Free Talk: The Power of Titles — Strategies for Choosing the Right Title for Your Stories & Poetry

Practical tools and insights for navigating the surprising complexity of titling your work.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

Free Talk: Practical Tools to Help You Write Layered Stories, Not Stereotypes

Tools for writing complex characters from outside your lived experience.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from 38 publishers/organizers. A couple are open for more than one call. Some of the call themes are: Objection! Overruled!; soilpunk; haunt; no laughing matter; Helen of Troy; Walpurgis witcheries; rebels; performance; swashes and buckles; alien celebrations; and the lantern keepers. THEMED CALLS Murderous Ink…

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in October 2025

Major publishers and small presses open to direct submissions. No agent required.

Skylight 47 Poetry: Now Seeking Submissions

They pay 40 euros per poem. Seeking poetry from around the world.

Three Lessons From My First Podcast Tour

For when you want to do your own book promotions.