Monthly Archives: February 2018

7 Speculative Fiction Writing Contests for 2018: March-May Deadlines

Posted on February 28, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 4 Comments

Writing contests abound on the internet — a Google search for 2018 competitions brings up over two million results. A speculative fiction submission can get lost in such an ocean of general fiction entries. The following list only includes contests with specific categories…

Author Interview: Maer Wilson

Posted on February 21, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 6 Comments

Author Maer Wilson uses her experience in the theatre to build believable characters to inhabit her “cozy dark” stories. Her Modern Magics series, which follows a pair of supernatural detectives whose clients are usually dead, includes three novels and four…

3 Fiction Writing Terms: Arcs, Beats, Blurbs

Posted on February 14, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 1 Comment

Every occupation has its own set of unique terms, and the writing business is no different. Writers need to understand these terms as much as they need to know the characters they write about. When I began learning the writing…

Publishing is Not the Prize

Posted on February 7, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 1 Comment

Come to peace with your journey and realize getting published is not the prize. The journey (and who you’re becoming on the journey) is the prize. ~ James L. Rubart

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