Introduction
And thus, it was born.
Welcome to The Wrte Stuff Publication
“The Write Stuff” name was already taken on Medium, so the typo is correct. Ironically, this is a publication to help you evolve with your writing.
Who are you?
My name is Quaisha A. Thornton, and I will be your new host…
I mean, I am the creator and editor-in-chief of this project of mine. It feels like I am the host of a brand new show because I have to introduce myself and then introduce future guests and showcase talent. I don’t mind it. I love what I do, which led me to create a new pub.
In the beginning…
I created this place to fill a void left by the publication "The New Writers Growth Ideas”. I was attached to it as an editor and writer, but then it suddenly disappeared. My love of editing others work and growing my network of writers and followers was in my vision again, only to be snatched away by an unforeseen event.
Its the second-fastest project I joined that closed in less than 40 days from my start date. The first was when I joined the official editorial team for Onlive cloud gaming service.
I didn’t see the writing on the wall, and within 30 days or so, the service was discontinued, leaving no more news or updates to write about. I was also frustrated and disappointed as a gamer. The service was ahead of its time but was not given a reasonable amount of time to fully enjoy it.
I went back to writing about video games after that on my own blogs or those of friends.
It taught me a lesson about making sure you have your own projects to run alongside others because one day they can get shut down.
So here I am.
Making a publication that I never thought I would, at this moment in time.
There was a lot of potential, especially for the new writers coming on board to the previous pub. Their work is really amazing. And I just don’t want to see them fall into obscurity because this one publication that allowed them in is now suddenly gone. Its not fair to them. So this place was made for them and for you.
Who We Are
What is the Wrte Stuff publication?
“ahh..Hmm…”(clears throat) Enter promo:
What makes a great writer or creator? How do you balance your passion and purpose? How do you overcome fears, doubts, and blocks? Find out in The Wrte Stuff, a publication that empowers writers and creators with emotional and spiritual support, practical project and time management, and mindset growth tips and training.
What topics are covered?
Here’s a list of our topics:
- Emotional support
- Spiritual support
- Writing (Writers on writing)
- writing tips
- Blogging
- blogging tips
- productivity resources
- Project management tips
- Time management tips
- growth mindset
- Self-improvement advice
- mental health (encouragement)
- about me (introductions)
- poetry, short stories (if it relate to our current topics only)
- personal experience (as related to a writer’s life or journey)
These are the only topics covered. These do not include:
- Research studies on the topics
- Making money stories (there’s enough of that everywhere else)
- Stats reviews (there’s even more of this everywhere else)
- How to get more followers
- unrelated topics
I will go more into detail in the Submission Guidelines post.
Are we accepting writers and editors?
Yes. However, I will be adding my initial list of writers first. They were frequent and fantastic writers from the New Writers Growth Ideas pub. After that, I will announce when I will add more.
As for editors, I am on the lookout for one or two additional editors. Editor positions will be volunteer at first, but then will be paid positions. More details on this will be available soon as well.
You can follow this publication on Medium. I will also have an official newsletter for the publication and a Slack channel soon.