The Writer Magazine

Pros: Helpful articles, timeless advice
Cons: Don't buy into believing a magazine can teach you how to write

*Disclaimer*: I’ve written several articles for The Writer and other how-to-write magazines, so I should be biased “toward” the magazine, right? Well, I will get no more money than I’ve already earned from The Writer for work I’ve...

Pros: Informative articles
Cons: Expensive even by subscription for what you get

I don't specifically recall subscribing to this magazine, but it is possible I did. I have a hard time staying away from books and magazines that have the potential of helping me improve my writing. I have been getting this magazine for almost a year...

Pros: Great articles written for writers on a level that isn't taxing.
Cons: Marginal concepts.

The following review was originally posted on March 4, 2001. A revised version is now being posted. During the course of some thirty years of attempting to write, I have come across a number of resources all claiming to help writers improve. ...

Pros: Esteemed authors comprise editorial board; long-established magazine
Cons: The Writer has lost its originality; too much focus on advertising

Nearly 20 years ago, before I had published my first short story, and not long after I began free lancing as a “stringer” for various local newspapers in southeastern Pennsylvania, I subscribed to The Writer. If there was one quality of the magazine ...

Pros: current market news
Cons: simple covers can be confusing

If you are an aspiring writer and haven't yet discovered The Writer, then you have been missing out on one of the best resources for writer's on the newsstand.

Usually located right next to its glossier brethren on the newsstand, like...

Pros: A magazine that lives up to expectations.
Cons: None

THE WRITER

“In whose voice should you write your novel? Some suggestions from bestselling writer Barbara Taylor Bradford."

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“Writing profiles of ordinary people,” by Fraser Sherman
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Pros: Excellent writing. I always get good ideas from this magazine
Cons: No illustrations, some people may not find it flashy enough

Yesterday I wrote an epinion about Writer's Digest, and how I find it so helpful. Today, I'm going to talk about The Writer. It's funny how two magazines can cover the same material, and in such different ways. Both do it well, but with totally disparate...

Pros: Markets section, practical how-to articles, inspiration without coddling.
Cons: Nothing really deadly.

Updated: Mary 15, 2003. My original comments follow the two paragraph below.

The Writer continues to improve. I find that it is rapidly replacing Writer's Digest as the magazine for writers who want to be...

Pros: The articles and regular features.
Cons: None.

This is an excellent magazine for anyone who freelances, is already an established and or published writer, or if you just enjoy writing as a hobby or pass time.

Every issue contains helpful, informative and invaluable articles covering a wide...

Pros: Well written; interesting; accessible
Cons: Articles are repetitious after a while

THE WRITER is a well written and informative magazine that I would recommend to anyone who would like to become a writer. The articles are interesting and encompass many genres of writing. THE WRITER is of particular interest to the new writer who is...