About Us
WordHustler is the collaborative brainchild of John L. Singleton and Anne Walls: two writers, dreamers, and cultural insurgents. We’re not some fly-by-night, business-suit-wearing mucky mucks who want to swindle your hard-earned loot out of your wallet. We’re a pair of writers who, in the year 2008, couldn’t believe this was how we were still doing submissions. Writing is the oldest form of expression….paper cuts and the taste of envelopes is NOT.
Though technology is evolving at a breakneck speed, the tools of writing are still surprisingly primitive compared to AVID editing systems and applications like PhotoShop. Things got so bad that a writer who had retired from programming (that would be John) decided to put his writing on hold to do something about this. Another writer who was busy writing and directing short films (Anne, obs) put her films aside to join him, both determined to make things better, not just for ourselves, but for writers everywhere.
So we made WordHustler. For you. And us…two writers, sick to death of dealing with the chaos and ready for something easy, effective, and cheap enough to be utilized by everyone. Our mission is to integrate our innovative, friendly, smart software into your writing life. No more outdated databases and costly trips to Kinkos.
We want WordHustler to evolve into a cultural experience, a collective consciousness, a place your brilliance not only passes through, but also a source of inspiration. We appreciate your interest in joining the WordHustler team. We’re all in this together.
At WordHustler, our philosophy is to be as open-and as transparent-as possible. We have no desire to become the writing market overlord of the Internet, nor exclude writers from reaching their dreams because we’d like to have say, a 1969 TransAM. (Black, tan interior, with the t-tops in case anyone is feeling generous.) For this reason we:
- Never charge for market listings. It’s just annoying. We trust you will find our service affordable and quite frankly, an indispensable tool on your road to writing success.
- Allow community moderation of all markets. The best way to find trustworthy information is the same way the entire artistic and scientific world advances: through peer-reviewed work.
- Never list markets that have received negative reviews, or have been deemed otherwise “predatory” to writers. Each of our markets is hand-reviewed. Really. We’ve gone through each one, kept the best, and left out the ones that require a check made out to “Bubba,” or require hidden, predatory fees.
The most important part of writing is getting the words on the paper. WordHustler takes care of everything else so you can do just that. Hustle on!
Best,
John and Anne
February 25, 2008
For more information…
Take a quick tour, read the WordHustler blog, or check out our press page.