H. G. Wells was one of the first science fiction authors I read when I was young. His work helped me fall in love with the genre, so I thought about creating a post about his greatest works. I also decided to continue this series after writing about the greatest books by Ray Bradbury. If … Continue reading 5 Greatest Books by H. G. Wells
Welcome back to another list of literary journals looking for horror! As the fall semester gets closer, I find myself with less and less time to write. Before long, I'll be back in the UK. So today I thought I would published another list of literary journals for those wanting to submit horror. Check the … Continue reading 6 More Literary Journals Looking for Horror
Some literary journals look for specific kinds of fantasy, including folklore. While it may seem like a lot of speculative literary journals focus on epic fantasy, high fantasy, or even cozy fantasy, there are several out there that focus on the grim, the witchy, and the magical. If you wrote a story that fits those … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Folklore
If you've written a science fiction or fantasy story that turned out to be longer than you intended, don't worry! There's definitely a market for those. Well-respected speculative literary journals look for long short stories, or novelettes, and even novellas. I've created a list of several of them below. Of course, each journal has different … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Novelettes
Did you write a science fiction story, but you think it's too weird for traditional genre publication? You might be able to send your work to a literary journal looking for weird fiction. To be clear, weird fiction acts as a hybrid genre, demonstrated by the uncanny, the cosmic, or just the flat-out weird. This … Continue reading 4 Literary Journals Looking for Weird Fiction
Welcome back to another Golden Age science fiction short story review. Today, I've prepared a review after reading Arthur C. Clarke's "The Nine Billion Names of God." Before we begin, you might have noticed that my latest post went out at a different time. Chalk it up to WordPress being difficult again and missing its … Continue reading The Nine Billion Names of God Review
Last week, I mentioned slow beginnings and how editors are quick to send rejections if a story has one. These beginnings keep readers from exploring the setting, character, and conflict you want to show them. You know, the actual story! But how do you avoid them and start a story off right? Read below to … Continue reading Slow Beginnings in SF/F Short Stories
When writing a short story, you need to make every word count. That means giving your readers the basic pieces of a story, including a character, their conflict, and the setting where everything takes place, right away. Because if editors aren't interested in your story from the first few lines, they're going to pass on … Continue reading 3 Ways to Get Editors Invested in Your SF/F Story
Hello everyone! Glad to be back. This week, I wanted to talk about what rejection feels like when you send a piece to a lit journal and why you might have been rejected. There are many reasons a journal might not accept your piece. It doesn't mean your writing was "bad." But you might want … Continue reading 9 Reasons Your Writing Received A Rejection
Welcome back to another TBR post, Books with Dragons edition! This week, I thought I would talk about books that I have been meaning to read that have dragons in them or are centered around dragons. At this point, I haven't read too many of them, but I remember reading Christopher Paolini's Eragon when I … Continue reading Books with Dragons #TBRTuesday
