d focused solely on publication and different methods that can be used to get published. The third column section was titled “technique” and contained four short articles on different methods of writing that might be helpful to writers in various genres. The last column section was titled “FYI” and had information about up and coming writing events.The features section of this publication revolved around such things as why it’s important to have an agent and questions an author should ask before signing contracts or agreements. The feature article in this edition was a piece produced by “Stephen King” about how it’s important to write everyday and on him sharing techniques he uses to write at least ten pages a day. Kings perspective on writing was that, once a project is begun, one shouldn’t stop writing until the work is complete. This article optimizes what “Writers Digest” is all about; creating best sellers rather classics and producing as much as possible as soon as possible.From these observations, I believe the editorial stance of this magazine is to provide resources and helpful information to aspiring writers and to accomplished authors who are working on perfecting their style and technique as mass-marketed authors. The second literary magazine that I review was the March / April 2001 issue “Poets and Writers Magazine”. This publication focused more on stylistic nit-picky things. I like this publication because it has a very large resource section in which there is information on various grants for writing and different contest for stories and poetry that are being held all around the country. This publication is defiantly an aspiring writers best friend. This publication was similar to “Writer’s Digest”, in that the majority of what was contained in it revolved around exposing writers to what good writers should or shouldn’t ...
