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• Tor Books is looking for two paid editorial interns in NYC
  If you’re interested in publishing and will be in New York City this semester, check out this paid internship at Tor Books. The job responsibilities include: Proofreading Evaluating manuscripts and writing reader reports Various administrative tasks (such as photocopying and filing) Hat-tip to CR. […]
• Twenty Questions to Ask Before Submitting Your Story
  Novelist Paulo Campos has a list of questions to help you determine whether your story is ready to submit. I found #1-9 especially helpful. One of my own: during your last rewrite, how much of the story changed? If less than 10% changed, you’re probably ready to go. […]
• Best Free Comic Book Fonts: All-Caps Body
  Need fonts for comic books or graphic novels? These are some of the most effective ones for dialogue and narration. […]
• How could a Twilight parody be that bad?
  Vampires Suck is startlingly bad.  How could anybody dig into a comedic vein so rich–ripping into Twilight–and come up with so little?  It’s like going to Alaska and failing to find snow.  If you’re in the mood for a good Twilight parody, I recommend this fake screenplay. Here’s an excerpt: SCENE 2 BELLA: It’s tough […]
• Superhero anthology looking for submissions
  Jay Faulkner is looking for superhero story submissions between 2500-8000 words long.  (For longer submissions, query first). Genre: anything with superheroes.  “This can be pure comic-book style heroes, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc but the central theme / characters in the story MUST involve superheroes.” Deadline: October 31, 2010. Pay: none. Submission de […]
• Organizing Your Story With Cause and Effect
  If you’re worried that your manuscript isn’t as coherent as it could be, mapping your plot can be extremely helpful. To do so: List the 25-50 most important events in the plot. Place one event each on a post-it note. Organize as many of the post-it notes into a cause-and-effect chain as you can. For […]
• Italian Spiderman
  Thank God this is a parody. […]