In which I wonder about the dark forces that may be behind the rash of scams directed at writers and offer some thoughts on how to respond.
Category Archives: publishing
Goodbye Oleada, Hello Ola, Subfolio, & Dapple
An update on Oleada and first look at three new submission platforms for magazines and writers
Recent Developments on AI for Writers
I talke about my experience signing an AI opt-in agreement and with learning about tne Anthropic settlement.
Happy Pub Day, Part 2
To celebrate the official release of Tree Fall with Birdsong, I want to take a moment to look back with my readers on how this book came to be.
Happy Official Pub Day!
Tree Fall with Birdsong is officially published today, May 21, 2025. Let’s celebrate!
Why I Bailed on a Book Deal, Part 2
In March, 2019, I wrote about my experience with a poetry publisher. Tonight I took down that post under threat of a lawsuit.
The Unboxing of Tree Fall with Birdsong
Yesterday, after my copies fo Tree Fall with Birdsong arrived at my door, I posted my first unboxing video to social media.
New Poems in Salvation South
Salvation South publishes two of my Intergalactic Traveler poems this week.
How to Choose a Headshot
When choosing a new headshot, why not get your followers involved?
The Meaning of Rejection
Submittable calls it “Decline.” I like to refer to it as “Returned” when my manuscripts come back to me, which they still do more often than not. As an editor for Poetry South and a frequent submitter to many magazines, I have a complicated relationship with rejection. On the one hand, I have a toughContinue reading “The Meaning of Rejection”
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