Aswiebe's Market List Update 2011-07

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Editor's Note

For me, at least, there is always a logjam somewhere in the writing process. And now and then I have to stop, figure out where the logjam moved to, and break it up. In other words, redistribute my precious writing time. If you've been following along for a while, you will have noticed this tendency.

The logjam this month was submissions--or, to be more accurate, right now I have logjams all over the freaking place, but that was one that was actively keeping things that were edited and ready to go from being published.

So I made the first thing done in my "mandatory writing hour" to be getting one submission out the door. In a couple of weeks, I cleared that logjam out. I had fourteen ready-to-go stories just lurking ominously on my hard drive. From now on, the "submissions first" rule should only come into play occasionally, as I have other things ready to send out or as submissions bounce back (which they will--I figure if I don't get at least a couple of rejections on a piece before selling it, I'm not aiming high enough).

I've already heard back with an acceptance on one of those submissions, which is pretty good motivation to keep it up! I'll let you know more details when it's published.

The next thing I need to work on is getting editing done. Time allotment for that is a little more tricky, but now I've got confidence that I can get it done.

What's your logjam?

- Abra Staffin-Wiebe

Things Shiny or Useful

* Alternate styles of artist compensation: http://haikujaguar.livejournal.com/812871.html
* Oh, burn! Your books, that is. http://flavorwire.com/188138/the-30-harshest-author-on-author-insults-in-history
* On editors’/readers’ biases and context: http://ann-leckie.livejournal.com/167498.html





Featured Market
Lore is a new pro-paying market for all spec-fic.

We will consider short stories that can be classified broadly as belonging to the Horror, Science Fiction or Fantasy genres. Expand our horizons, challenge or fine-tune convention. We love well-done genre blending and bending, too, like John W. Campbell, Jr.'s “Who Goes There?,” H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains of Madness,” Philip K. Dick’s “The King of the Elves,” and C.S. Lewis’s “Space” trilogy. Other authors whose work we enjoy include Jorge Luis Borges, Harlan Ellison, R.E. Howard, M.R. James, Brian McNaughton, Clifford D. Simak, Clark Ashton Smith, and J.R.R. Tolkien.

The basics: all spec-fic, 2,000 to 6,000 words preferred (query first for other lengths), query first for reprints, pays $.05/word for original (non-reprint) material.

Market List Updates
To see all the details about these new listings and what they're looking for, as well as hundreds of other listings, go to Aswiebe's Market List and download the latest version of the spreadsheet.

Name	What they want	Pay Per Word – Fiction	Flat Pay – Fiction (Lowest)	Website
In Poe's Shadow (Bete Noir) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 07/31/2011 OR UNTIL FILLED	Dark stories inspired by Poe	$0.0100		http://www.betenoiremagazine.com/anthologyguidelines.htm
Uncle John's Flush Fiction ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 08/31/2011	All genres, flash fiction		$50.00	http://bathroomreader.com/flushfiction/
Exodus: A Science Fiction Anthology ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED (pub date end of 2011)	Themed: humans surviving elsewhere after the end of the earth			http://www.27thdimension.com/contact.php
Lore	All spec-fic	$0.0500		http://www.lore-online.com/index.php/submission-guidelines
Mirror Shards: Exploring the Edges of Augmented Reality ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY - DUE 04/08 - 07/08	Themed to augmented reality	$0.0200		http://blackmoonbooks.com/2011/04/08/mirror-shards-anthology-annoucement/
Linger Fiction	Fantasy, science fiction, and horror flash fiction		$20.00	http://lingerfiction.com/submission-guidelines/
Washington Pastime, The	All genres, literary and genre	$0.0500		http://www.washingtonpastime.com/The_Washington_Pastime/Submissions.html
Poe Little Thing - DEAD MARKET	dark poetry and flash fiction – themed	$0.0500		http://nakedsnakepress.net/?page_id=18
Comets and Criminals	Adventure, mystery, science fiction, historical, and adventure stories.	$0.0100		http://www.cometsandcriminals.com/?page_id=36
The Benevolent Apocalypse (Timid Pirate) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 8/31/2011	Theme: good things after the apocalypse.		$20.00	http://timidpirate.com/submissions.html
Here There Be Dragons ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 9/15/2011	Theme: dragons		$5.00	https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 10/31/2011	Theme: lost civilizations	$0.0100		http://ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2011/06/now-accepting-submissions-new-anthology.html
BayCon Program Guide ANNUAL - 07/15 - 09/15	All spec-fic - see convention's annual theme	$0.0500		http://baycon.org/guidelines.html

Aswiebe's Market List

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Keep writing, keep submitting, and good luck!

Abra Staffin Wiebe, Compiler of Lists

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