Real Spiel - Ain't Gonna Cry
March Issue Archive
Holly Gilliatt's St. Louis Sisters series What Alice Forgot review Word Jogger - writing prompt Rejection Notes from Editors - how to tell what they mean & what you should do about it Kim Drew Wright News Kat Moore's Poem in Souvenir Lit READ THE ISSUE #2minuterecommends #wordjogger #writingprompt #writingtips #poetry #realspiel #archive
5 short stories that will improve your own writing
I am convinced writing short stories is the best way to learn craft. You can afford to try different techniques without killing two years. Hone your skills by knocking out a short story instead of hunkering over the keyboard with a great idea for the beginning of a novel-length manuscript, getting bogged down in the middle and shoving it in a drawer because something just isn’t working. Short stories are like the poetry of novel writing. They have to capture you up front and
Real Spiel Archive - Be Mine Damn't - February Issue
Real Spiel Archive - Be Mine Damn't FEB Issue Joyce Carol Oates' "Where You Going? Where You Been?" 1 minute recommends for M.T. Anderson's FEED and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart Word Jogger - writing prompt Tips to obtain an editor and cover artist Kim Drew Wright News Irene Wellman's poem from Street Light journal #archive #fiction #editors #wordjogger #writingprompt #writingtips #2minuterecommends #realspiel #poetry
Cover Letter for Lit Journals - 7 tips
Beginning writers are always afraid of the cover letter. It can be a scary task. My advice is to keep it simple. Most editors don't hunker over cover letters with a magnifying glass determined to find fault - they don't have the time! Let your writing you submitted do the work.
That said, cover letters are a necessary piece with almost all submissions. Always follow the publication's guidelines. My cover letters change all the time. This is just one variation.
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