The topic of religion was posed by panel member Mary Akers. She and several writers she knows had a discussion about why their stories that involve religion, or faith, are consistently rejected. I thought it was a valid question, and one worth posing to our panel of Get Real participants. Thank you, Mary!
Question:
Why […]

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The questions:
Editors: Do you solicit? If so, why? Where do you solicit from? Do you solicit particular stories, or do you just ask good writers to submit stuff? What do the writers say when they’re solicited?
Writers: Have you been solicited? What were the circumstances? Were you glad to be solicited? Has an editor approached you […]

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We’re ba-ack…
Ellen Parker and I asked our panel of writers and editors the following questions:
As a writer, what are your thoughts and feelings about “the slush”? What do you believe happens when you submit your work for consideration?
As an editor, do you actually read submissions in the slush? How much of each submission do you […]

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Last time in Get Real, Ellen Parker and I asked our panel of writers about The Money Factor. This time around, we posed the issue to editors. Although we would have loved to hear from a journal who charges reading fees, we understand the sensitive nature of the topic, and we appreciate and thank those […]

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Welcome to another round of Get Real, hosted by FRiGG editor Ellen Parker and myself. Let us know how you feel about “The Money Factor” in the comments section.
As a writer, do you submit only (or first) to magazines that pay–regardless of how much they pay? Or does a magazine have to pay a certain […]

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Welcome to the second round of Get Real, hosted by FRiGG editor Ellen Parker, and myself. This time around we asked our panel of writers and editors to give us their thoughts on online versus print publishing. This is what they said.
Some writers only submit to print publications. Others prefer to have their work appear […]

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Introduction:
While talking with Ellen Parker, the editor of FRiGG, during a showcase piece about her literary journal, we found ourselves discussing terms such as “standards,” and editorial policies like solicitations. As time went on, the discussion moved further away from the work published in FRiGG, and more into a debate about publishing practices. Why […]

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Introduction:
While talking with Ellen Parker, the editor of FRiGG, during a showcase piece about her literary journal, we found ourselves discussing terms such as “standards,” and editorial policies like solicitations. As time went on, the discussion moved further away from the work published in FRiGG, and more into a debate about publishing practices. Why […]

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