#SundaySentence
Every weekend I participate in David Abrams’s “#SundaySentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
(more…)Practicing Writing
Welcome to Practicing Writing! Here you’ll find updates on writing and publishing opportunities (especially handy between issues of our popular monthly newsletter). You’ll discover ONLY opportunities that charge no fees, and ONLY publications/contests that will pay for your writing. The blog also shares writing-related news and resources and updates regarding this practicing writer’s own work.
Finds for Writers
Writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
- Fifty (count ’em!) newly streaming recordings from the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress.
- Lovely column by Jane Brody on the healing powers of poetry.
- Minnesota’s been on many people’s minds lately—and not for uplifting reasons. All the more reason to pay attention to something different: Laurie Hertzel’s “A New Exhibit Argues for the Timeliness of Famed Minnesota Author Sinclair Lewis.” (Confession: I’ve had a soft spot for Lewis since the time he was the focus of a high-school research paper.)
- A veritable mini-craft-lesson on the use of second person in (flash) fiction, courtesy of Kathy Fish.
- And there’s a nice new batch of Jewish Literary Links waiting for you over on the My Machberet blog.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Three quick updates from my desk.
1. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s session—the first of three—as a “Virtual Writer-in-Residence” with a Connecticut synagogue. On tap for tomorrow: discussing stories from Quiet Americans.
(more…)Markets and Jobs for Writers
Each week in this space, Practicing Writing shares no-fee, paying markets for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction: competitions, contests, and calls for submissions. The posts complement monthly issues of The Practicing Writer newsletter, where you’ll always find more listings, none of them limiting eligibility to residents of a single municipality, state, or province. (But this blog does share those more localized opportunities, including jobs.)
As always, if you’d like to share a specific opportunity listed here, please credit the blog for the find. Thanks for respecting the time and effort that I put into researching, curating, and posting this information!
(more…)#SundaySentence
Every weekend I participate in David Abrams’s “#SundaySentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
(more…)Finds for Writers
Writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
- “Is Your Poem Ready for Submitting?” Considerations gathered by Cincinnati Review.
- “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know: Hybrid Publishing“: a guest post by Barbara Linn Probst on Jane Friedman’s site.
- Just updated: my own list of “fee-free writing residencies.” These are residencies that don’t charge fees for applications OR for attendance. (Some, though not all, actually provide stipends!) You’ll find (working!) links to 50+ residency programs here.
- Ever-reliable guidance from Allison K. Williams—this time, on “The 21st-Century Book Launch.”
- And there’s a new set of Jewish-lit links posted over on the My Machberet blog.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.