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Snap Judgment Episode 11 this Thursday
Read more / watch…: Snap Judgment Episode 11 this ThursdayApex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 11 of our rapid-fire, live-streaming critique series. Every quarter, industry professionals Lesley Conner, Rebecca E Treasure, and a special guest offer live feedback on the first pages of anonymous submissions, which are read aloud by our host and narrator. We are pleased to announce that our…
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Building a Patron Economy: Empowering Creatives
Read more / watch…: Building a Patron Economy: Empowering CreativesMaybe you’ve heard of this thing called the “creator economy?” In and around 2020 it was a hot topic in technology circles. The success of existing platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter, combined with all that time we had on our hands due to the pandemic, meant artists of all kinds were finally going to be…
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For Writers: Writing the Novel – For Short Story Authors
Read more / watch…: For Writers: Writing the Novel – For Short Story AuthorsSo you’re a short story writer. You’re happy with your craft, and you already know what a short story is: It’s not a novella (generally up to 40,000 words) or a novelette (typically over 7,500 words – 19,000 words). Awards make it all the more mind-boggling when guidelines start talking about “long story” (over 15,000…
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Instructor Profile-Premee Mohamed
Read more / watch…: Instructor Profile-Premee MohamedPremee Mohamed shared a great personal anecdote when I asked her about Reach Your Apex creating her instructor profile. As a junior high student, she was on several episodes of a local kids’ quiz show called “Hi-Q!” Somehow, I became even more impressed with Premee. Around these parts, we know Premee as one of the…
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FOR WRITERS: Steampunk as Afrofuturism
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: Steampunk as AfrofuturismAfrofuturism is hot right now. Ever since Black Panther made its seismic splash, the term has been bandied about and suddenly folks are “discovering” black writers who have been out there doing the thing for years. The original “Pimp My Airship” steampunk short story was published in Apex Magazine in 2009, the beginning of what…
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Our Video On Demand Library Grows!
Read more / watch…: Our Video On Demand Library Grows!One feature we’re proud of bringing to our students are the video on demand webinars. On demand webinars are one to two hour lectures about a particular topic from a subject matter expert (usually a professional writer with teaching experience). When you purchase any of these videos, you will be able to download an MP4…
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Instructor Profile – Marie Vibbert
Read more / watch…: Instructor Profile – Marie VibbertMarie Vibbert isn’t just an author and Reach Your Apex instructor. According to the biography on her website, she’s been a medieval squire, ridden 17% of the roller coasters in the United States, and has been a defensive lineman for the Cleveland Fusion women’s tackle football team. She also has a varied and impeccable sense…
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Snap Judgment #10 replay
Read more / watch…: Snap Judgment #10 replaySnap Judgement is a quarterly live stream featuring three professional editors who offer feedback on the first page (up to 250 words) on unpublished genre short stories submitted by Apex Magazine subscribers and Patreon backers.
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FOR WRITERS: Collaborating with Others
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: Collaborating with OthersI once hosted a writing date, where a bunch of authors came together at a set time to (individually) write. The experience reminded me how private I am. Everyone else had eyes glued to their screen, fingers on the keyboard silently tic tic tac tac tictictactactoc! Others furiously scrawled ideas as the muse whispered spur. I…
