Published on July 9, 2014
I totally support your blacklisting of journals that charge reading fees. I have never sent any of my work to such journals. Neither do I charge writers any money to send their work to Verse-Virtual.
It’s really outrageous that publishers of LITERARY journals can be so petty. One would think they’d be above that kind of behavior. And, I don’t believe all that nonsense about how they can’t handle so many submissions and that’s why they charge fees. They should be grateful for submissions! Instead, they resent them. What? Thank you for standing up to these greedy magazines. Thank you for supporting writers.
–Firestone Feinberg
https://www.verse-virtual.com
Published on July 9, 2014
writing tips
If I make it, will they come?
It’s a question a lot of writers have when they’re working toward establishing an online presence.
Published on July 9, 2014
What is the difference between a fee contest by a publication and charging a submission fee?
Published on July 9, 2014
I have had success condensing essays to fillers, expanding devotionals into expository compositions, and re-working a serious article into a poem. I even combined several un-sold manuscripts into an article about a sales drought and sold it to a writing magazine. Generating a manuscript in various forms for various audiences increases its marketability. Whether the original piece has been sold or is sitting in your hard drive, consider whether it could be worked into a different genre…
Published on July 2, 2014
On Monday night, we had just eaten dinner, and were watching TV when I glanced outside, and noticed this sky…
Published on July 2, 2014
Todd Engel (the cover designer for BookLocker and Abuzz Press) took my vision and turned it into reality. A true rock star.
–Peter J. Gallanis, author, The Reporter, Book I
Published on July 2, 2014
self-publishing
I used to think that Print-on-Demand (POD) publishers sold their services only to desperate writers not good enough to win a contract with a traditional publisher. I learned differently when I explored the publishing world more closely.
Published on July 2, 2014
bookstores
I need to please ask you a question. I have started sending a copy of my book to some large bookstores out west. My first response was no, they wouldn’t accept it because of my publisher’s no returns policy. I’m afraid the other stores are going to say the same.
Published on July 2, 2014
The first article I ever wrote shared how my husband and I co-owned a Correct Craft water ski boat with another couple. Due to the high price of the boat, co-ownership made the purchase possible. My article explained how well our arrangement worked, and outlined what readers should include in their contracts. I sold this article to the first magazine I submitted it to…
Published on June 25, 2014
It’s hard to believe but Mason turned eight years old this week…
