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Writing Through Grief
"And then I’d wake up to reality and feel disoriented and breathless all over again."
Apr 18
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Hema Nataraju
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My Most Valuable Writing Lesson & Publishing Advice
"People remember and care about story more than anything else."
Apr 11
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Christine Ma-Kellams
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March 2024
The Sisyphean Poet: On Facing Doubt and Anxiety in Creative Work
"It’s humbling to try to write another poem."
Mar 28
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Max Roland Ekstrom
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A Letter to the Editors of Literary Magazines
"I have received your rejection letters (hundreds of them) and I am generously offering you a free critique of your work."
Mar 21
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Fiona M Jones
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Backing In (A Futile Attempt to Write a Hermit Crab Essay; I Think My Butt’s Too Big)
"I would rather be spanked than slapped.”
Mar 14
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Richard LeBlond
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February 2024
Do You Pay?
"When I apply for a position, I’d like to know if I’m volunteering or not."
Feb 29
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Allison K Williams
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Do You Pay?
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Really Hard to Understand and Even Harder to Follow Submission Guidelines for Our Literary Journal
"Our editors prefer the Comic Sans font..."
Feb 22
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Lori D'Angelo
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Typos? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Typos!
"A typo on a lit mag’s primary web pages is not a good thing."
Feb 15
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Jon Fain
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The Plagiarism Plague
Writer reflects on a personal run-in with plagiarism
Feb 8
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Brian Douglas
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Cultivating Contentment in Your Writing Life
Writer addresses the notion of "arriving" as a writer
Feb 1
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Bethany Jarmul
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January 2024
Why Heresy Press? Why Now?
Upon one-year anniversary, Heresy Press Publisher looks at the press's role in the publishing landscape
Jan 25
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Bernard Schweizer
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Says I: Against the Repetitive Use of “Says” and “Said” in Prose
Editor takes writers to task for word repetition
Jan 18
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Genna Rivieccio
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