OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Hippocampus Magazine and Midnight & Indigo
I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Hippocampus Magazine and Midnight & Indigo are both open for short story submissions. Below are their submission guidelines. However,…
Creative Writing Outlines Part 2: Jump Headfirst into Chapter One
This is a continuation of a post I wrote a couple weeks ago on how to use creative writing outlines. The series was inspired by a post I wrote back…
OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Virginia Quarterly Review & Threepenny Review
The Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR) DESCRIPTION: VQR strives to publish the best writing we can find. While we have a long history of publishing accomplished and award-winning authors, we also…
Creative Writing Outlines Part 1: Advice I wish I’d figured out years ago.
The very first debate regarding creative writing outlines. Since the dawn of time humanity has debated over whether or not authors should use outlines. There are some novelists who have…
OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Escape Pod & Dark Moon Digest
I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Escape Pod and Dark Moon Digest are both open for short story submissions. Below are their submission guidelines. However,…
The Best Writing Advice I’ve Ever Gotten (While walking home from a college party.)
One night in college I was walking home from a party with one of my closest friends. We were both stone cold sober and it was before midnight (I had…
OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Speculative City & The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts
I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Speculative City and The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts are both open for short story submissions. Below are submission…
10 Strategies to Find Time To Write (updated for 2020)
Almost exactly three years ago I wrote this post on how we can find time in our busy schedules to write . The world has changed since then. (Hell, it's…
OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Unidentified Funny Objects & Escape Artists: PseudoPod
I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Unidentified Funny Objects and Escape Artists: Pseudopod are both open for short story submissions. Below are submission guidelines taken…