Interesting, I've never realized that until now. I guess I've always thought paying venues would never consider a new writer. So they would?...
This is all very interesting. I'm glad to know that we all have different styles and processes. Some plan, and some don't. Some do major...
What Is Your Writing Process? I’ve found it’s essential to have a writing process if I’m ever to put out any reasonable amount of material. I’ll...
I agree with these posts, and Chicken Freak had some especially good points. I will add one quick thing. Get published somewhere and as often as...
Fight Club had a brilliant hook (though I confess I did not buy the book, but I still thought it had a brilliant hook). I tend to feel that it...
Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve been on any forums. I’ve been back to writing again, and I’m really enjoying it. A few of my short stories...
The nice thing about duotrope is that you can do a filtered search that will bring you the best candidates for publishing your work. If you write...
Don't be discouraged about telling the "professional" journal that the story has already been published. It will speak to your professionalism...
A woman has gone through a terrible ordeal, having lost her husband, an operatic tenor, to throat cancer. As he lost the ability to talk, his...
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