writerly news for March 6, 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Writerly News. In cases where you don't see something that looks like a link, click on the WORDS to find the site.

 

-SHRAPNEL "publishes experimental writing from emerging writers in the genres of fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, and poetry. We also converse with the Canadian literary community through book reviews, interviews, and columns. We are also keen to publish graphic narratives and comics, as well as transgenre work that is not easily categorized." On top of our rates for written work, we'll chuck in an additional $5 for writers who are able to record themselves reading their piece." [tip courtesy of Erika Dreifus's The Practicing Writer (Hat tip: Jeanne Lyet Gassman.)]  https://www.shrapnelmagazine.com/submit

 

-Do you plot a story ahead of time or write it by the seat of your pants? Here's a particularly good article on the topic. [Click on the following words to find the article.]

 

 

How To Pants A Novel

 

-Here's a writing contest for a 500-word synopsis of a novel. Great incentive to polish the synopsis, which can be used to pitch to a publisher OR for marketing. It's only $5 to enter. The link:

https://darlingaxe.com/pages/the-synopsis-skirmish.

 

-TORONTO JOURNAL publishes "short stories from anywhere in the world. We will also consider non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, GTA, and surrounding areas). We pay $50 per piece. All published writers will also receive two printed copies of the issue in which they appear." [tip courtesy of Erika Dreifus's The Practicing Writer]

Submit - Toronto Journal

 

 

-How long should a book be? Excellent article here.

 

 

How Long Should A Novel Be?

 

 

 

-At the Feb 15 Interior Authors Group meeting [in Kamloops, British Columbia], member Terry Roth introduced Word Hippo, a free online program for finding synonyms, antonyms, definitions, rhyming words, word forms, translations, and crossword and scrabble searches. The site is wordhippo.com.

 

-Can artificial intelligence help you improve your writing? Here's an article on the topic.

 

 

3 new AI editors to strengthen your writing  Wonder Tools

 

-THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY invites submissions on the topic "Splash" by Apr 1, 2023. More info here.

 

 

The Century invites reader submissions

 

 

-Some people make a lot of money as ghostwriters. Here's an article about what a ghostwriter is and does.

 

 

What Is A Ghostwriter (And How Do I Become One)?

 

-A newish monthly bulletin that may interest you if you write poetry.

Monthly deadlines, ideas, and tools to revise and publish your poetry book. Plus submission fee support and an annual update of 150+ manuscript reading periods.  https://poetrybulletin.substack.com/