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Writing and Selling Confessions

Having trouble “confessing” your problems? Michael Bracken, author of several confessional stories, offers a few tidbits of advice.

Stalled Careers, Writer’s Block, and Monsters Under the Bed

So you’ve been published but no one wants your book because of previous bad sales? Melisa Michaels offers some sage advice on how to get back into the bookstores.

A 12-Step Program for Writers

A tongue-in-cheek commentary on assumptions writers should avoid.

TANSTAAFL and the Novice Writer

Article by Elizabeth Moon on advice for novice writers. Novice writers have to take some responsibility for their own careers. The good information is NOT that hard to find. The novices who don’t find it–and don’t find it repeatedly–are resisting the truth.

Selling to Foreign Short Fiction Markets

An article by Douglas Smith on selling to foreign short fiction markets.

The Complete Nobody’s Guide to Query Letters

Lynn Flewelling writes on the basics of query letters.

Breaking Into Print: What Length Sells Best?

Article by Melisa Michaels on how to build a writing career.

Does “SFWA Member” help sell your story? Top SF editors comment

The question arises from time to time, “Should I put SFWA member on my cover letter.” Here are what some editors had to say about that from an article in 1998. Gardner Dozois says, “I take membership in a professional organization like SFWA or HWA as an indication that I should pay more attention to […]