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Started Writing Fiction At Age Eight

At age 16 I sent my very first submission to Esquire. It elicited a call-back from a sub-editor, and a two-page single-spaced response from Rust Hills, the editor, who explained that he wanted to publish it but simply could not … Continue reading

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Aprés Livre, Le Deluge

Prestige markets for fiction can get away with having a computer program for an editor that filters for recognized names only. They’ll even win awards and accolades for doing this. Lesser paying, lower profile fiction markets are forced to be … Continue reading

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