The short story recommendations (which by now has turned into something of a monthly thing) are a little different this time around. Daily Science Fiction, which is my usual go-to for large amounts of great fiction, is only represented once on the list. In fact, there's only flash fiction story on the list. That doesn't … Continue reading Story Recommendations November 2019
Month: November 2019
Backman’s First Law of Writing Success
Okay, so I only have one made-up law so far, but I'm not going to be a pessimist just yet and call it Backman's Only Law of Writing Success. I just need to come up with one more idea before I die, dammit. And if that's not happening, I'll just fling out some weak rephrasing … Continue reading Backman’s First Law of Writing Success
Slush Readers: A help or a menace?
So I was looking for places to submit some of my short stories the other day and ending up going through quite a few magazine submission guidelines. Some of the magazines presented selling points along with their guidelines, reasons why you should submit to their particular magazine. You know, stuff like their pay rate, how … Continue reading Slush Readers: A help or a menace?