In my cheekiest moments whilst thinking about the traditional publishing world, I often think about what things would be like for writers if certain parts of the process got flipped. For example, what if agents queried writers? What if we had a gargantuan place where we could put information about our writing lives, share our… Continue reading What If Agents Queried Writers?
Category: On Writing
New Schedule Update
So we're into the third week of January. Time is flying faster than a peregrin falcon. I've been doing well with my new schedule and daily planning. I've been getting up early Monday to Friday and meditating, praying and stretching. I feed the dogs, make my lunch, take my time getting dressed. Mornings are slow… Continue reading New Schedule Update
Editing & Submissions
Do you have someone edit your submissions before you submit? I'm curious about this as I've been working hard to continually submit this year. I'm talking specifically about contest calls and themed submission calls for lit mags - not full-length manuscripts for agents/publishers. I find that the way I submit happens organically. I get loads… Continue reading Editing & Submissions
I Won!
Okay, so this is a blog post swaddled in manifestation. I just submitted a chapbook of poetry to the Rattle Chapbook Prize. *The deadline is tonight at midnight! Rattle is my favourite literary magazine. I've submitted to different contests and calls over the years, but this year I finally got my shi* together enough to… Continue reading I Won!
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