"The Big Click" http://www.thebigclickmag.com/ is a new bi-monthly noir fiction magazine set to launch in March of 2012 and helmed by Nick Mamatas. Since there were no guidelines at the link I emailed Mr. Mamatas with a request for more information. Here's what he had to say:
"It'll be invitation-only for calendar year 2012, so that writers can read a few issues and get a sense of what we like. We will be publishing submission guidelines, but only opening for our 2013 issues.
It's a paying market: a flat rate of $100 for fiction. We prefer fiction of under 6000 words.
We're running two stories per issue, a column by Tom Piccirilli every issue, and other non-fiction. We'll be free on the web and also bundling the issues as low-priced ebooks for every e-reader. Our first issue will include fiction by Ken Bruen and an interview with Joe Lansdale. We also have stories lined up from Anonymous-9 and Jim Nisbet."
It looks like this is going to be a top notch site and I, for one, am looking forward to its first issue. And a big tip of the hat to Brian Lindenmuth for the link!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Plotting Die Hard Style
Janice Hardy has a great post about plotting using the original Die Hard movie as a plotting guide. http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/01/i-meant-to-do-that-three-things-die.html
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Twitter Pressure
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1313785
And we thought peer pressure was bad back in the good old days!! Now, you've got the whole world telling you what to think and do. Will all the social media out there kill free thinking?
And we thought peer pressure was bad back in the good old days!! Now, you've got the whole world telling you what to think and do. Will all the social media out there kill free thinking?
Monday, January 2, 2012
All Due Respect
The first story of the new year is up at All Due Respect, it's "Dog Days of Summer" by John Kenyon. New editor, Chris Rhatigan has also announced that they're open for submissions. Be sure to check out the guidelines as the word count has changed. And starting in May there will be two stories a month featured instead of one. http://all-due-respect.blogspot.com/
Markets and a Note
This market is for Pinoy writers only. Philippine Genre Stories has a call for submissions of genre stories (sci-fi, fantasy, crime, mystery and horror). The submission period is January 1 to April 30 for stories of 1500 to 8000 words, payment is P500. You can find all the details here http://philippinegenrestories.blogspot.com/2011/12/pgs-online-call-for-submissions-and.html
Over at Duotrope I found a new market getting set to launch called Fantasy Short Stories: the New Magazine of Fantasy. They are looking for Epic, High, Heroic, and Swords and Sorcery Fantasy short stories and they will be publishing the new zine as an ebook. Payment is a flat fee of $10. Submission through Submishmash. You can find the details here http://fantasyshortstories.org/submissions
Also, something everyone who uses Duotrope should be aware of - they have announced that they will be listing fee-based submissions (excluding vanity presses) in the near future. So be sure to read submission details carefully.
Over at Duotrope I found a new market getting set to launch called Fantasy Short Stories: the New Magazine of Fantasy. They are looking for Epic, High, Heroic, and Swords and Sorcery Fantasy short stories and they will be publishing the new zine as an ebook. Payment is a flat fee of $10. Submission through Submishmash. You can find the details here http://fantasyshortstories.org/submissions
Also, something everyone who uses Duotrope should be aware of - they have announced that they will be listing fee-based submissions (excluding vanity presses) in the near future. So be sure to read submission details carefully.
Words of Wisdom
"Almost anyone who is literate can write a short story. But to write a good short story ... Aye, there's the rub, as Hamlet once remarked. The short story is right up there next to poetry in the demands it places on the writer. It is not just a short novel; it is, say a battle rather than a war. A moment, not a lifetime. It marks some vivid instant that forever alters the life of its protagonist, rather than depicting the slow evolutional effect of time and events on a group of people.
It is unforgiving. There is very little room for artistic maneuvering and none at all for self-indulgence. Every word, every phase, every nuance, is vital. The short story can teach a beginning writer the elements of his craft--along with precision, discipline and grace."
Words of wisdom from Joe Gores in his introduction to Lawrence Block's collection of short stories, "Like a Lamb to Slaughter".
It is unforgiving. There is very little room for artistic maneuvering and none at all for self-indulgence. Every word, every phase, every nuance, is vital. The short story can teach a beginning writer the elements of his craft--along with precision, discipline and grace."
Words of wisdom from Joe Gores in his introduction to Lawrence Block's collection of short stories, "Like a Lamb to Slaughter".
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Market Links
The lovely Katherine Tomlinson sent me a link to an ebook anthology call, "Twisted Realities: Of Myth and Monstrosity". They're looking for short stories that deal with the question, "What would happen if horror and mythology collided?" The deadline is February 13 for stories of 4000 to 10,000 words. Payment is a percentage of royalties.
While looking around the site where the call was posted I discover that Horror Tree lists calls for submissions to both anthologies and magazines. Most seem to be paying markets in the horror genre. You find all the calls here http://horrortree.com I've also put the link over there to the right in the Markets column. Many thanks to Katherine for the new link!!
And if you're looking for markets to fulfill that New Year's resolution to write and submit more this year, check out the Recent Updates link over at Duotrope. They have 83 markets that opened for submissions today. http://www.duotrope.com/recentupdates.aspx
Happy writing, everyone!!
While looking around the site where the call was posted I discover that Horror Tree lists calls for submissions to both anthologies and magazines. Most seem to be paying markets in the horror genre. You find all the calls here http://horrortree.com I've also put the link over there to the right in the Markets column. Many thanks to Katherine for the new link!!
And if you're looking for markets to fulfill that New Year's resolution to write and submit more this year, check out the Recent Updates link over at Duotrope. They have 83 markets that opened for submissions today. http://www.duotrope.com/recentupdates.aspx
Happy writing, everyone!!
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