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Good luck dude.

Repeatidly smack your head against the wall until you've forgotten the new idea. Or, if you don't like the idea of brain damage, just ignore the new idea and carry ...

Common problems with Fantasy: cliches and info-dumps. Avoid both. For those who happen not to know - a cliche is an over-used, unorigional idea. Info-dumping is when you give the ...

Wow, I'm impressed. Although you may not like all the editting you're being asked to do, it's probably for the best. Publishers know what sort of stories sell, and can ...

dragnet: a traditional publisher (as opposed to vanity publishing, or self-publishing) won't charge you money. Almost all books found in bookshops are published through a traditional publisher. A quic

Unless you're comfortable with complicated looking legal agreements, and believe you can talk publishers into giving you the best deal possible, I'd say get an agent. And well done with ...

Glancing at the first page of the Fantasy Fiction forum, the following titles caught my attention: Gypsie Eyes Queen of the Harpies Call of Darkness Killer Beyond Titles such as ...

Start in the middle, with some sort of action already taking place. Or use your first line to build a sense of mystery. Examples, taken from my own work: "Leo ...

No, I prefer not to - makes life easier that way. No potential copyright problems. For some reason, AlienSkin Magazine decided to send me another email, rejecting my story again, ...

I'd be thinking something along the lines of "ZOMG, cult!" The letters "B" and "S" would also come up. But then, I'm also an atheist, materialist, sceptic and believer in ...

In case you don't have 'em already, here's my two favourite links for helping with short story markets: - database of magazines that publish magazines. - formatting for short stories. ...

Yay, my first rejection letter :). We have all read, reviewed and discussed your submission, First Contact, and we have decided to pass on the story. Although the story fits ...

Ah, but that's the brave way of publishing. Me? I did it the cowards way, sending my work off to magazines with high acceptance rates ;).

Good luck :). Although you chose a hard market to get into. Duotrope gives them 4.8% success rate, based on 21 one reports. But still, you're a good writer, so ...

I don't know what's more amazing/sad: that Snoink went through every single of those points and answered them, or that I actually just read through her entire post.