Writerly Ways

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Another horrible day. Hell I couldn't even crop the Margaret Atwood quote right (at least I got a lot of class work done). So here, no thoughts just links

Open Calls

Astrolabe Stories about how we seek out, discover, and grasp onto connection in all genres with a particular fondness for anything that moves beyond realism in form or content or spirit

Radon Journal. Stories and poetry containing elements of science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, or dystopia

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in September 2025

Rathalla Review: Now Seeking Submissions



From Around the Web

How to Reconnect with a Draft You No Longer Want to Write

Dreams Need Deadlines: The Path to Real Book Marketing Results

Five Ways Authors Sabotage Their Story’s Tension

Writing the Unthinkable: How Transgressive Fiction Lets Us Explore What We Can’t Say Out Loud


The Ever-Evolving Game of Charging Writers for Submissions

Lessons from a Thousand Submissions


From Betty

Five Common Masquerade Explanations and Why They’re Bad

How to Keep Magic From Ruining the Plot

Six “Weak” Fantasy Powers That Are Incredibly Strong

Chasing Trends, A Writer’s Dilemma

How to Write Stories That Matter to You and Your Readers

Cozy Detective Tips

Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn?

Use Context to Deepen Our Writing From AI Slop


How to Show Your Character’s Repressed Emotions

What to Do After an Agent Says Yes: 3 Essential Steps for Writers

The Surprising Benefits of Word Search Puzzles for Writers

18 Attitudes That Can Sabotage Your Writing Journey (and How to Overcome Them) Minus the blatantly religious #2 in this, the list is good

Why All Stories Are Myth—and How They Transform Us