Journelism

Like many aspiring authors, Sarah Bynum faced a problem. Becoming a successful novelist requires full-time dedication, but not dying of starvation also requires a significant commitment, and the two are often mutually exclusive. Abandoning her rewarding teaching career, Sarah sacrificed financial stability for a chance...

Ten books of poetry later, she clearly made the right decision. Rae has been called, by respected Harvard literary critic Stephen Burt, “one of the most recognizable, and one of the best, poets of her generation.” She made a name for herself as a first-wave participant in the “Language Poetry” movement, and no...

Finding a literary agent can be one of the most discouraging obstacles in getting your novel published or your screenplay produced. However, getting an agent is one of the first and most important steps towards success. This is because most well known publishers and producers do not accept unsolicited material (materi...

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: good writers only become great writers with constant practice. So while you’re waiting for that manuscript to become the next best seller or your screenplay to make it to the theaters, you might as well make a solid living practicing your craft. What better way to do i...

Only a year after she graduated from college, Laryssa Wirstiuk started a blog that would lead to things even she didn't imagine. Her one-person project progressed into an insightful online magazine with a full masthead of writers who contribute original work. She was never afraid to embark on the journey, but she is ...