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Selling Your Work

Surefire Ways to Have Your Stories Rejected

Selling Your Work

It’s time to submit the short story you’ve labored over.  You’ve developed the characters, tightened the action, and created the perfect ending.  You love it and you’re sure your readers will love it.  So it’s time to get it in front of them.  The best way to do that is to have it published.  Time [...]

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The Absent Willow Review is Open

General

A note to all authors of horror, science fiction, & fantasy.  The Absent Willow Review officially launched today at 12:01 am, and is accepting submissions..  Happy Halloween!

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The Absent Willow Review is Open

Selling Your Work

Do you like to write short stories in the horror, fantasy, & science fiction genre?  If you’re an author looking for exposure or a fan who loves to read short fiction then visit The Absent Willow Review.
The AWR is a joint venture between myself and fellow author/fan Bob Griffin.  The “Official” launch date is October [...]

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The Top 100 Hot Markets for Writers

Selling Your Work

Don’t you just love writing?  And when you’ve typed the last page what do you do?  You keep writing.  But what about your finished work?  Who wants it?  
I’m here to tell you that there is someone out there who will want it.  It’s finding them that’s the hard part.  My friends at the Writer’s Digest have [...]

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The Ominous Press Release

Selling Your Work

Have you ever wondered how to write and distribute your own press release?  I always stressed over the business of writing.  I love writing stories but when it comes to queries, a good synopsis, or a press release it feels like my creative juices turn sluggish.  If you self publish or have a hand in [...]

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The Missouri Review Contest is Underway

Selling Your Work

It looks like it’s that time of year again.  The Missouri Review is once again offering up to $9000 in prizes for the following categories.

Fiction
Poetry
Essay

Official rules can be found here. All entries can also be submitted online.  Talk about convenient, huh?  
For those of you who even feel a slight tug of excitement when I say [...]

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Good Agents Gone Bad

Selling Your Work

I usually look for the good in everyone. Innocent until proven guilty.  So I assume most literary agents enter into the business of writer representation with good intentions.
Or do they?
While I would wager that 95% of the agents out there are doing what they do best with the writer’s best interests in mind, there are some things [...]

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Shine a Spotlight on Your Novel

Selling Your Work

A while back I wrote about the power of self promotion and having your own website to spotlight your work and a place to showcase your novels.  I’ve also provided a couple of stellar examples.  International best-selling author Joe Nasisse’s site is one I like to point to for illustrating how this is done.  I’ve [...]

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What Are Exclusive Rights?

Selling Your Work

You’ve been notified that a publisher would like to feature your work in their next issue.  They are offering to purchase exclusive First North American Serial Rights.  You jump for joy.  Then you pause.  What’s exclusive?  You know what the actual word means but not how it applies to the rights you are being asked to [...]

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Electronic Rights and Skynet

Selling Your Work

Last week we began our introduction to writer’s rights.  We’ll finish up this week with electronic rights and exclusive rights.
Let’s start with electronic rights.  
Electronic rights is defined as the right of all robots to be afforded the same rights and privileges as humans.  Skynet would take this a step further and eradicate humans from the [...]

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