Sandra Seamans’ Corner

In my never ending quest to find new things to bring you, I ran across a site called My Little Corner which is the blog of short story writer, Sandra Seamans.  I had originally been looking for a definitive explanation of the term “mythpunk”.  Though I only found a brief mention of the word in her post, I found much more throughout her site.

Most sites I visit have their sidebars loaded with advertisements, but hers is filled with lists of various e-zines and markets.  And when I say filled, I mean to the rim.  There has to be over a hundred different sites listed in her sidebar which almost sidetracked me from getting this post done.  She’s got publications for those trying to break into the online publishing scene and publications for those who still prefer the traditional printed magazines and anthologies.  She’s even got an entire list of sites that publish flash fiction, my cup of tea.

Even with all these awesome lists, there’s more to see on this site.  I took the time to check out a few of her other posts and came across one that just jumped off the page at me.  It had to do with starting an e-zine and all the trials and tribulations that go along with it.  Having run a newsletter that didn’t have people sending in submissions was hard enough, I can’t imagine trying to run a zine that had a thousand submissions a week coming in.  I’d be totally insane!!!

Seriously, check out Sandra’s site and her huge list of zines and publications.  It’s going to take time to get through them all, but with the amount of information  on her site, it will be well worth it.

100 Sites For Fiction Writers

No, as much as I wish that I had come up with this ingenious idea, it’s not mine.  100 Sites For Fiction Writers is the brain child of fiction author Ty Johnston.  The really cool part is that he’s only made it up to site #40, so there are still 60 slots left to go.  Mr. Johnston, if I’m lucky enough to have you actually stop by and see this post, I would consider it a huge honor to have my prompt site, The Prompt Writer, listed among your other sites.  Just saying…

As I started looking for something to post about, I happened to run across a different site altogether that had mentioned Ty’s list.  This other site really didn’t have much to say about the list other than it could be found on the author’s site.  So I followed the link and found this huge treasure trove of sites that any fiction writer of any stage of the game would find useful in their writing quests. 

The list includes everything from Agent sites, to e-zines, to Kindles.  Seriously, if there’s any way a site can be used by the fiction author, it will probably end up on this list if it isn’t already.  I would have had this post up sooner, but I got swept away checking out this already enormous list.  As I said before, he’s only up to #40 and it already takes a couple hours to really see everything listed.  I had a ball, I have to admit. 

Go check out Ty’s site.  There’s a lot more there than just this list of coolness.  He’s a pretty cool guy who writes in the fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres and gets a kick out of the idea that he gets paid to invent stuff.  He also likes to write about beer, but that’s a totally different post. 

Hey Publisher

I’ve been working very hard at getting back into writing fiction and getting some of my stuff finished.  I guess I’ve had so many rejections over the years that I’d just gotten out of the habit of submitting any of my work.  That and the fact that this article writing gig pays a lot better, but it’s still not what I want to be doing.  Non-fiction is my livelyhood, but fiction is my love.  So when I found a site called Hey Publisher, I was beyond thrilled.

This is a very cool submission site that helps writers send the work into publishers without having to scour the Internet and beyond just to find someone who’s accepting submissions at that time.  They’ve got an entire list of magazines/e-zines, but it is up to the writer to visit the site and read the guidelines for themselves.  But working the Hey Publisher site is a breeze.  Once you’ve registered for an account (which is free), you’ll be able to visit the publishers page.  There are over 1,200 publishers in their database so you’ll need to choose which category you want and enter a keyword or two so you have a smaller list of possibilities.

The site also offers a community powered support system.  So when someone has a question, they type it in and someone in the know will come along and help answer if they can.  From what I can tell, there doesn’t seem to be a ton of activity in there, but enough to know that there are people helping their fellow writers.  It’s kinda cool.

I’ve had a ball going through the publishers and favoriting some of those that I’ll be submitting to at some point.  I did send in one submission so far, but probably won’t hear anything back from them for about another month.  By which time I will have probably forgotten about submitting to them and will wonder who they are and what they want.  LOL

So hey, check them out and see if there isn’t somewhere in their vast list of publications where you can send some of your stuff.  It isn’t all fiction zines, there are some non-fiction places, some for poetry, and so on.  Pick a topic and add some keywords and you’re on your way.  Have fun and tell them I sent you if they ask. LOL