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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Free Talk: The Revision Roadmap — How to Turn Your First Draft into a Polished Manuscript

Learn how to revise your draft for clear storytelling, so you can fix plot holes, remove filler, and tighten the story structure and pacing

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Five Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in June 2025

Literary magazines paying for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Ghost Light Lit: Now Seeking Submissions

An online journal seeking poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, short screenplays, monologues, and more.

How to Identify and Fight the Demon of Perfectionism

Proactive ways to beat perfectionism and thrive as a writer.

35 Publishers that Accept Direct Submissions of Speculative Fiction

Speculative fiction is generally defined as a genre of fiction where the setting is not in the world as we know it because of supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements. Three genres are covered by this umbrella term: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. This term is used to cover work that doesn’t fit exactly in one…