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REACH YOUR APEX!
September Workshops and Career Advice from Maurice Broaddus
In this newsletter, we share our September schedule (it's a busy month and there are a bunch of great learning opportunities) and Tor author Maurice Broaddus shares heartfelt advice to those writers beginning their journey.
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Of particular note, we're launching our first multi-session class. A Guided Exploration of Jeff VanderMeer's Wonderbook taught by Darian Bianco. It will be eight sessions. You can buy a seat to the first session ($30) or save and enroll in the complete run ($210).
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OUR SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS
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A Guided Exploration of Jeff VanderMeer's Wonderbook - Introduction and Chapter One
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Keep It Short: Writing Flash Fiction Tips & Tricks
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Outlining Your Novel
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Decoding the Submission Grinder
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Writing with ADHD
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$30.00
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A Guided Exploration of Jeff VanderMeer's Wonderbook
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$240.00 $210.00
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$30.00
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Learn how to build a roadmap that will bring your writing projects to completion.
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PAYING IT FORWARD
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RYA asks Maurice Broaddus "What advice do you have for writers just beginning in their career?"
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Always aim for the top markets in the industry. Being published in the higher paying markets leads to true visibility/exposure and solid building blocks for your career. That said, that path is paved with rejection. There are a couple things you can do to mitigate this process:
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LEARN. Learning can take a variety of forms. Publishing is an ever-shifting landscape, it’s paradigms and algorithms always in flux. So, if you are not in a mode of constant learning, you will quickly go the way of the dinosaur. So study the markets. Buy/subscribe to the magazines. Be constantly reading, understanding the vibe of the moment. Discerning what individual editors tastes are. That way you can better target/tailor your story to those editors.
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IMPROVE. Failure pushes me, but I know that I’m going to succeed (this is my mindset even though I have to remind myself of this fact every so often, especially after a rejection). Editors aren’t the enemy. We want the same things: the best story possible. If you are aiming for the best markets, you need to be writing the best stories. Maybe your work isn’t there yet. That’s fine, none of us started publish-ready. Keep pushing yourself, keep experimenting, keep digging into what your unique voice is.
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Be relentless. Show and prove. Be you.
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A community organizer and teacher, his work has appeared in magazines like Lightspeed Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Asimov’s, Magazine of F&SF, and Uncanny Magazine, with some of his stories having been collected in The Voices of Martyrs. His books include the urban fantasy trilogy, The Knights of Breton Court, the steampunk works, Buffalo Soldier and Pimp My Airship, and the middle grade detective novels, The Usual Suspects and Unfadeable. His project, Sorcerers, is being adapted as a television show for AMC. As an editor, he’s worked on Dark Faith, Fireside Magazine, and Apex Magazine. Learn more at MauriceBroaddus.com.
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Our Policy toward Zoom and AI data training
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Our company's policy regarding the use of our data for AI training.
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