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cornerofmadness) wrote2025-07-13 08:29 pm
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I am sad. This is the second time in 6 weeks when I've run into a changing deadline from a publisher. I had finished a story I was pretty happy with. The pay for this open call was high. I KNOW the deadline because I checked it repeatedly. Got the beta edits back, checked to triple check the word count...and the date is changed. It's frustrating. It feels like a waste of everyone's time. Yes, I can probably find another open call this will fit eventually but this bullshit of closing early and changing deadlines sucks.
I'm trying to see it from their point of view. Maybe they have SO many submissions they can't handle it and close early. Still, I can't be checking every day to places I plan to submit to see if this is going on. Most of these publishers don't have blogs. Maybe they tell duotrope or another service something they're making a change but I don't know. You can't watch them all.
How do you all keep track of deadlines/places you're interested in?
Not the writerly ways i planned to give but this is what you're getting
Open Calls
Odysseus Odysseus from Greek Mythology
Horrorsmith’s Teen Forge Novel Line Young Adult speculative fiction of any genre
Baubles From Bones July 2025 Window Fiction that broadly falls in the realm of science fiction and fantasy
Dark Waters Volume 3 Whatever “dark waters” means to you – stories of trepidation, the unknown, the dangerous, the creepy, the suspenseful.
Space and Time July 2025 Window Stories with speculative elements
5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in July 2025
39 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for July 2025
From Around the web
Why Intentional Storytelling Matters in an Era of AI and Algorithm-Driven Content
One Author, Many Faces: Managing Multiple Identities
What Isn’t Said Still Screams: Writing Subtext in Horror Fiction
Ambiguity and the Horror of the Unknown
The Art of Rewriting: Where Good Writing Goes to Die (and Get Resurrected)
How Niche Authors Can Use Long-Tail Keywords in Metadata
How to Recognize and Avoid Book Scams
How to Achieve Great Character Development in Your Story
From Betty
How to Deal With a Powerful Faction Helping Team Good
Six Tips for Doing More With Less
Why I Stopped Chasing Algorithms and Started Creating Experiences
Sovereignty: Owning Your Voice is the Ultimate Power Move
Write an Unforgettable First Line
The Star Does All The Good Stuff
How to Find Symbols in Your Settings
Three Hidden Reasons Writers Procrastinate
The Backwards Law for Writers
Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know
How to weave more voice into a query letter
Professional Development for Writers
Writing a Meaningful Book Review
I'm trying to see it from their point of view. Maybe they have SO many submissions they can't handle it and close early. Still, I can't be checking every day to places I plan to submit to see if this is going on. Most of these publishers don't have blogs. Maybe they tell duotrope or another service something they're making a change but I don't know. You can't watch them all.
How do you all keep track of deadlines/places you're interested in?
Not the writerly ways i planned to give but this is what you're getting
Open Calls
Odysseus Odysseus from Greek Mythology
Horrorsmith’s Teen Forge Novel Line Young Adult speculative fiction of any genre
Baubles From Bones July 2025 Window Fiction that broadly falls in the realm of science fiction and fantasy
Dark Waters Volume 3 Whatever “dark waters” means to you – stories of trepidation, the unknown, the dangerous, the creepy, the suspenseful.
Space and Time July 2025 Window Stories with speculative elements
5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in July 2025
39 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for July 2025
From Around the web
Why Intentional Storytelling Matters in an Era of AI and Algorithm-Driven Content
One Author, Many Faces: Managing Multiple Identities
What Isn’t Said Still Screams: Writing Subtext in Horror Fiction
Ambiguity and the Horror of the Unknown
The Art of Rewriting: Where Good Writing Goes to Die (and Get Resurrected)
How Niche Authors Can Use Long-Tail Keywords in Metadata
How to Recognize and Avoid Book Scams
How to Achieve Great Character Development in Your Story
From Betty
How to Deal With a Powerful Faction Helping Team Good
Six Tips for Doing More With Less
Why I Stopped Chasing Algorithms and Started Creating Experiences
Sovereignty: Owning Your Voice is the Ultimate Power Move
Write an Unforgettable First Line
The Star Does All The Good Stuff
How to Find Symbols in Your Settings
Three Hidden Reasons Writers Procrastinate
The Backwards Law for Writers
Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know
How to weave more voice into a query letter
Professional Development for Writers
Writing a Meaningful Book Review
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On one hand it's a good problem for them. On the other, moving deadlines sucks