Hey guys,
Music to write by: “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” by The Headstones
Being a first time writer is daunting. There are lists of markets available online like Ralan’s Specfic and Humor Webstravaganza or Duotrope, but they contain precious little information about the market itself. Writers don’t want their babies to disappear into some webzine that is only seen by a handful of people. They want a professional looking product, exposure, and most of all, a market they can brag to their friends about.
The purpose of these posts is to highlight markets that accept work from unpublished writers, that publish material that is entertaining rather than literary, and that look professionally presented and edited. I’m going to start with the three webzines hosted by Double Edged Publishing simply because I’ve been published in all three, but I’ve made myself familiar with a vast number of other magazines over the years, so you can look forward to quite a few posts.
If you’re the editor of a small market magazine that accepts work from new writers, please e-mail me the address of your site, the names of a few authors that have debuted at your site, and any statistics you might have, and I’ll make sure to post about it. If you’re actively soliciting submissions, you might even get some traffic from this blog.
Next post: Raygun Revival! See you then!
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