crowd psychology behind "The Wave" at sporting events). But anyway, I've...
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Last night the winners of the National Book Awards were announced at a ceremony in New York. For insights into the writing process, be sure to read the interviews with the winning authors (and most of the finalists) that are posted on the NBA Web site...
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For many of us the holiday shopping season is already in full swing, and that leads me to mention an upcoming article in The Writer 's February issue, which we're busy putting to bed this week and next. A very accomplished freelance writer and...
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Here are a couple language-related items I ran across this morning. On The New York Times site, blogger Stanley Fish discusses phrases that produce "irritation, distress and, in some cases, the desire to kill. You hear or read one of these and your...
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This is your weekend to take a look around WriterMag.com to see what it offers! Features that are available only to registered users or subscribers are accessible to everyone—for free. We're doing some Web site maintenance over the weekend,...
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The Paris Review offers a number of its famous author interviews as free downloadable PDFs on its Web site. Over the years, editors and contributors have spoken with Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, Pablo Neruda, Grace...
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With the holidays approaching, I've acquired a pretty long list of books to purchase as gifts—along with the usual temptation to just buy them all at Amazon and be done with it in a couple minutes. Amazon, of course, makes it all devilishly...
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Many of you may not be aware that since 2000, The Writer has been owned by Kalmbach Publishing Co. , a mid-sized magazine publisher in west-suburban Milwaukee. Kalmbach purchased The Writer from longtime editor and publisher Sylvia K. Burack, who was...
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I'm not someone who typically laughs out loud at the movies or television. Oh, I find lots of things funny, but my acid test for humor is if I laugh out loud. When it comes to the printed word, if you can make me laugh out loud solely by the use of...
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Just in time for Halloween, the accomplished horror writer Peter Straub gave a nutshell summary of what he knows about scaring readers in an interview by Salon.com's fine books writer, Laura Miller. He told her: I'm not sure I can explain exactly...
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