I picked up a copy of “Writing Basics” presented by the Writer’s Digest Yearbook.  Wow.  It’s crammed with good information.  I haven’t read all of it, but I have read about “The Anatomy of a Writer’s Website” and “How to write your book in 15 minutes a day” as well as “Rough up your first draft.”  The Writer’s Digest pubs are great resources, but this one has something for writers in all stages of their journey.  There’s information for beginners, grammer info, prompts and stuff about the business side of writing.  Okay, can you tell I like this magazine?

I have subscribed off and on to Writer’s Digest, the Writer, Poets & Writers, and occasionally pick up a Writer’s Journal.  They are all great resources.  I’ve marked my old copies with post-it notes and put a one or two word comment, basically indexing the articles and information I want to be able to refer back to.  Have I gone back to them?  YES.  Many times.  The basics don’t really change that much.  But the industry does, so I’ll continue to subscribe to one of the above mentioned pubs so I can get the latest author interviews and publishing business scoop.

I always feel like I make better decisions if I have good information.  How about you?

Write on, my friends.

BD