Originally, I started the Art of Submission column with a set idea of where I wanted to go with it — I would cover the entire submission process from finding markets and submitting pieces to signing contracts and getting paid. Having arrived there, I realized that I...
When I first started submitting pieces, I was completely ignorant about the process. Sure, I'd read the books, I'd looked at the markets, and I thought I understood what happened after a piece got accepted. But, in reality, I didn't know a damn thing. As ashamed as I...
I recently had the opportunity to perform one of my favorite actions as an erotic editor. I got to send an email to an author letting him know that I was accepting his story for one of my upcoming anthologies. A few minutes later, I got this email in reply: "That's...
Did you ever get the feeling that you're watching market deadlines whiz by as you're trying to finish up your stories? Or that you're always a step behind when it comes to sending stuff off? Wouldn't it be awesome if you could just hire someone to take care of all the...
As I was getting ready to write this column, I saw a Facebook post from one of my favorite editors that said something like this: "Does your bio mention the name of your pet? If so, understand that no-one is going to take you seriously." Now, there are a few, very...
Welcome to The Fine Art of Submission: How to Properly & Professionally Prepare, Package and Present Your Work To Markets. Okay, so what the hell does that long-ass subtitle really mean? It means that we're going to look at all the steps you need to take in order...