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Author: Richard

Richard Everywriter (pen name) is the founder of EveryWriter and a 25-year veteran of the publishing industry. With degrees in Writing, Journalism, Technology, and Education, Richard has dedicated two decades to teaching writing and literature while championing emerging voices through EveryWriter's platform. His work focuses on making literary analysis accessible to readers at all levels while preserving the rich heritage of American literature. Connect with Richard on Twitter  Bluesky Facebook or explore opportunities to share your own work on ourSubmissions page. For monthly insights on writing and publishing, subscribe to our Newsletter.

2021 500 Word Very Scary Story Contest

Posted on October 7, 2021January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2021 500 Word Very Scary Story Contest. Every we used to run this contest every year, but we’ve skipped a few. People are just more interested in writing micro fiction instead of flash fiction these days, but we’ve decided to try again. We are looking for the scariest story you can send us!

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Standing on the Porch at Night

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Richard

Four volumes of Louis Gallo’s poetry, Archaeology, Scherzo Furiant, Crash and Clearing the Attic, are now available. Why is there Something Rather than Nothing? and Leeway & Advent will be published soon.  His work appears in Best Short Fiction 2020. A novella, “The Art Deco Lung,” will soon be published in Storylandia. 

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Real Ghost Stories (Well Crafted)

Posted on October 6, 2021February 3, 2023 by Richard

We are looking for the best Written Real Ghost Stories. Any ghost story will do, we want to read them, and we want them to be real. The best ghost stories or paranormal stories

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2021 Halloween Horror Haiku contest

Posted on October 4, 2021January 28, 2023 by Richard

This year we have decided to dig up an oldie but a goodie. Welcome to our 2021 Halloween Horror Haiku contest. People tend to have a lot of fun with this one. We are going to publish the top 3 haikus on a page…

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Horror Art by Duncan Long

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 by Richard

As a professional book and magazine illustrator, Duncan Long has created over a thousand cover and interior illustrations for self-publisher

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Art by Paul Mudie

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 by Richard

Paul Mudie is a horror illustrator from Edinburgh , Scotland . Qualified in Scientific and Technical Graphics from Edinburgh’s Telford Collage, Paul is best known as a cover artist…

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2021 50 Word Horror Story Contest “Only For the Glory”

Posted on October 2, 2021January 28, 2023 by Richard

  Welcome to our 2021 50 World Horror Story “Only for the Glory” contest. EWR has been on Hiatus for a good while. We have had many issues over the last year, but your fearless editor is working to get the wheels turning again. I can’t let Halloween go by without a horror story contest….

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Bram Stoker on Witches

Posted on October 1, 2021October 4, 2021 by Richard

For convenience, the masculine offender is in demonology classed under the female designation. According to Michelet and other authorities there were ten thousand alleged witches for each alleged wizard! and anyhow there is little etiquette as to the precedence of ladies in criminal matters.

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The Sources of Hallowe’en

Posted on October 1, 2021January 30, 2023 by Richard

If we could ask one of the old-world pagans whom he revered as his greatest gods, he would be sure to name among them the sun-god; calling him Apollo if he were a Greek; if an Egyptian, Horus or Osiris; if of Norway, Sol; if of Peru, Bochica.

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Evidence of Witches

Posted on September 29, 2021January 30, 2023 by Richard

For Halloween: The accounts and evidence against witches (those killed for being witches) are far more terrifying than the prospects of them being true witches.

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5 Scariest Horror Movies of all Time

Posted on September 26, 2021February 3, 2023 by Richard

I just love watching horror films in October. This year I decided to find the movies I felt were really “scary,” and end with them. So here is my list of the 5 scariest movies of all time. From October 27th-October 31st I will be watching these movies.

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Artwork by Mario Sanchez Nevado

Posted on March 26, 2021March 27, 2021 by Richard

Mario S. Nevado is a dynamic illustrator and Art Director based in Spain. With a solid style, his conceptual work creates an emotional impact on his viewer

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Robert Louis Stevenson on Walt Whitman’s Style

Posted on March 26, 2021March 29, 2025 by Richard

Experience Stevenson’s brilliant analysis of Walt Whitman’s revolutionary style in this classic essay. Discover the literary conversation

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63 Questions Writers Love to Answer

Posted on November 17, 2020January 30, 2023 by Richard

Here are 63 Questions Writers Love to Answer. How do I know they love to answer them? I asked them on Twitter! About once a day I’ll ask a question to writers that addresses some issues in writing.

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On Hanging a Stocking at Christmas by Charles S. Brooks

Posted on November 10, 2020January 30, 2023 by Richard

On Hanging a Stocking at Christmas (1920)  by Charles S. Brooks As Christmas is, above all, a holiday for children, it is proper in its season to consider with what regard they hold its celebration. But as no one may really know the secrets of childhood except as he retains the recollection of his own,…

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From the Editor

A Note from Richard

After navigating some family health challenges over the past few months, I’m back to publishing regularly. I hope to return to a full schedule soon, but I appreciate your patience as I rebuild momentum. Thank you for sticking with Every Writer – your support means everything.

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