Paying markets are the best places to be published, but if you really want to tell us about something you've got published in a nonpaying market, go ahead and use this space.

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www.geocities.com/~readmaelstrom

Their website is a little lacking, and a little out-of-date, but the hard copy is great, so get a subscription!

I don't think my poem's on the website now, so here's the poem (hope you don't mind me putting it right here, it's short)!

Goodnight moon

for Karen "Luna" Edwards

The cool moon, a spotlight
four beams from four corners
centered in the stage sky.

Its orange tint hints that
it is a sweet cheese;
not green, but American.
A pale penny,
Lincoln’s face faded
worn from God’s rubbing thumbs.

If Eve spins in a sequined skirt
then the moon is her pendant.
I sit down to dine with her
at the dark smooth table
scattered with salt stars and
drink the half-full cup of moon.

*Enola Mai

Oh, any comments, go to the Young Writer's Poetry discussion, I'll open up a topic there. Or just e-mail me.

Not only have you written, but your writing has found an audience. That's way cool.

woo ha!

woo ha!

When it comes out, you will see my article listed at the publisher's website:
www.delorean-owners.org

~Jayelle~

(Altho' - I did have a poem published at the tender age of 12, so long ago . . .)

My adult career has consisted of: an editorial regarding HIV/AIDs prevention efforts in my community for the local newspaper (no pay), an article on formula manufacturing scams and breastfeeding benefits for a statewide publication (free), articles on parenting issues for the local community (free), several successful grantwriting adventures (good money for the agency in question while I, of course, was a lowly college intern!), articles on community service issues for a variety of local organization newsletters (free). . . and (well-paid - it's part of my job) articles on public policy as it relates to crime victims issues for statewide publications, analysis of early childhood education issues and "other duties as assigned" such as legislative taskforce reports.

So, I don't know if that counts in the realm you all operate in, but it feeds me and my kid, allows me to develop my writing skills in at least the technical area and therefore allows me to use the talents I was graced with.

However, if anyone ever needs assistance in these areas, I would be glad to help out!

Two weeks ago the layout guy for DeLorean Club of Ohio newsletter emailed me saying he needed another half page of material. It was four hours from press time. I told him I'd come up with something.

An hour later I had a complete short-short story, exactly the right size. The editor loved it (for what that's worth . . . the editor is ME) and four hours later my first bit of published fiction was coming out of the color copiers at CopyMax.

Also, I recently had a travel article on Crete & Santorini published on culturaltravels.com.

Now if I can just get some new material ready for submition....

Cheers,

The book is fantasy and follows the adventures of a scribe and his companions as they set off to destroy a nasty wizard named Illdred.

The book is full of magic, dragons, intrigue and even a talking wolf. The book is available at Amazon.com or the Barnes and Noble site.

Brand new to this site...had no idea that it existed until today. I suppose like all the rest of you I'm an avid reader, especially of Mr. Cards.

My publishing credits all lie within the same field; Comic Books.

I started as an intern for a small independent publishing house in North Carolina (Hickory) where I wet my feet as a penciller and inker. However, after the books started to sell in higher volume I took on the additional responsibility of plotting many of the stories. Sadly, that is the extent of my comtribution to the literary world.

Can anyone tell me if any of that matters in this profession?

I have always written but never with the intent of getting published. Recently my wife cajoled me into trying my hand at that as well.

Hope I live up to her expectations.

And my own.

Thanks,

SLiCK

Work in comics and other such visual media may not teach you much about description, but it will teach you about plotting and dialog, both of which are crucial.

If you're asking about comic publishing credits counting for much in getting other kinds of stories published, then I'd have to say it would probably depend on the editors and on the stories you send to them.

Of course, if you're Neil Gaiman, you've got it made, but there are others out there who have done both, and at the very least your comic credits say that you know how to work in a professional environment.

I just got an e-mail from Elizabeth Bear, editor at Abyss & Apex, a bimonthly online speculative fiction magazine, accepting my short-short story "Just Like Meteors" for publication.

By the way, this is a very cool market: They take electronic submissions, turn around responses very quickly, and offer constructive feedback. They're at http://klio.net/abyssandapex/

Luc

That's just wonderful!!! Congratulations, and here's to a wonderful time there!

My first sale was to the Writers of the Future anthology (my story is in volume 9).

That week-long workshop was an interesting experience. It's fun to see how the careers of the other writers in the group have gone on--I see some of their names every so often in various publications.

This is my first post and an introduction of sorts I guess. My most recent work was a poem in the Northwood Journal called "Silent Seclusion". It was published this year and I was paid a small sum for it. I also have two fantasy novels in print. One called "Quest for the Eye of Light" (1996) and the other is "Greed" (1997). Both are available at www.journeybookspublishing.com BN.com and Amazon.com. That's an interesting story in itself. I signed with Journey Books, a small press of course, and then later I bought the press. In a way I guess that makes me a self-publisher, but that wasn't my original intention. The books have done well. I published a poem in an anthology called "The Eyes of a Child" sometime back. My first publication was in an anthology by Coolsprings Press in 1995. The story was called "Of Earth and Imagination." I still get a small royalty from that. All the stories are under my real name, Donnie Clemons.

It's the Shadowbane Strategy guide by Brady Games. It's kind of wild to think it's now in the library of congress. *boggle* I also was a game site manager and wrote many essays and rants for public consumption.