Occasional writer of fiction when not dealing with a day job.
he/him
Sat down, with #TheStingingFly, #TheMoth and #Tolka, to chat with Dr Conor Linnie for a MoLI digital exhibition, The Parish the Universe: Patrick Kavanagh & the World of the Literary Magazine.
We strongly recommend everyone read @jasonsanford's latest Genre Grapevine on Twitter. Lots of links explaining the situation. Lots of info about alternatives.
Really essential stuff, y'all!
the truck passes by safely, but uncomfortably close. t-rex has just lived literally a hundred lives in the space of a second, but since they were all various mixes of his own life, he has learned nothing, and it amounts to nothing. his soul is now old but his body is young, and in that, there is relief
If you're looking for specfic indie publishers & orgs to follow, here are some I've found. (P.1 - more in replies!) <3
@ApexMagazine
@augurmag
@dream_foundry
@kaleidotrope
@diabolicalplots
@Undertow
@bcsmagazine
@UncannyMagazine
@StelliformPress
@clarkesworld
@InterzoneMag
@cossmass
@rikka_zine
@oldmoon
*edited to update/remove bots
#speculativefiction #indiepress #horror #sciencefiction #fantasy #writingcommunity #fiction #magazine #smallpress
On speech tags:
"bit out" —> "said sharply"
"ground out" —> "said angrily"
"murmured"/"breathed" —> "said softly"
This can feel counterintuitive; don't we want to reduce adverbs and use specific language?
Not when it comes to speech tags.
Simplifying speech tags makes dialogue stronger. Your characters' emotion should come from the dialogue itself, and dramatic speech tags distract from your writing rather than adding to it.
#AmEditing #EditingProTips #Writing
https://www.rookwoodediting.com/2021/01/just-use-said-on-speech-tags/
Hey #WritingCommunity, here is a working masterlist of lit mags and presses that are on Mastodon and will be posting submission calls. This resource will be updated periodically, so make sure you bookmark it for future reference. :)
All handles have been added with consent from the representatives. If you are an EIC or staff member, please get in touch and I'll add you to the list.
[updated 02 Jan '24]
Sheet1 Lit Mags & Presses on Mastodon This is a working masterlist of Mastodon pages on which submission calls and print/web issues will be shared. All handles have been added with consent from the representatives. To be added to/removed from the list, please get in touch with @wordswithnima@wri...
gorse journal
Xtinehlee 🐝🐓💨
The Skiffy and Fanty Show
Marissa van Uden
Rookwood Editing
Brian Bilston
poet of the fallen moon 🍉
Ricardo Victoria 🐢