5 Ways Goodreads Can Help Your Writing Career
You’ve probably heard that your reading habits can help your writing technique, but did you know that reading can also help your writing career? Thousands of writers are interacting with their readers...
View ArticlePoet Susanna Rich’s Advice For Writers: Taking The Show On The Road
Hi, poets and writers! We have a special treat for you today. Susanna Rich is here with us to talk about how she turned her written poems into a staged, theatrical performance. Susanna has been a...
View Article5 Safe Ways To Share Your Writing Online
Photo by Braden Kowitz These days, most writers know that posting your short prose and poetry online means that editors will consider the work to be previously published and therefore ineligible for...
View ArticleFeatured Client: Anders Benson
Congratulations to Anders Benson, our featured client! (Click to watch his scary video now!) Anders Benson will tell you that our Review Board didn’t wave him through right away. We were intrigued by...
View ArticleLiterary Paws: Writers And Their Pets
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Scroll down for a slideshow of staff members’ literary pet photos, and check out the winning entries below. You’ve probably seen photos of our doggie “office mascots,”...
View ArticleOur Love Of Words: Thanking Our Mentors
We, the staff of Writer’s Relief, want to extend our gratitude to the special people who inspired our love of words. After all, it’s no coincidence we ended up employed at a company that helps writers...
View ArticleSend Us Your Tips On Attending Conferences
Hi Writer-Readers, We’re doing a special article in June, and we need your help. Comment with your SINGLE BEST tip for finding/going to/networking at a writing conference. You can also say what a...
View ArticleYour Best Tips For Attending A Writing Conference
Summertime usually means vacations and drinks by the pool. But for a writer, summertime can also mean packing business casual clothes, prepping an elevator pitch, and getting ready to make an...
View ArticleThe Money-Saving Guide To Writing Conferences: Save Hundreds Of Dollars With...
Smart career tips, networking possibilities, and craft development—writing conferences can be incredibly valuable to a writer. But they can also be prohibitively expensive! If you’re on a budget,...
View ArticleWe want YOUR true story on our blog!
WANTED: Real Stories From Our Readers We want to publish YOUR stories about making submissions. > Did you get an unusual/funny/unexpected rejection? > Did a submission that was originally...
View ArticleHow To Get A Famous Author To Endorse Your Book
Having a book blurb—aka a book jacket or an endorsement—from a famous (or even semi-famous) author is a marketing strategy that can have a positive impact on your book sales. But, whether you’re a new...
View ArticleA Sample Letter For Writers Requesting A Book Endorsement
Before you write a letter to an author requesting a quote, endorsement, or blurb for your book, take a look at our sample letter shown below. Reviewing our example will help you write your own book...
View Article26 Publishing Industry Terms Every Writer Should Know
Here’s a list of publishing industry terms that insiders use to describe various styles of creative writing. Soon you’ll be talking about books, short stories, essays, and poems in the same way that...
View ArticleFeatured Client: Kim Venkataraman
Meet our latest featured client, Kim Venkataraman! A talented writer with a unique voice, Kim enjoys telling her stories from unexpected perspectives. She has had her short stories published in...
View ArticleFeatured Client: Brian Howlett
Meet our featured client, Brian Howlett! As chief creative officer of an ad agency, Brian’s commercial films have won many international awards, including the Cannes Advertising Festival and United...
View ArticleFeatured Client: Saramanda Swigart
Our featured client, Saramanda Swigart, is thrilled to be writing fiction almost full time after years of writing ad copy and corporate literature. Her work has appeared in Superstition Review, Caveat...
View ArticleThe 6 Traits Of A Great Writing Mentor
Having a writing mentor—or becoming one!—can bring a multitude of benefits to your writing career. But not all mentors are created equal. Whether you’re an experienced writer who’s thinking about...
View Article6 Tips For Young Writers Who Want To Get Published
When you imagine what a “typical author” looks like, do you picture a gray-haired, bearded professor, or a refined, mature woman old enough to be your…mom? You may think that all published writers have...
View ArticleCelebrate Shakespeare With A “Shakespeare Selfie”!
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.—William Shakespeare This April marks both Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday and the 400th anniversary of his death. Credited with writing 37 plays and 154...
View ArticleAttention Writers: New Rules For Twitter!
Twitter has revamped its rules! Here’s a glimpse of some of the exciting new updates as per the Twitter blog: Replies: When replying to a Tweet, @names will no longer count toward the 140-character...
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