Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Assorted Linkage

I've mentioned before that Duotrope publishes interviews with editors on their site and thought this interview with Thieves Jargon editor, Dan Sannell, might be of interest to those of you who stop by here. http://www.duotrope.com/interview.aspx?id=527 It's always nice to know where an editor's taste in stories lies.

For those of you who write Fantasy and Horror, editor Paula Guran has put out a call for submissions for the 2011 edition of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. The deadline is April 1, 2011. This is a call for reprints of stories published in 2010. From reading the call, it looks like she wants the stories submitted by editors and publishers, she'd also like to be made aware of online zines. You can find the entire call with all the details here http://oldcharliebrown.livejournal.com/328106.html

The writing world can be a cutthroat place to be and not just on the publishing end of the equation. Some writers have been known to take jabs at other writers and try to sabotage their careers and even beginning writers need to be careful of "helpful" advice from their writing groups. There are a great many wonderful writers who genuinely lend a helping hand to beginners and pros alike, but there are always a few who put the lie to that. This wonderful essay at the Book View Cafe puts this into perspective for writers. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/07/06/when-writing-friends-arent-sabotage-and-self-image/

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