Comments | eudaimon: An epiphiany and a somewhat odd request

eudaimon

An epiphiany and a somewhat odd request

Jul 10, 2012 21:05

So, this morning in the car, I decided that I'm giving myself until I'm thirty to sort myself out. Which isn't as far away as it used to be. My goals, such as they are ( Read more... )

writing: my way out

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pjvilar July 10 2012, 20:58:00 UTC

Well, your comfort zone is definitely travel stories and mythology. So you're looking to create maybe 20 page stories? yes?

eudaimon July 10 2012, 21:00:40 UTC

Something like that, yeah. A marketable length, so like...2000-9000, I guess?

pjvilar July 10 2012, 21:07:19 UTC

OK, and your market is literary magazines, yes?

eudaimon July 10 2012, 21:08:42 UTC

I'd imagine so. Or...anthologies, I suppose? I have pathetic little idea of how to actually go about this. I just know that I need to get myself out there in as many ways as I can?

pjvilar July 10 2012, 21:12:48 UTC

To my knowledge (and I could be wrong), anthologies of literary fiction usually require previous publication in a lit mag, but just check the guidelines of anything you're interested in submitting to.

eudaimon July 10 2012, 21:14:23 UTC

I am sure it is figure-out-able. I'm going to buy the Writer's Yearbook when I get paid and, you know, actually use it.