Writerly Ways

It's 10 to eleven and I've been writing exams and grading term papers since 1030 in the morning. My brain is shot. I even had ideas for this writerly ways so I'll just leave a note for myself for next week. Let's talk about how Star Trek and The Owl House have themes in common and what that means to your writing.

Moving right on to the links (also asking for help if anyone has an interest)

OPen Calls

NonBinary Review pays well enough but I'm not sure wth they're asking for if I'm honest

The First Line – Fall 2023 I've written for them before not successfully mind you but they had a nice rejection

What Really Happened Okay this one sounds fun

Qualia Nous Volume 2 Okay this one does take novelettes and here's where I could use help. I have that long story I missed the deadline with last year. Unfortunately at 12K it is too long for this by 2K but too short by about 5K for people wanting novellas. I'm not sure it has 5K more in it but maybe if we take a look I can cut out 2K

Stone’s Throw June 2023 Window

Alternative Leadership


Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue #3 This one sounds SO good too. I wonder if I can tackle it

The Drabblecast 2023 Weird West Edition

45 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for May 2023


From Around the Web

Every Book Is Its Own Monster

The first draft is always the hardest (and why you shouldn’t fear starting over) but starting over is SO HARD (but I've done it!)

Storyville: What We Can Learn From Reading Bad Fiction note: it means bad as in tired plots AND things that just don't work for you but are good stories technically (reading one right now)

Boost Your Book Launch by Perfecting Distribution and Metadata

The Merry Dredgers Blog Tour: Answering Your Writing-Related Questions

The Problem With AI Writing

Writing Is More Than Self-Expression

What’s the Difference Between a Preface, Foreword, and Introduction?

From Betty

What’s The Point?

Five Things I Learned Writing a Series

How to Juggle Writing and a Full-Time Job (with J.W. Judge)

The Backstory Drip (Backstory Techniques, Pt. 3 of 3)

Does Writer's Block Really Exist?

The AI-Assisted Artisan Author With Joanna Penn

What Is Yours to Do?

WORLDBUILDING 101 FOR WRITERS: CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY

Four Ways to Bring Swords to a Gunfight

Seven Things Writers Get Wrong About Language

How to Write a Training Sequence

Using Wound Categories & Pointed Questions to Identify a Character’s Past Trauma

Adversarial Conflict: Who Is Making Trouble In Your Story?

Character Type and Trope Thesaurus Entry: Creator

Characters need to prioritize coherently