Free advice (and they say nothing is ever really free!)
I had something earth-shattering to write here. Really. It would have made your heart stop beating. Really. Ok, maybe not. What's that you say? If it was that important, I would remember it???? HAHAHAHAHAHAH *falls down in hysterical laughter* You haven't seen the inside of a baby boomer brain then.
But here's some advice on magazines. For free. Yes, you're welcome. I'm feeling benevolent today.
I subscribe to two writer's magainzes: Writer's Digest and The Writer. I've been receiving WD for several years and have always enjoyed it and gotten nuggets here and there. But I think I like The Writer better. Maybe it seems more focused on fiction rather than nonfiction freelance. So, if you're trying to decide between the two, that's my recommendation. Of course, I believe The Writer is a tad bit more expensive.
Another magazine that I really find useful is Archaeology. In another day and age or if I had it to do all over again, I would have loved to have been an archaeologist (says the girl who *hates* travelling). So I enjoy reading about ancient things that have been dug up. But it's also been a source of inspiration for story ideas. And it can add a bit of "real-ness" to a story to have it somewhat founded in fact. For instance, one article was on bodies that have been dug up out of peat bogs, and there were *real* pictures. Very cool. I haven't written a story about it, not yet anyway, but the descriptions of the bodies and the way they were dressed and such were really interesting.
And that's my advice for the day.
But here's some advice on magazines. For free. Yes, you're welcome. I'm feeling benevolent today.
I subscribe to two writer's magainzes: Writer's Digest and The Writer. I've been receiving WD for several years and have always enjoyed it and gotten nuggets here and there. But I think I like The Writer better. Maybe it seems more focused on fiction rather than nonfiction freelance. So, if you're trying to decide between the two, that's my recommendation. Of course, I believe The Writer is a tad bit more expensive.
Another magazine that I really find useful is Archaeology. In another day and age or if I had it to do all over again, I would have loved to have been an archaeologist (says the girl who *hates* travelling). So I enjoy reading about ancient things that have been dug up. But it's also been a source of inspiration for story ideas. And it can add a bit of "real-ness" to a story to have it somewhat founded in fact. For instance, one article was on bodies that have been dug up out of peat bogs, and there were *real* pictures. Very cool. I haven't written a story about it, not yet anyway, but the descriptions of the bodies and the way they were dressed and such were really interesting.
And that's my advice for the day.