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
Tag: writing life
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!
Something Comes Up
How do you handle the daily unpredictable facts of life that are the Something Comes Up? Let's call 'em SomComUPs. These are the things that derail your glorious, heart-felt, committed-to-reaching-your-daily-goals intrusions like, say, a car issue or a must-have-now from a client or co-worker, or a crap attack post-lunch that sucks what was left of… Continue reading Something Comes Up
The In-and-Out
If your first thought when you read this title had something to do with sex, welcome to the gutter, dear friend. It's nice and warm and orgasmic in here! Alas, even though I do enjoy writing about sex, this post is not about that kind of in-and-out. I'm talking about the in-and-out of submissions. I'm… Continue reading The In-and-Out
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