Megrim

I think a lot have digital publications. You might be able to either read on their website, download, or get email subscriptions? I haven't looked into the short story world ...

Short stories or novella/novel length? Are there particular magazines you have your eye on or anything like that? If you want to publish shorts, might be a good idea to ...

Ahh. That's a very different world. I can't help you much with that one. In that case, probably the biggest thing you'll want to work on is elements of a ...

What do you see for yourself in the future, in a perfect world? Eg publishing shorts to magazines on the side?

Bit of a loaded question here! The premise: So, the "friend zone" guy, eh? I take it this would be a teen romance kind of story? You should be aware ...

Sounds like you might want beta readers. They're the people who read your whole MS and critique it, generally the next step up from chapter-by-chapter feedback. You could post a ...

One small comment on this larger topic, relating to getting bored while writing. I've learned: don't force yourself to write a boring chapter. Often we feel like we "need" a ...

A few questions for you. 1. What do you write? I see poems and short stories in your portfolio. Is that what you'd want to publish? Also, what genre? 2. ...

Well hello! Allow me to assist you here. This is a BIG topic, so I highly encourage you to do lots of research. I'd also suggest checking everybody on Preditors ...

I understand that you want feedback on the plot itself rather than how you presented it, but I'm still going to recommend this 2-part video: The reason is, forcing yourself ...

Totally agree with Omnom. Time travel mystery sounds like lots of fun! I think you definitely will want something to tie together the different lives, which can then resolve with ...

I don't know if I have much to add to this discussion, but I think the argument is mostly semantical. "Filler and fluff" and "publishing-quality" don't belong in the same ...

There's some writing advice by some well-known writer or other that states if you can remove a sentence/paragraph/scene/chapter and it doesn't impact what comes after it, you should do so. ...

I agree with "finish the first draft." Even if you're right and there's gaping holes left and right, it'll be soooo much easier to fix when you know where you're ...

To me unique is the finished product. It's the execution, the personalities of your characters, the quirks of your setting, the twists of your plot. Individually they are probably all ...