Note: No part of this post was written by, edited, or reviewed by any AI writing tools. With the rise of artificial intelligence writing tools, many people have started letting AI do all the work for them. Unfortunately, this includes short story writers and novelists who are trying to make a quick buck without doing … Continue reading Can you submit your AI-generated story for publication
Sending off your writing to be considered by one of your favorite publications can be both exciting and nerve wracking. On the one hand, you are proud of your work and couldn’t imagine a better home for it. On the other, there’s the intense fear of rejection. Having that dream publication tell you your story … Continue reading When it’s time to accept silence as a rejection
I recently saw a meme regarding Little Women and Jo’s $100 prize for winning a short story contest. According to the meme, the truly sad part of Little Women is it shows writers that rates for short stories haven’t changed in the past 100 years. While there may be some truth to this, there are … Continue reading How To Sell Short Stories for Good Money
Writers can be very private and protective of their work, especially when they are in the writing process. I know I used to be this way, which is probably why I got rejected so much when I first started submitting my writing to be published. I eventually started to learn my lesson. I needed to … Continue reading What Are Beta Readers and Why You Need Them
Flash fiction. It's here, and then it's gone in a flash. Like a bolt of lightning. Or that superhero named the Flash. If you're a short story writer or a fan of short fiction, you have probably heard of flash fiction. It's kind of like the Usain Bolt of the writing world. But defining flash … Continue reading What is Flash Fiction? Everything Writers Need to Know
If you write short fiction or poetry, your best bet for publication is a literary magazine. While it’s difficult to earn a lot of money as a short story writer or poet, you can definitely accomplish a lot by getting published in a literary magazine. There are thousands of active literary magazines accepting submissions right … Continue reading Literary Magazine Submissions: What You Need to Know in 2022
Getting your short story published is often more difficult than actually writing the story. Even with thousands of literary magazines accepting short stories for publication, you still have less than a 10% chance of getting your story published any time you submit. Unless you know exactly how to submit a short story. With a smart … Continue reading How to Submit a Short Story
There are thousands of literary magazines accepting short story or poetry submissions right now. For writers, this means a lot of opportunity. It also means a lot of questions. Here are some of those questions you're probably asking right now about where you should send your writing for publication: Which publications are worth submitting to? … Continue reading Which literary magazines should you submit to? A guide to evaluating lit mags
You’ve completed your manuscript. Time to celebrate, right? Not so fast. There’s still the whole “getting it published” thing you need to worry about. Finishing a manuscript is certainly a huge accomplishment in its own right. But you didn’t spend countless hours typing away so your manuscript could gather virtual dust. You want someone to … Continue reading Should You Hire An Editor To Review Your Manuscript?
Your cover letter is arguably the least important part of a writing submission, but it can have a big impact on whether or not a piece is rejected. It’s easy to argue the merit of your writing should stand on its own independent of a cover letter, and many editors don’t even look at the … Continue reading 10 Things You Should Never Say In Your Cover Letter
