SleuthSayers: Favorites, Genrewise

SleuthSayers: Favorites, Genrewise: FYI, today's post is sort of a continuation of--or at least is related to--a  SleuthSayers  column I posted a month ago called  It's...

SleuthSayers: It's Still a Mystery

SleuthSayers: It's Still a Mystery: At a signing in a bookstore years ago, a lady (a.k.a. potential buyer) stopped at my table, picked up one of my books, pointed to the word ...

Market: Level Best Books: NOVEL SUBMISSIONS

 Level Best Books has reopened to novel submissions. Details on their new website. 

Kathleen Marple Kalb's Blog: So You Wrote the Book, Now What?: Who Wants to See THAT?

 Kathleen Marple Kalb's Blog: So You Wrote the Book, Now What?: Who Wants to See THAT?

Lesa's Book Critiques: GLEN DAVIS’ FAVORITES OF 2022

 Lesa's Book Critiques: GLEN DAVIS’ FAVORITES OF 2022

Texas Monthly: Can’t Find a Texas Novel to Read This Summer? Here’s a Guide for You.

 Texas Monthly: Can’t Find a Texas Novel to Read This Summer? Here’s a Guide for You.

SleuthSayers: The Z-Files by John Floyd

SleuthSayers: The Z-Files:    We've seen a lot of recent posts at this blog about mystery short-story markets--their editors, content, guidelines, response times, ...

SleuthSayers: Mystery Magazine by John Floyd

SleuthSayers: Mystery Magazine:    Some of you are probably thinking, You left out part of the title. Did you mean Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , or Ellery Queen...

SleuthSayers: So I was Thinking by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: So I was Thinking: So, anyway, I was thinking that maybe I should expand my field of writing and possibly try some new markets. I could always write some horro...

The Wickeds: Genre Hopping with Bruce Robert Coffin

 The Wickeds: Genre Hopping with Bruce Robert Coffin

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 62 Calls for Submissions in July 2021 - Paying Markets

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 62 Calls for Submissions in July 2021 - Paying mar...: This July there are more than five dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always,...

Six Questions For . . .: Six Questions for Sandra Ruttan, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Dispatch

Six Questions For . . .: Six Questions for Sandra Ruttan, Editor-in-Chief, ...: Dark Dispatch publishes two-sentence stories, flash fiction (300-999 words), and short stories (2,000 to 5,000 words) in the genres of dark ...

SleuthSayers: Stagecoaches and Starships by John M. Floyd

SleuthSayers: Stagecoaches and Starships:    We talk a lot at this blog about mystery/crime markets and which kinds of stores might fit which publications. I especially enjoyed Jose...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 51 Calls for Submissions in February 2021 - Paying Markets

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 51 Calls for Submissions in February 2021 - Paying...: There are more than four dozen calls for submissions in February. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alway...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 49 Calls for Submissions in January 2021 - Paying Markets

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 49 Calls for Submissions in January 2021 - Paying ...: There are more than four dozen calls for submissions in January. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always...

Crime Reads, WESTERN NOIR: SMASHING TOGETHER TWO GENRES, WHAT DO YOU GET? by Nick Kolakowski

Crime Reads, WESTERN NOIR: SMASHING TOGETHER TWO GENRES, WHAT DO YOU GET? by Nick Kolakowski

Trish Hopkins: 12 NO FEE/PAYING Literary Mags – Deadlines: August 1 – 31, 2020

Trish Hopkins: 12 NO FEE/PAYING Literary Mags – Deadlines: August 1 – 31, 2020

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 12 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres ...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 12 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres ...: You’re all jealous of my Jetpack — Graphic Novel by Tom Gauld If you write genre fiction, here are a dozen literary magazines that will ...

Smashwords: Smashwords Implements New Classifications for Erotic Fiction

Smashwords: Smashwords Implements New Classifications for Erot...: Smashwords has introduced new classification requirements for erotic fiction. Starting today, when a new erotic fiction book is uploade...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Writing Contests in June 2017 - No entry fees!

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Writing Contests in June 2017 - No entry fees!: There are nearly three dozen free contests in June. They cover the full range of topics, styles and genres, from essays, to poetry, to fu...