Getting Published in 2019 - A list

1. Read all of the local litmags—support them and local authors and literary organizations.

2. Attend all the local events I can—definitely the writerly ones, but not limited to those. Lit mags want art, other artists tell stories, and all of that exposure will only help my art. Besides art is not a zero-sum game. What’s good for the arts is good for me—support my arts community and give it a reason to support me when my work gets out there.

3. Read lots of literary mags and story/essay collections. Pay attention to where authors I like, and maybe write a little like, get published. Read those mags; support and signal boost them; support and signal boost the authors I like.

4. Look for opportunities to improve my writing, whether in classrooms, with groups, or from reading stories and craft books.

5. Find good potential homes for my stories, establish rules for where I want my stories to appear and under what circumstances.

6. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write.

7. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit. Edit.

8. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit. Submit.

9. Make room on the book shop’s shelf for my name.

Local Literary Event!

Local Literary Event!

Support Your Literary Community

Little Patuxent Review is launching their Winter Issue on January 20th! If I am not able to volunteer at the event, then I will at least attend and enjoy the reading. Marylanders, DC Metronians, and NOVAtians should come out and support the local literary community! (Also, I have it on good authority that Queer Baltimore will be well-represented at the event!)

Hope to see you there!

DETAILS:

Oliver’s Carriage House in Columbia, January 20th at 2 pm.

Fiction History Nerd

Keep friends and books close. (Do you have an entire book shelf for your bedside TBR pile? Plus comics?)

I’m a writer and a reader. I’m going to write some stuff here about things I’m reading, events I’m attending, cool games I’m playing, and places publishing my work. If things go to plan, I hope to have some interviews here, as well. If you like what you read, subscribe!

Cheers,

Erika Franz, Writer

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