>Rejection notes are never fun. But the Baltimore Review has found a way to at least make them helpful. Witness the ending of one I recently received: "...I hope that you enjoyed writing on this theme and that you will soon be able to place the work in another publication. See long lists of other publication possibilities at... " followed by links to four places to find submission opportunities -- New Pages, Creative Writing Opportunities Listserve, Poets & Writers, and The Review Review.
>If you're trying to establish a write-every-day habit, you might try 750words.
>Not new, but useful/entertaining: authors whose significant other doesn't read their books.
>Since last fall, I've been editing the craft essays about nonfiction writing for Cleaver Magazine, and I'm so pleased with the latest two pieces: Vivian Wagner with how poetry writing is changing her nonfiction, and Megan Culhane Galbraith on the way playing with dolls (!) is helping unlock her memoir writing.
>Finally, two fun items: if you're also a middle-of-the-night scribbler, enjoy Sarah Broussard Weaver's post at the Brevity blog. But if days are a problem, try Colin Nissan's
Have a great weekend!
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I always appreciate your Friday Fridge Clean Outs. Thank you and have a great weekend!
Thanks for sharing 750 words website. I already started to use it and really like it. Hope it will help me to get into the habit of daily writing.
Jane from Paraphrasing Helper
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