Website Update

Due to health issues, TSW Magazine ©2018 (an anthology series I was trying to get moving) has been put on hiatus; the ad for TSW Magazine has officially been removed from this site and since been replaced, and its affiliated webpage has been changed to invite-only. 

For those who aren't aware, TSW Magazine has been a pet project of mine that's been years in the making. It's name, which is short for "The Secret Writer" was the name of my very first blog years ago, before I even really wanted to call myself an official writer because I thought doing so meant I had to be published. But overtime, the blogging process helped me discover that it's not being a published author that makes one a writer, it's the art form itself; the dedication, the drive, the passion. 

The project itself came from the realization that one of the hardest things about getting published, is the fact you need something called "publishing credits" in order for authors to consider your work and take you seriously. However, it's extremely difficult to get these credits if you don't have any to begin with. Until I discovered  the valuable world of anthologies. I didn't fully understand their importance for writers until I learned that getting published in an anthology or winning writing contests can really make your publishing credits soar! But they're surprisingly not all that easy to come by, especially for new writers. Then I thought, what if I started my own anthology series? What if I hosted my own writing contests? Then other new and blossoming writers can know where they can go to submit their work with a chance of being seen instead of getting lost among other established writers, and without having to pay dozens of dollars to enter contests (I've seen so many writing contests where you have to pay upward into the triple digits just to enter!). I wanted writers who were just starting to break out into the field to have the opportunity to begin gaining these credits by submitting their work to be published in an anthology, enter contests, etc. 

While an amicable goal it is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that due to my deteriorating health, a lack of submissions, and without anyone to help get this magazine off the ground, I'm afraid I'm going to pull the project. At least for now. As I said, it's still an active website; if I get any volunteers who are interested in helping with this project and/or submitting to it, I will gladly invite you on and you'll get partial-to-full access to the website depending on your level of commitment and involvement you wish. 

Interested in helping me make TSW Magazine a thing, or learning more about it? Click on the link(s) below: 

The Making of "The Secret Writer" 

TSW Magazine: Inside the Anthology for New Writers

Please note any links in these posts directing you to the TSW website will not work until we can build interest in the project. With your help, we can make that possible!