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Get Thee To A Slush Pile, Part Three

by Bill Ward on November 15, 2008

in Writing

In part one of the article I talked about what a slush pile was, and how attaining a position as a slush reader for a small or amateur press editor can be a great learning experience for a writer; helping him understand the submission game from both ends of the process. In part two I [...]

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Get Thee To A Slush Pile, Part Two

by Bill Ward on November 5, 2008

in Writing

In part one of this article I talked about why a writer, especially a beginning writer of short fiction, should seriously consider looking for a position reading slush with a small press magazine or ezine. In this article I’ll look at ways someone with no contacts can go about looking for a volunteer position as [...]

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Get Thee To A Slush Pile, Part One

by Bill Ward on October 28, 2008

in Writing

A recent discussion over at the SFReader forums on developing a thick skin in the short fiction submissions game got me thinking about rejection, and how it doesn’t really bother me anymore. I’m not bragging, I certainly haven’t had nearly the level of success or landed the sales to many of markets that I most [...]

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