Publishing
Artists Aren’t Lottery Tickets
I have spent much of today trying to publish a single article. I have edited it, revised it, corrected transcription errors, adjusted the formatting, and submitted it repeatedly. I have tried to work out why a platform keeps rejecting my submission without clearly identifying the specific passage, link, or other element that needs attention.
By THE HONED CRONEa day ago in Writers
When Music Memory Makes The Point
Who remembers this one then? Because I most certainly do; that's for certain. I wrote about the latest that's been happening concerning our current house move in THE WAITING GAME, which Vocal published seventeen days ago; it was only a short three-minute read, but seventeen days on from that story, and it has forever reminded me of a song from 1985 that has stuck in my head ever since. This one particular song replays over and over again, every time I stumble past a packed and sealed box... which is currently every single minute of every day, typically because there isn't any room in our house that doesn't contain... boxes... small boxes, medium-sized ones, and extremely large and heavy boxes, labeled neatly for when the time eventually arrives for that move.
By Jonathan Townend5 days ago in Writers
Paul's Super Fun, Multi-part Unofficial Challenge
So, I'm really dragging my heels with completing prizes for the winners of my last challenge. But, please be patient because I am not Rembrandt, Huizenga, Carravagio, Munch or Bosch. I'm not even Andy Warhol. But I am an arsehole.
By Paul Stewart8 days ago in Writers
Recovery Mechanics
For a long time, my post-breakup survival script was written in advance. The moment the silence became too heavy, the routine took over. I would reach out to an acquaintance or find a technical stranger, using someone else's body to temporarily dull the sharp edges of my own trauma and validate my existance as a desirable woman and nothing was wrong with me. It was never a quick fix, But a familiar way to numb the ache, but it always left me feeling more disconnected from myself than before Always resulted with me in a downward spiral of self loathing.
By Syl De'Vil10 days ago in Writers
Successes and Failures That Are Successes
It dawned on me that it’s October, and it’s been about a year since I had a story published in Boudin Literary Magazine. It was actually published on Halloween, as it was a special Halloween issue. I was excited to have gotten published in this publication which is one of a few affiliated with McNeese State University. And it felt pretty special to get published on Halloween. A holiday publication?? What’s that, like extra bonus points or something? (It was basically on Halloween, anyway.)
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile24 days ago in Writers
