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Hey, Use My List!

Most of this post was composed over several nights between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., so 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 an extensive list:
I have a list of just over 100 literary and electronic journals that I submit to, [...]

Posted 22 September 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Lessons § Markets § Writing ‡ Comments (12)

Should MFA Programs Shirk the Short Story?

In MFA programs, short stories are often given the same weight as novels, screenplays and memoir, but things are different in the marketplace.
Now, I love short stories, and I spent about five years writing a short story collection, but the market for short fiction is extremely limited.
Consider the types of books you buy. Even writers [...]

Posted 18 July 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Markets § Teaching § Writing ‡ Comments (19)

Of Virtual Book Tours

I was recently asked to participate in an interesting new project going on over at Six Apart’s blog network, TypePad, and more specifically the TypePad Books project.
In the 21st-century mashup of promotion and serendipitous discovery that seems to go so well with blogging, author Brendan Halpin is talking about his new book “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” [...]

Posted 27 March 2007 † gordon § Authors § Interviews § Links § Writing ‡ Comments (1)