Free Talk: Showing & Telling — How to Create and Maintain Authentic Connections with Your Readers

Learn effective techniques for "showing" and "telling" in your story.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

Free Talk: How to Write Captivating Side Characters (With Cat Rambo)

Explore the potential of side charactes with award winning author Cat Rambo.

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50 Romance Publishers Open to Direct Submissions

For the first few years of Authors Publish, even though I only reviewed romance publishers that were over a year old, I had no lack of options in terms of romance publishers to review. They were the easiest genre to find publishers open to direct submissions, other than those focused on non-fiction. Particularly in 2016…

Nine Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in August 2025

Established publishers and small presses seeking manuscripts. No agent required.

Twin Flame Literary: Now Seeking Submissions

A new online journal seeking fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

The Sentence as a Spine: How Syntax Shapes Story

Because how a story is told matters just as much as what happens in it.