Well, writer’s block can hit you at any time, and it ran me over like a MAC truck this week. This #publishpath entry should have been about reviewing my written cover letter and the problems most people have when sending their short fiction out for the first time. But between a family emergency and dealing…
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#PublishPath – Step Six: Writing the query letter
I’m feeling pretty confident right now! I know where I’m sending my work, when I’m sending my work, and I’ve got detailed instructions on how to get the manuscript from Point A to Point B. Now all I have to do is figure out what I’m going to say to each publisher when I query…
#PublishPath – Step Five: Tiering and scheduling your submissions
When you’re querying your short fiction you’re going to get rejected. A lot. Stephen King once famously mounted a railroad spike on his childhood bedroom wall when he started submitting short stories as a teen. Each rejection letter King received got impaled on the spike. After a while, the weight of the paper was so…
#PublishPath – Step Four: Read every publication on your rough list. (2/2)
I’m continuing my quest to find a publication that might actually welcome the submission of my 6000 word horror/literary short story. Let’s see how the next batch will hold up. The Iowa Review – https://iowareview.org/ What type of fiction do they normally publish? – No clue, paywall Do they publish authors who write like me? –…