Writerly Ways

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Happy St. Patrick's Day (this Glendalough, loved this place)

but probably more to my liking it's also this saint's feast day:





I made it home without issue. Rocket was so happy to see me he actually sat still and let me cut a lot of the matts out of him. His ear and eye have healed up.

Since it's late and I'm getting very tired so you'll get some links and no real writerly ways. My brain ground away on the same scene for about 200 miles. Ah well.

Open Calls

SFWA Market Report – March 2024 which markets are open

Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook and Food Horror Anthology open to BIPOC authors and/or LGBT ones

Steampunk Sleuths

Haven Speculative 2024 General Submissions Call #2

Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores April 2024

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 9 Nice pay but you need to be from Texas

56 Literary Journals that Pay their Authors

Moon Falling

Sun Rising Short Stories

Vault of Shadows: Issue 1 This is the one that wants to convert your short story to a comic books

One More Chapter: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions No agent but there seems to be an error in the coding they think...

Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers: March 2024

From around the web

The Hierarchy of Exposition

Description Creates a Mood I need to contemplate on this one

Polarize Characters, Energize Your Novel


The Impersonation List Worth a look because there are predators out there


Writing About Food: Great Recipes Make Great Stories



What is a Character Arc?

A Writers’ Guide to Self-editing Fiction

Author Merchandise Ideas to Boost Revenue


From Betty

The Five Stages of Becoming a Fiction Writer

Five Tips for Characters That Go Against the Flow

I Wanted My Hero to Make a Mistake. It Didn’t Go Well.

3 Techniques for Powerful Writing

The Pain of First Pages

Guardians of Creativity: Writing Safely in Public Spaces

Optimize Creativity During Life's Ups and Downs, Part 1

Major in Minors

Four-legged Detectives: Bringing K-9s to Life in Fiction

Continuing a Series: Is This Info Too Repetitive?

Character Type & Trope Thesaurus: Adrenaline Junkie


To go with my warning, Betty shared this from A note from Nathan Bransford's blog:
First up, I’ve heard from multiple authors who’ve been scammed recently by fraudsters impersonating agents and publishers. Please, please educate yourself on how to spot a publishing scam and be very wary of people contacting you out of the blue with something that seems too good to be true. Yes, agents and editors do occasionally reach out to people, but double- and triple-check that they’re legitimate before you move forward. A good place to start is Writer Beware’s Impersonation List, (this is the imposter thing I linked to above) which has information on common scams. But be mindful that the scammers change their names and approaches all the time. Please reach out to me if you need help confirming whether someone is legitimate.


Why I hope my parents won’t read my novel


Don’t forget to celebrate

MY LIST OF GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS TO LIVE BY

A FREELANCE WRITER'S BEST TOOL: INTERVIEWING SKILLS

TIMELINES AND PLOTTING YOUR NOVEL – PART 2