Category Archives: Lessons

A Brief Review of “Stone Reader”

Just watched a documentary called “Stone Reader.??? I’m probably late in the game since it came out in 2002. There is no film more about “After the MFA??? than this. Morbidly, I watched and learned about a brilliant writer from the Iowa Workshop, who published a first novel in 1972 called “The Stones of Summer.??? [...]

If Only She Could Quench Her Thirst

“Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.” — Kurt Vonnegut

How to Submit to Literary Journals — From Top-Tier to Small Publishers

In an effort to help us all with the ongoing struggle of literary journal submissions, most of this post was composed over several nights between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., and I apologize for typos and grammatical errors. On submitting What follows are suggestions for submitting your stories and/or excerpts to small literary journals. Build [...]