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There's also Duotrope's Digest which lists reputable online publishers in addition to various other tidbits of info like average response time and simultaneous submission policies.

Have you tried your local library or community college? They should have books on the subject, and if they don't, they can easily get a hold of them. Most libraries ...

If you really have nothing to say, then simply thank the editor for taking the time to read and consider your story.

Oftentimes, you don't need to include a cover letter. The main purpose of a cover letter is to establish your credence. If you've been published elsewhere/been involved in a respected ...

My first story was called Kitchen Escape. I wrote it when I was five. It was about how all these fruits and vegetables decided they'd had enough of being eaten, ...

Some questions first. Why are they kissing? Is it because they like each other romantically? Is it because of a dare? Are they just kissing out of curiosity? Is there ...

I write best in silence. I do enjoy listening to music when I'm revising, though. I'll usually put a song that matches the mood of the scene on loop until ...

It's kind of hard to give any concrete advice without seeing the draft, but what I've found is really effective for controlling pacing and tension is word choice. The way ...

Most simply, an anti-hero is a character that has heroic goals or results, but uses less-than-heroic means to achieve them. For example, where a true hero would likely let a ...

Pray Perpetuate Poetry Punctuation or Why Poetry Should Be Grammatically Correct Poetry: such an expressive, free form, unbound by the rules of mundane grammar, right? The poet can alter the ...

Rather than a blog, a usergroup or a thread with links would work better as there's no feature for users to post entries on another user's blog. Also, what is ...

Mi-len, to rhyme with Ellen.

Like Rosey already said, keeping a record of all the ideas and the details is a must. I'm finding as I get older, that a lot of the ideas I ...

Write. It doesn't have to be another novel, but short stories, poetry, etc. Who knows? You may write a salable piece during the time that you're waiting for a reply ...

So long as you clearly separate these sections, I see no problem. It might be better to do it by chapter, where you alternate between the characters' points of view, ...