WestWord
Amanda Saint, Martha LaneWestWord is a lit mag and community for writers. We run inspiring writing workshops and courses dedicated to fiction.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 584 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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The rocks were slick that afternoon and I went first. It was June 2021, and we were on a California beach, my kids and I–walking around the tidepools, peeking into the depths hoping to spot crabs and jellyf...
The Subtle Power of Implication
Watch now | The Story Beneath the Story: Subtext and Implication in Fiction
What if the most powerful line in a scene is the one nobody says?
Monthly Micro August 2026
Hi story lovers!
It’s the first Monday of the month so it’s Monthly Micro time!
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Here’s how it works:
It’s completely free. No submission fees, no Submittable forms to fill out.
It’s simple. I post a pr...
Resurrecting Old Drafts
Community Workshop Replay
This workshop is for our paid community members. Free subscribers can watch the first 15 minutes. Join our community to watch the whole thing and get access to over 50 more workshops in the archive, …
Edition 14 - July 2026
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Hi Story Lovers,
I’m delighted to bring you our Compass edition, which is a theme that turned out to bring more variety than I expected. Rather than stories focused on travelling north, south, east or west,...
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