Publishing opportunities…
The Phare – Prose & Poetry – General (see guidelines) – November 27 (submission fee)
Abraxas Review – Prose & Poetry – General – November 30
Wallstrait – Prose – General – December 1 (submission fee, but pays)
Zoetic Press – Prose & Poetry (for 4LPH4NUM3R1C podcast) – Speculative – December 31
Expert insights…
Last week industry expert Jane Friedman held her mid-year update, covering sales, trends, and factors affecting various genres across publishing. Friedman’s insights and commentary are valuable not only for industry professionals, but for authors in both the traditional and indie spaces.
Mirror, mirror…
In her recent blog post, book coach Nicole Whisler lays out seven methods for describing your protagonist’s appearance without resorting to the dreaded mirror cliche (while also showing an example of where the mirror can actually work!).
An author chat…
On Saturday, October 10th, Chapters in Mississauga, Ontario will be hosting a conversation between authors Corinne Leigh Clark and Kelley Armstrong, to celebrate Clark’s book The Butcher’s Daughter (written with David Demchuk). There will also be a book signing after the event.
Quote of the week…
“Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the work coldly.”
– Anne Lamott
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