Tag Archives: short stories

The Deadlines: Collecting and organizing

I made a breakthrough over the weekend. I entered the information I’ve been collecting about different literary magazines and their reading windows into a spreadsheet. Now I can easily sort all of the reading periods by deadlines and what month I want to include them in my planner. I also added spreadsheet pages for contests,Continue reading “The Deadlines: Collecting and organizing”

See into the future: No more missed opportunities

Happy New Year! I know I’m a week late to the party, but I’m finally feeling like getting started, so better late, right? A new year, a new project I have an exciting new project for this year inspired by a tweet from Julie Reeser (@abetterjulie) asking about end of year processing and planning. SheContinue reading “See into the future: No more missed opportunities”

#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.

My short story “An Urgent Note On The Floor” was published in Sick Lit Magazine today. This marks an exciting milestone in my writing journey. Though I have had a flutter of publication recently, this is the first of my published stories that is long enough to leave the flash fiction category and fit inContinue reading “#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.”

New #LitMag+

Almost every writer dreams of getting published. Most likely, that dream is the scene that comes after (and does not include) the effort involved in reading and researching hundreds of literary magazines, writing queries and perfecting submissions, only to receive rejection after rejection after rejection. Finding the right place for your stories can feel elusive,Continue reading “New #LitMag+”

Be Prepared: Inspiration Can Surprise You!

Yesterday, I had my whole day planned–the whole week actually–but while wandering the blogs of wordpress, I happened upon Catherine Austen’s Blog – Deadline? What Deadline? She had a post about writing contests for kids that ended with some no entry fee writing contests for adults. As usual, I find a contest I’d like toContinue reading “Be Prepared: Inspiration Can Surprise You!”