for writers
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FOR WRITERS: Thoughtful Use of Jargon and Labels in Fiction
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: Thoughtful Use of Jargon and Labels in FictionWhen we use jargon, we think of it as a tool, a shorthand for larger concepts, so that we can move them around, let X stand for this equation, now we can add or subtract it. But in reality, jargon is most often used as a way of identifying in-group and out-group membership.
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For Writers – Self-Compassion Toolkit: A Conversation on Mental Health and Writing
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Self-Compassion Toolkit: A Conversation on Mental Health and WritingSelf-Compassion Toolkit: A Conversation on Mental Health and Writing by Marissa van Uden and Rebecca E. Treasure.
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For Writers – Writing in Bits & Pieces
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Writing in Bits & PiecesProlific and award-winning writer Steve Rasnic Tem shares how he manages to continue writing despite a hectic life schedule.
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For Writers – Apex Magazine Slush Reader Round Table
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Apex Magazine Slush Reader Round TableBehind the scenes of every successful magazine is a team of people who keep the gears of publishing grinding. The slush readers!
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For Writers – Why Do You Keep Rejecting Me
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Why Do You Keep Rejecting MeIn our latest FOR WRITERS, Jason Sizemore provides insight into why certain stories are rejected.
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For Writers – Submissions 101
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Submissions 101Apex Magazine EiC Lesley Conner demystifies some of the procedures and protocols of submitting short fiction.
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For Writers – Writing Flash Fiction: Serve Neat, With a Twist
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Writing Flash Fiction: Serve Neat, With a TwistAuthor Marie Vibbert shares her wisdom and experience about the challenging art of writing effective flash fiction.
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For Writers – Writing an Effective Short Story Introduction
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Writing an Effective Short Story IntroductionJason Sizemore provides some tips on writing an effective short story introduction that will help your manuscript escape the slush pile.
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For Writers – Writing to Theme for People Who Hate Themes
Read more / watch…: For Writers – Writing to Theme for People Who Hate ThemesThe “moral of the story”, so to speak, isn’t mermaids or werewolves or mechanical sentience.



