I can't imagine trying to navigate this world w/o publishers, editors, agents. If I had to try and wade through all the self-published bunk out...
I'm absolutely confident in my work, but I think that confidence comes out of enjoying what I do above all else. I admit that it's more...
Why do you need 1st person? Why not just a close 3rd? Why present tense? Why past?
what the heck? Man, am I really that out of it? :( 4 days straight of AWP will fry your brain. Thank you for correcting. I'll fix it in the...
I have serious issues. :) As most of you probably already know. Haha.
I get the original question. My post was addressing more the other responses. The advice stands. If you're being creative and you're...
I just spent 3 hours rewriting a flash piece that I have to read tonight. If you ever want to really edit the heck out of your work, get it...
Actually, I think it's a bit of a misconception that 2nd person "tells you what to do" as a reader. The voice, when done well, is a means for the...
I LOVE revising. :) Love love LOVE! So, if you are weird then I am too. :)
I can only speak about lit-mags. Some are very quick (2 weeks). Others (cough: McSweeney's) are much slower. Most, from what I have read, like...
I love me some George R.R. Martin. But, honestly, I think you'll find most fantasy disappointing at this point. That said, the GRRM crowd that...
I had one of those NEAT typewriters that had a little window on the front panel that was digital. And you could type like a sentence at a time,...
I've personally flourished by surrounding myself with many like-minded writers. When I say "like-minded," I don't mean that we all write the...
Why are we picking on spelling? I mean, tacked on to the end of a comment that basically slaps someone's hand for attempting to exercise their...
I think that would work. Of course, you're going to get all the "anti-prologuers" here to give you the other side now. :)
Separate names with a comma.