Writer of Speculative Fiction
Want to be published? Ready to submit your writing? This is my ultimate guide to submitting your short stories, short creative non-fiction, and poems. I’ll be breaking everything down into easy-to-follow steps. I’ll be talking about all the nitty-gritty details so you can understand each step of the process and find a home for your writing.
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A few weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to be published in Rune Bear magazine. And now, the poem is published and out there in the world for you to read (for free)!
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Earlier this year, I finished drafting my manuscript. It was a long process to finish that first draft. But I learned a lot along the way. Here are my take-aways.
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Over the past several years, my writing has drastically improved. One of the things that has helped my writing get better is books on writing. So, here are five books that have taught me how to craft better stories.
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FANTASTIC NEWS! Last week I heard back on one of my submissions. And after a few edits, I’m pleased to say that I have a poem coming out in Rune Bear’s weekly series on September 17th!
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My two main projects have moved from the drafting stage into the editing stage. This isn’t my first rodeo with editing, and between other projects I’ve edited and these two pieces, I’ve learned a lot about how to edit my own work. Editing one’s own work isn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve learned a few lessons along the way.
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I’ve been thinking lately about editing—about how difficult it is to edit one’s own writing—mostly because both of my current main projects are in the editing phase. In the writing stage, I told myself to keep writing so that I would have a finished draft. And now that I’m done drafting, I tell myself to keep editing so I can finish these projects and begin drafting a new project. Somewhere in this thought process I realized that I don’t like writing: I don’t like drafting, I don’t like editing, I don’t like rewriting, and I don’t like more editing. So why do I still write?
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Ready to submit your manuscript or short story? Are you slaving away over writing and revising your manuscript? Are you serious about your writing? These blogs will help you along your writing journey. They are packed full of publishing and writing industry advice, writing tips, and the occasional business suggestion for writers.
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Have you been yelled at for ending a sentence with a preposition? Or maybe you’ve been told more politely? It’s not just you. I’ve been told the same thing. But guess what? You were told wrong. So then, what’s the deal with prepositions at the end of sentences?
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Writing is hard. That’s no secret. It’s a mad scramble to find motivation and inspiration to finish (or start) that creative writing project. It’s time to take a look at your writing strategies, habits, and environment and evaluate what gets you typing and what stops your story in its tracks. What will really get you to write? Time to find out.
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Alex Sagittarius 