The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reevaluate our
writing habits and schedules. Here are some of mine:
If I do not have a deadline for a piece of work, I will set one.
By establishing a date to finish the first draft, I will feel more pressure to
get the job done. I use the term “job” because writing is not easy and a
manuscript can be so difficult to write I’m tempted to set it aside. I’ll muddle
through; that’s what it takes to finish the first draft as my timeline
approaches.
Read articles/books on the writing process. Since I write picture
books and MG, I will focus on those two areas.
Read a variety of picture, chapter, and MG books to study how
other writers develop stories.
Remain positive, even with a landslide of rejection letters. I’ll
measure my literary worth by my dedication to the writing, not by a contract.
If I continue to write and study the process, my manuscripts will improve.
Celebrate the small victories.
If an editor makes a comment on a rejection, I must have done something
to warrant his/her time, effort, and energy.
Make 2016 the year to realize your dream.
Call for submissions for
Young Writers
Ember is a semiannual journal of poetry, fiction,
and creative nonfiction for all age groups. Submissions for and by readers aged
10 to 18 are strongly encouraged. Ember is looking for great writing
that tells a compelling story, regardless of length. Even very short pieces,
like flash fiction, should tell a story, though there will certainly be fewer
dramatic elements developed than we’d see in a longer piece or novel. The
presence of “story” is what distinguishes flash fiction from “vignette.”
Submission guidelines at http://emberjournal.org/submission-guidelines/
Call for submissions for
Adult Writers
The Crawl Space Journal, a small place for big
imaginations, is looking for great writing, especially short forms: poems,
prose, and flash fiction, within the realms of magical realism, fabulism, and
fantasy, for our Spring Issue. We do accept novel excerpts (up to1,500 words)
if they stand alone. Our readers are mainly between the ages of 11 and 14.Submission guidelines at http://thecrawlspace.me/category/young-reader-flashlight/
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