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| So I was checking out some data on the stories I have on submission right now, and discovered a pretty shocking fact. I am not a fantasy writer. Or at least not primarily. I've always been a fantasy author in my head, with a little science fiction on the side, but... Well, looking through the genre designations of the stories I have on submission... I'll let the list speak for itself. Fantasy Science Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Science Fiction Horror Science Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Who'da thunkit? |
| Is it that you don't write as much fantasy, or that the editors of the publications are looking for more sci fi than fantasy? |
| I figured it out Elle - on hiatus. I do primarily write fantasy, but it is nearly always in novella or novel form, which I never send out. Apparently I am more drawn to sf in shorts and f on novels. |
| So I've been on a bit of a submitting spree lately, trying to get some more publishing credits. I've posted a billion times in Level Up (sorry guys!), but figured I would make a quick newsfeed post as well. So, here goes. My submissions since 3/25/16 Submissions: +1 Fantastic Stories of the Imagination +1 Plasma Frequency +1 Read Short Fiction +1 Dreams & Nightmares +1 Aurealis +1 Kaleidotrope +1 Kaleidotrope +1 Fireside +1 Escape Pod +1 Fantasy Scroll +1 Daily Science Fiction +1 Aliterate +1 200 CCs +1 PodCastle +1 The Journal of Compressed... +1 Quasis - Splinters +1 Ellery Queen +1 Apex Magazine = 18 Rejections: +1 Fireside (Form) +1 200 CCs (Personal) +1 The Journal of Compressed... (Form) +1 Aliterate (Form) = 4 Shortlisted: +1 Fantastic Stories of the Imagination = 1 I get a cookie, right? |
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| Sounds good, Cinn! :D I'm trying to revive Level Up, so if you want to come post any time, come on in! And Dawn Embers! WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN YOU IN SO LONG?! |
| Sorry. Work, browser troubles and sick. *hugs from a distance while wearing a mask* |
Hmmm... "difficult" is not the word that I was going to use up there  . Not sure what it was before autocorrect took over though. "Determined" maybe?  Thanks for the MB, Addi. I've been point people toward Level Up for ages, but none of them have taken part. Maybe a public MB structure where people would have some sort of on-site goal to work toward. Submit 20 and get a MB or some nonsense like that? The person who does the most one month gets... something cool? I dunno. People like prizes (as though publication wouldn't be more than enough if accepted, I know). |
Ebook and Print Book Covers ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Howdy, folks! So anyone who knows me knows that designing book covers is my favorite method of not-writing. I've resisted it for ages, but I decided to give in to it. I have set up an account over at The Book Cover Designer, and am slowly adding pre-made covers to their shelves. But there's a problem... I kind of feel like I could use some more experience. So if anyone is interested in having a cover custom made for their ebook, feel free to contact me. I can't do it for free, because stock photos cost something, and really, giving things away doesn't set a good precedent. We can discuss price, though, and find something we both can agree on. Basically, I want to make enough to cover the cost of my stock image subscription, even if it means spending hours on $30 covers.  Oh right, that website. I'll be adding pre-mades over here: http://thebookcoverdesigner.com/designers/addison-smith/ But feel free to email me if you want to work something out. I'd love to get some experience in.  |
| http://www.firesidefiction.com/submissions/ Anyone here submitting this time around? I've broken into the market once before, and am kind of in the mood to try again. Kind of a mix between nostalgia, getting back on the horse, and.. you know.. 12.5cpw. |
| Most amusing thing I have seen today. http://www.jebbush.com Looks like they forgot to renew, so Trump bought the domain and forwarded to his own site. |
| The first words I've written in a week: First, they fed. Rachel clutched to her knees, the looped threads of her Thunderhawks sweater catching on the bark behind her back. Her breath came ragged, cutting staccato lines in the chilled night air. She couldn’t hear those breaths. She felt every one--and the tiny gasps as a thread pulled from the bark, driving the smallest tingle down her spine—but the sounds wouldn’t register with her brain. Instead, she heard the legs. They came by the dozens, tiny limbs dragging hard carapace over trees and mounds of rotted dirt. Where there were dozens of the insects, there were thousands of legs. Pairs for every segment of their long bodies, moving in perfect unison as they came to the creature’s call. They cut into the soft rot of old wood, filling her sinuses with the loamy smell of decay, and that rapid chitter that blurred into a drone. I seem to have an adjective problem. |
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