The logistics of slush piles demand ruthlessness, and stories that don’t intrigue the reader early on won’t get a second chance later. So, you’ve got your hook. It’s dramatic, it’s ingenious, and it’s free of typos. Your first two pages have been polished to near oblivion. Now what?
Today, I’ll focus on kindle publishing, but the principles apply equally well to Nook, Smashwords, PubIt, and other distribution systems.
Member News for Allan Cole, Brandon Sanderson, Jay Lake, and Nancy Fulda.
The books I love most immerse me in a world utterly different from my own. Arrakis, Pern, Barrayar, Chalion… I crave deep information about these planets, and fortunately the author always delivered.
Industry News and Member News for Thoraiya Dyer, Nancy Fulda, Sara Creasy, Anna D. Allen, and Matthew S. Rotundo.
All life is nurtured by death, and a story is defined not so much by what it is, but by what it is not. Our fiction cannot take on life unless we are willing destroy all of the beautiful possibilities but one: the best one.
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Leonell Strong III, Victoria Strauss, Carrie Ryan, Laura Bickle, Nancy Fulda, and Yasmine Galenorn!
Today, thanks to the internet age, it is no longer necessary to pore over pages of microscopic script in order to learn where to submit your fiction. There are a number of online venues that specialize in providing just such information. Allow me to share some of my favorites.
It’s ten years since the hordes of Sumerian gods arrived in Indiana to kick off the end of the world, but a principal player decided not to show. Now humanity is stuck in a never-ending apocalypse. Emelia & Gillian are determined to force a change.
Alex is a writer, translator, & editor from Brooklyn, NY. Over 120 of his short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, and other venues. His debut novel, Eridani’s Crown, is forthcoming in October 2019 from UFO Publishing.
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