From The Undertakers
Narrowing the Field
Well, now you’ve gone and done it.You’ve fired off your submission to one of our anthologies. Congratulations! We’re proud of you!But now, staring at your computer screen, you’re starting to...
Narrowing the Field
Well, now you’ve gone and done it.You’ve fired off your submission to one of our anthologies. Congratulations! We’re proud of you!But now, staring at your computer screen, you’re starting to...
A Diverse Kind of Horror
When I initially wrote this post, we were planning to open a call for BIPOC authors in early 2025. Due to our good fortune in signing three AMAZING BIPOC authors...
A Diverse Kind of Horror
When I initially wrote this post, we were planning to open a call for BIPOC authors in early 2025. Due to our good fortune in signing three AMAZING BIPOC authors...
Trash Those Receipts
From time to time, I’ll get a submission that requests a “read receipt,” which means the system sends an email to the author telling them I’ve opened their email.I always...
Trash Those Receipts
From time to time, I’ll get a submission that requests a “read receipt,” which means the system sends an email to the author telling them I’ve opened their email.I always...
Finding Problems
As an editor, one of my favorite tools in my line editing arsenal is my word processor’s “find” feature.Before you ask, no, it won’t find you money. I tried.What it...
Finding Problems
As an editor, one of my favorite tools in my line editing arsenal is my word processor’s “find” feature.Before you ask, no, it won’t find you money. I tried.What it...
The Simple Way Out
Last night, I was five thousand words into what I hoped would be a novella when I hit a wall.It wasn’t that I had nowhere to go, it was that...
The Simple Way Out
Last night, I was five thousand words into what I hoped would be a novella when I hit a wall.It wasn’t that I had nowhere to go, it was that...
The Consultation
You sit alone in a room, a bare bulb illuminating four cinderblock walls painted a garish shade of beige. It’s so ordinary, it’s disgusting.A folder lies on the desk in...
The Consultation
You sit alone in a room, a bare bulb illuminating four cinderblock walls painted a garish shade of beige. It’s so ordinary, it’s disgusting.A folder lies on the desk in...