06/14/2009 Market List Update

http://www.aswiebe.com/writing/markets.html

The next update of Aswiebe's Market List will be on 07/15/2009.

Editor's Note
One of the difficulties of being a writer may be the never-ending list of things to do. Sure, you may finish writing that story, but then it's time to write something else, or edit it, or do market research, or get your submissions out, or do critiques for your writing group. That's even without looking at your to-do list for non-writing projects. Sometimes trying to figure out what should get done next can become paralyzing.

I think I may have found the solution: flip a coin or roll some dice.

You'll get more done, because you won't waste time dithering. You'll probably even be happier--the latest scientific studies show that people are happier with quick, arbitrary, and irrevocable choices than they are when they have more time and options to choose. (Scary, isn't it?) The novelty of doing things in a different and unpredictable way can also shake up your creativity and make your everyday routine more interesting. Of course, you should always do what's most urgent/important first, but if you've got more than one thing at the same level? Flip a coin!

I've been trying out this approach, and it's rather freeing. I've also gotten some things done that have been on my to-do list for a long time. It's a good feeling.

Aswiebe's Market List
Aswiebe's Market List is a searchable, sortable spreadsheet of paying fantasy, science fiction, and horror markets. This way it's easy to find, for example, only horror markets that accept reprints greater than 10,000 words. For more information on what it is and how to use it, see About Aswiebe.com's Market Spreadsheet. If you find it useful, please consider donating via PayPal to help support it. If you get a story published in a market you found through this list, let me know and I'll add a note to the next newsletter!



Things Shiny or Useful
*Nathan Bransford's Article about when and how to re-query: http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/05/re-re-querying-redux.html
* A handy trick for figuring out when to use who or whom: http://blog.writersdigest.com/qq/Who+Vs+Whom.aspx
* What this writer sees her job as: http://matociquala.livejournal.com/1627470.html
* Good insights into what editors at the top-notch publications think makes a great story: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/editors_interview/
* Experiments in story promotion - http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/477013.html
* Agent's advice database: http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/06/writing-advice-database.html

Featured Market
The Way of the Wizard Anthology is looking for stories about magic-users, especially unique ones. (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1760)

Story Guidelines
(a) The story should be about a wizard, witch, sorcerer, sorceress, of some kind (basically, any sort of user of magic).
(b) The fact that the story has wizards in it should be vital to the story, i.e., magic should be an important factor in the resolution of the plot.
(c) The wizards should be literal, in that they do actual magic, not like a pinball wizard or something like that.
(d) I’m interested in all types of wizard tales, but am especially interested in seeing some stories that explore the idea of wizardry from a non-traditional viewpoint–i.e., something based on the Chilean Kalku or on the supernatural practices of other cultures.
(e) The story may be set in a secondary world, the real world, the present, or in a historical time period…let your imagination run wild.

Submission basics: Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror. Any word length but less than 5,000 words strongly preferred. Pays $.05/word + royalties + contrib copy. No reprints. Reading period July 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010.


Market List Updates
To see all the details about these new listings and what they're looking for, go to Aswiebe's Market List, download the latest version of the spreadsheet, and look at the entries changed since 05/15/2008.

Market News

SpecFicWorld, publisher of the Weirducopia, Paradise Lost, and Weird Westerns Anthologies, lost all its submissions due to computer problems and is asking people to re-submit.

New

Clockwork Phoenix 3 ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 10/01/2009 - 11/15/2009 (http://www.clockworkphoenix.com/#guidelines)

Dark Faith: The Mo*Con ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 11/01/2009 (http://www.mauricebroaddus.com/2009/05/mocon-anthology-guidelines)

Science Fiction Trails (http://www.sciencefictiontrails.com/whats_new.html)

Way of the Wizard, The ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 07/01/2009 - 03/31/2010 (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1760)

Weirducopia ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 08/15/2009 (http://www.specficworld.com/fiction/guides/weirducopia.aspx)

Weird Westerns ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 08/15/2009 (http://www.specficworld.com/fiction/guides/weird-westerns.aspx)

Risen from the Dead

Hypersonic Tales (http://www.hypersonictales.com/hypersonic2/index.php?slab=submissions-and-guidelines)

Changed

Cabinet des Fees (http://cabinet-des-fees.com/index.php/submissions/) - increased pay rate, story length!

Ray Gun Revival (http://www.raygunrevival.com/guidelines.html) - lowered pay rate.

Dead

Lone Star Stories (http://ericmarin.livejournal.com/173786.html)

Paradox (http://forum.sfreader.com/default.aspx?f=13&m=97548)

Retroactive Science Fiction (did not receive stories that matched guidelines)

Removed Because No Longer Pays

Pantechnicon (http://pantechnicon.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=38)

Links
Aswiebe's Market List
About Aswiebe's Market List
Abra Staffin Wiebe's main website
Abra Staffin Wiebe's blog

Keep writing, keep submitting, and good luck!


Abra Staffin Wiebe, Compiler of Lists

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