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8 Things Literary Magazine Editors Love To See In Short Stories Right Now | Writer’s Relief
Updated November 2023 Wondering what kinds of short stories literary magazine editors are publishing right now? We have the answer! At Writer’s Relief, we track thousands of literary journals and hundreds of short story submissions every year, and we’re always keeping...
9 Ideas For Short Story Endings: How To Get From Here To There | Writer’s Relief
Sometimes, writing a short story can be like going for a drive with no map: You have a solid starting point, but then the highway has multiple exits. Which direction will get you where you need to go? Time to whip out your virtual writing GPS and ask the Writer’s...
The Long And The Short Of It: What’s The Best Length For A Short Story? | Writer’s Relief
Thanks to the Internet, there’s been a renaissance of literary magazines that publish short stories. Since online publishing has become more prevalent, Writer’s Relief has noticed that more literary journals are publishing short fiction and nonfiction. Check out these...
Write Strong Female Characters Without Being Cliché | Writer’s Relief
Writers and readers talk so often about strong female characters that the phrase has become a publishing buzzword. Writers try to entice literary agents by using a strong woman character as a hook in their query letters. Readers create lists of books that feature...
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