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    The Splendor and Sorrow of Small Press Publishing
    dmjohnston3
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Splendor and Sorrow of Small Press Publishing

    To most would-be authors, there are only two routes to publication - get an agent and go for a big publisher or self-publish. But there...
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    The Fail-Graceful Method: On Writing a Salvageable Novel
    dmjohnston3
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Fail-Graceful Method: On Writing a Salvageable Novel

    The publishing world is not a friendly place. I hope I've impressed this upon you by now - this is an insular, name-driven world where...
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    So Your Book's Been Rejected 900 Times: Six Things to do With a Manuscript No One Wants
    dmjohnston3
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 7 min

    So Your Book's Been Rejected 900 Times: Six Things to do With a Manuscript No One Wants

    By this point, you've walked down publication road long enough to know that it doesn't really head anywhere. The "We're all friends"...
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    Speculative Short Story Acceptance Rates - 2021 Edition
    dmjohnston3
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Speculative Short Story Acceptance Rates - 2021 Edition

    A new year is coming up, and some of you will decide that this is the year that you will be published. I'm terribly sorry to hear that....
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    Finding Your Literary Agent: 6 Things You'll Need in Your Submission Packet
    dmjohnston3
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Finding Your Literary Agent: 6 Things You'll Need in Your Submission Packet

    Pressed for time? Why not listen to the post instead? If you've reached this point, then you have a finished work of fiction and you're...
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    Query Letter Conventional Wisdom: 3 Reasons Everyone is Full of Crap
    dmjohnston3
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    Query Letter Conventional Wisdom: 3 Reasons Everyone is Full of Crap

    For those of you who were a little bit lost in my rambling podcast, here's the essence of my plan: I have two query letters, each of...
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    The Query Process: It's On
    dmjohnston3
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Query Process: It's On

    I hate sending query letters. I hate it to the depths of my being, if for no other reason than the time it wastes. Oh, it's no epic feat...
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    Short Story Master Post
    dmjohnston3
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Short Story Master Post

    Here are the collected short story posts as of October 4th, 2020. This post may be updated if new posts are added. Writing a Short Story:...
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    Three Tips to Protect Your Unpublished Novel from Sinister Manuscript Thieves
    dmjohnston3
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Three Tips to Protect Your Unpublished Novel from Sinister Manuscript Thieves

    No one wants to steal your book. No one wants to steal your book. No one wants to steal your book. Well, that was simple. Or were you...
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    How to Spot a Scam Agent
    dmjohnston3
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 6 min

    How to Spot a Scam Agent

    Pressed for time? Listen to the post instead! A few weeks ago, I made a video covering some of the common scams plaguing publishing right...
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    How Long is a Short Story? A Brief Guide to Short Story Length
    dmjohnston3
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    How Long is a Short Story? A Brief Guide to Short Story Length

    Story length is an important factor for anyone writing for short fiction markets, which often have specific word count requirements. So...
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    Publishing Short Stories: The Nuts and Bolts of Submitting
    dmjohnston3
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 7 min

    Publishing Short Stories: The Nuts and Bolts of Submitting

    Pressed for time? Listen to the post instead! Aspiring writers can get tunnel vision. People get so focused on getting a novel published...
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    Story Rejections and You: Lessons Learned From 700+ Rejections
    dmjohnston3
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Story Rejections and You: Lessons Learned From 700+ Rejections

    Before I continue with the series on flash fiction, there's a side topic I should probably touch on. If you've been following my series,...
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