Whether you get an MFA or not, goddamn, find a workshop, find a way to talk to some working writers and editors, I dunno, all of that would've made things a lot easier and faster for me in retrospect. Get your onboarding somehow but do GET IT, writing is solitary but publishing is collaborative.

Lesson 2 of 4 is live: On Situation vs Story pt. 2 How to: - humanize character vs types - generate consequences to make incidents matter - break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative (LMC members get 1 free month of FW) www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...

And when the medium is prose to build the fictive dream: what does it mean to hammer too hard and splinter it?

sometimes to read a book of poetry is to be reminded that another person is much funnier and better at expressing their pain than you are

Been feeling out the world of flash? There's no better guide🔥

Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥 Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net: therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...

Welcome to the editing workshop by Editor @stevexisxok.bsky.social! On identifying common problems and solving them. Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...

Our plans for November are here! 🔥$15 Basic memberships! 🔥Chats with residency directors & @1demerith.bsky.social! 🔥A monthlong Write-More challenge led by @okaydonkeymag.com associate fiction editor @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social! And more👇 litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/november-p...

We love 3rd spaces and building community❤️‍🔥Better ways of life are possible!

When I was 6, my dad put stars on the ceiling of my room to make me feel insignificant

While the vibe is still spooky here's one of our favorite ghost stories by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com Is there actually a ghost in this story? Well, that depends... Is this thing haunted though? Oh 100% electricliterature.com/accidental-g...

The best advice I ever heard about this was "Maybe the reason the exec is asking for a car chase on page 38 is because the previous 20 pages of character development isn't working. They don't really want a car chase; they're just bored."

Got work to share? Want to beat stage fright? We host live community readings in Discord last Sundays of the month & the vibe is super warm & supportive❤️ And on Oct 26 @benloory.bsky.social will read too! So pop in. Subscribe to our newsletter for a trial membership litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com

This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET! We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server. Not a member? Not a problem. Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥 litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com

We've been trying to figure out how Ben writes pieces that feel fun and sometimes even silly but also ultimately moving and profound. Many hypotheses! But maybe the answer is just: magic. Really looking forward to diving in deeper this Sunday

This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET! We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server. Not a member? Not a problem. Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥 litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com

our editors @stevexisxok.bsky.social and @autumnwatts.bsky.social are obsessed with developing your pieces🧐 ...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE! www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...

Of course we love helping you live your best (literary) lives but did you know we're not too shabby as editors? Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥 Free membership trials this month, details here: litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...

“How to Write Topical Without Getting Preachy” ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.

Reading for FPSF is always unbelievably fun, and it's because of the fantastic work that YOU send in. Don't miss our last unthemed submission window of the year!

Our guru of prompts can entice the words out of writers in the most astonishing ways 🔥

Eleanor shared that poem at September's Firelight Readaround and it was pure❤️‍🔥 Got work to share too? Join us Oct 26 8PM ET for another warm and supportive community reading Not a member yet? Just subscribe to our newsletter for 1 free month of Basic👻 litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...

Ready to write? Our October plans are here! Enjoy a 1-month free trial + daily accountability + 2 events with our fave writer of touching (and occasionally creepy) fables and tales: @benloory.bsky.social Plus prompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social😲+ more litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...

Hi friends, we're Autumn & Steve! As fiction editors at Guernica & Okay Donkey, we've helped SO many writers grow their work - and now created Lit Match Collective to help you, too! Join our warm community & chat with us for coaching, feedback, submissions help + more! www.litmatchcollective.com

www.lunalunamagazine.com/blog/poetry-... ‘s autopsy of desire makes me feel like my head will fall off if i pull at the scarf wrapped around my neck, and i’m greedily pulling at the scarf

Hey, I'm leading a two-hour generative writing session on Sunday, Sept. 28th through wonderful Cleaver Magazine! Would love to see you there. I have fun things planned! cleavermagazine.submittable.com/submit/32754...

I absolutely love this story by @ambersparks.bsky.social Recently, I saw a very grumpy call for submissions that listed all the things they did NOT want to see in their queue and this story fits a couple of those. Be open to brilliance and innovation, editors, and you will be rewarded.

With the exception of, like, a dozen giant name writers (and maybe even them too, tbh), even the smallest little note makes a writer’s day/week/month.

Have done a handful of zoom class visits in last couple of weeks, and been reading a bunch'a submissions, and I don't really have much advice for writers/submitters, and this incredibly unhelpful, but as an editor: I'm not looking for stories that are "good." I'm looking for stories that I LOVE.

“An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.” – Djuna Barnes

Everything changes ❤️

The cat is the best part of this cuz notice how it is NOT HELPING But brilliant editor Autumn Watts will.

Do you struggle to write because you can't find the time or motivation to get started? Fun fact: Sometimes it's better to suffer together! Join LMC and our next Guided Writing Studio this Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8pm ET in the Campground Commons: litmatchcollective.com/campground-commons

Delighted to be a member of this community!

More blessed news?! We got a 5-step guide to writing a @jeffchon.bsky.social story!🫠 (Wouldn't it be fun to use as a writing prompt?) If you missed our convo it'll live on in our Story Chat archives with addenda from editor on the piece @aaronburch.bsky.social. Pop in anytime to join in🤜🤛

Was supposed to be a part of this (/kinda still am officially?) but, like a doofus, forgot I had tickets for Russian Circles tonight. But this chat should be amazing, y'all should look into checking it out!, and I'm going to swoop in tomorrow and catch-up with some thoughts, after the fact!

Very excited to hang. Let's do this.

Yes, I've got a fun prompt posted! Join Lit Match Collective and check out all they. have to offer! 💙

The free membership has been swiftly claimed! But do check out www.litmatchcollective.com They've got cool things planned. 💙

stoked to be hosting a Very Literary Chat with @aaronburch.bsky.social and @jeffchon.bsky.social this Thursday, 9/11 at 6pm Pacific over at litmatchcollective.com come chat with us!

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