Writer's Digest
When I first started writing professionally, or at least at the time I was trying to become a professional writer, I used to rely on the Writer's Digest big time. This was the magazine you turned to if you were starting out because it catered to the beginner, and it acted as the publication that helped separate the beginning writer from those who prey on beginners.

Well, the latest edition of Writer's Digest has pretty much showed me that they have sold out completely. For decades, they spoke out strongly against subsidy publishers and self-published books, trying to steer writers towards actual paying markets. This year, however, they have (for at least the second year in a row) sponsored a contest for those who have self-published their books, in which you had to pay a hefty fee to enter their contest. In the last few issues, I've never seen so much advertising for self-publishing and vanity presses.

Looks like freelance writers are slowly becoming alone to fend for themselves again.

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