I live in a pink and green house in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Our living room is orange. Our kitchen ceiling is pink plaid. Every surface in my mother’s bedroom is purple: the rug, the bedding, the walls; she even painted her antique wood furniture lavender. It wasn’t the first house I lived in, butContinue reading ““To the New Owners of My Childhood Home,” an Excerpt from Weave Magazine”
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Writers Are a Virtuous Breed
True fact. Not that we have much choice, now, do we? I suppose we could always write nasty emails demanding quicker responses, but that probably occurs to writers as often as it occurs to them to respond to rejection letters. (PS: DON’T DO IT!) I’m currently waiting upon: Painted Bride Quarterly (date submitted: January 4th;Continue reading “Writers Are a Virtuous Breed”
Announcement: I’m Getting Published in Weave Magazine!
Just received the good news and thought I’d share it with you! Weave magazine has a real-life, tested submission response time of exactly 2 months. And in my case, it was an acceptance letter! Look forward to reading my short story, “To The New Owners of my Childhood Home,” in the upcoming September December issue.
The Writer’s Curse: You Can Never Stop Working
If you’re a writer, you know that you’re doomed. Doomed to a life of eternally working. Time off from the day job just means you have more time to write, more time dedicated to being chained to your desk and the invisible spiderweb deadlines that you construct for yourself. Maybe I’m just speaking for myself,Continue reading “The Writer’s Curse: You Can Never Stop Working”
Patience is (Allegedly) a Virtue
I think this is more of a wives tale than a proverb, personally. What’s the longest amount of time you’ve ever waited to hear back from a journal or literary agent? How do you all stay patient? I’m going BONKERS over here. I’m still waiting on… Painted Bride Quarterly (date submitted: January 4th; what submitted:Continue reading “Patience is (Allegedly) a Virtue”
Win WEAVE Magazine’s 1st Annual Writing Contest
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Weave Magazine is a dark and fabulous literary journal. Or, as they like to describe it: Weave is dark humor and magical realism. Weave is strange and fantastical. Weave also loves realistic narratives in fiction and poetry. Weave loves honest and simple nonfiction, not confessional for confessions sake. Weave loves strong,Continue reading “Win WEAVE Magazine’s 1st Annual Writing Contest”
It’s Not All Over: Go to the Harry Potter Exhibit!
Well I’ve got some good announcements and some bad announcements. The NYU Summer Publishing Institute officially ended on Friday and I graduated with a Certificate in Publishing (yey me!). Good news: with the institute over, I will now have time to be regular with my blog posts yet again. Bad news, though, is that the reason I’llContinue reading “It’s Not All Over: Go to the Harry Potter Exhibit!”
Dear Literary Journals: Please Send Me an Acceptance Letter for a Belated Birthday Present
Still waiting on submission responses from the final hold out literary journals. Painted Bride Quarterly (date submitted: January 4th; what submitted: 1 fiction, 1 non-fiction) Official Response Time: unknown Cicada (date submitted: February 16th; what submitted: 2 poems) Official Response Time: up to 4 months storySouth (date submitted: June 1st; what submitted: 1 fiction) OfficialContinue reading “Dear Literary Journals: Please Send Me an Acceptance Letter for a Belated Birthday Present”
How to Grab an Editor’s Attention: Bragging (Politely) in Your Query Letter–With Example
For those of you who are shy and don’t like bragging about your publishing credits for fear of being impolite, stop being shy! Literary journal editors and literary agents WANT to hear about that stuff! A query letter and a cover letter are like job interviews. Proving that you’re a qualified writer helps you–andContinue reading “How to Grab an Editor’s Attention: Bragging (Politely) in Your Query Letter–With Example”
Hannah Karena Jones 