Posted by In the spirit of ‘better late than never’, I thought I’d share some of the little spurts of writing news and successes that have come my way in the last few months.
The first was a reprint in the National Flash Flood that happens every June: FlashFlood: ‘Mother, Believing’ by Gargi Mehra. This story was originally published in Vestal Review in 2021, and was even nominated by them for their Best of the Net.
Unexpectedly I received another honour – a mention in the most coveted Longlist: The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2024
Recently my interview was featured in .Writers.on.Writing. — Yellow Arrow Publishing!
I’ve resumed submitting my stories around May, by culling the best venues from the usual sources:
The Practicing Writer 2.0: September 2024
Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: 96 Calls for Submissions in September 2024 – Paying markets (Also check out their 50 Writing Contests in September 2024 – No entry fees and 34 Splendid Writing Conferences and Workshops in September 2024)
And don’t forget the markets for flash fiction at:
FlashFictionFlash@groups.io | Home
I am sad to note that Cathy’s Comps and Calls remains on hiatus. I sincerely hope Cathy Bryant is back on her feet soon.
From the beginning of June, I’ve picked up learning poetry from a poet friend. It’s a new experience for me and though I had dabbled in it before, I find that learning it formally and practicing it has helped me improve my poetic skills a lot. I am hopeful that I can share success of my published poems the next time I write this post!
Meanwhile, here are some thoughts for you to chew on:
A few thoughts on poems that don’t win prizes…
» How to Generate Plot Ideas for Flash Fiction (authorspublish.com)
How to Take—And Give—Criticism Well – The Atlantic
How a self-published book broke ‘all the rules’ and became a bestseller (msn.com)
periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics: Mark Danowsky : The Rise & Fall of Lit Mags
Why Is Humour the Orphan of the Literary World? | The Brevity Blog (wordpress.com)
We’re All Tiger Moms Now | The New Yorker
If AI is going to take over the world, why can’t it solve the Spelling Bee? (engadget.com)
Work Smarter, Not Harder: 10 AI Tools That Can Help Make Your Job Easier In No Time (msn.com)
Why The Forge declined your work. – Sara Crowley
» The Other Side of the Desk: Casey Aimer (authorspublish.com)
» 5 Things Being an Editor Has Taught Me About Rejection (authorspublish.com)
Alice Revisited – by Heidi Pitlor – Wordness (substack.com)
Oh, The Class You Could Take – by Tommy Dean (substack.com)
» 6 Common Myths About Publishing (authorspublish.com)
About That NYTimes Best Books List (substack.com)
That’s all I have this time! I hope to descend upon you all with more tips and tricks and hopefully news of acceptances in the next few months! Keep writing and churning out creative work!
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