For many writers living at the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century Empire was a key topic. Writers like Robert Louis Stevenson told tales of the adventures in these far off lands, others like J.G. Frazer wrote anthropological studies on the natives, but others were more concerned about the [...]
One might ponder the question of what purpose there is in writing. Why write? Other than the obvious reasons of writing, I would like to present my beliefs and ideas explaining just a few benefits of writing that I benefit from personally. Writing has been an aid for me in many ways. I am able [...]
1. Accuracy is very important in print writing. When people read a story they want true facts and want to know what is happening. Inaccuracy can give people the wrong idea and can make things very unclear to the reader. Accuracy needs to be displayed in spelling, time, actual events, and much more. A great [...]
Murray encourages women, including her daughter, to be intellectual beings in Desultory Thoughts She believes that society views them solely as beautiful things and that they are raised to act and behave this way because it is too common with parents to expatiate in their hearing,, upon all the foibles of their children, and let [...]
We may be a young Journal, but we can still smell a draft when we see one. Whether you’ve been published before or not, please send in your best stuff. Read it and reread. Put it aside. Read it again. The best way to improve your writing is by reading your stories and poetry out [...]
Every year hundreds of literary journals launch. Sadly, 85% of those will fail in the first year. Within 2 years, only 5% survive. Although we approach our fourth year, The Writers Post Journal is not immune.
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The Writers Post Journal is Pittsburgh based small literary magazine. It is one of very few like it out there. The WPJ offer a wide variety each issue. From short stories, to non-fiction, poetry, and outstanding art.
The people who explored or had life-altering experiences in the New World were the informative writers of colonial times. Most of the books were a product of remarkable experiences by gifted individuals who felt the need to share with other people. Some of these said writers were; Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Pedro de Castaneda, [...]