Jan 29Liked by Benjamin Davis, Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Great line up. There is so much research to do on each publication besides the query and submission. It’s a time sucker. Would be great to narrow down which ones are worth my while.
Jan 29Liked by Benjamin Davis, Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
I am Allison. I’ve written a grubby little memoir about getting off opiate painkillers. I’ve taken a few chapters and made them self-enclosed, stand alone stories. I volunteer at a lit mag out of Austin, Tx, but want to learn all I can so I can target and organize my submissions accordingly. Thanks!
Ben, you've put together an awesomely comprehensive course here. This time last year, I was almost a complete beginner submitter to lit mags. Now I'm 57 submissions along with 15 acceptances & who knows how many rejections (I'd rather not do that math), & I feel like I have even more questions than when I was a newbie. Methinks you might actually be able to answer some of them - AND make me laugh along the way. WIn-win, in my books!
PS: Glad I'm not "lost", for once. PPS: the more I look at the word "titling", the funnier it gets.
Haha yes. Gosh, I know what you mean. Years after I began submitting I was still confused about so many things. I think I've got most of it now though, and I'll have an open door policy for questions so keep them coming throughout.
Great! One thing I AM confused about is whether I'm actually subscribed to this course yet. I'm a paid subscriber of Sub Club. Do I also have to sign up for "Write or Die" or can I just click somewhere to do this course (for starters)? There are "Subscribe" "sign-up" buttons everywhere - it's a bit confusing. Also, is the course just delivered by email to my in-box every second day?
UPDATE: You say this course is free - how do people access all lessons for free? I just signed up as a free subscriber to Write or Die - but trying to figure out how it can all be free, like you say? (PS: I'm sorry, but for the moment I've reached my limit with paid subscriptions / workshop / submission fees.)
Ah so it will start Monday (02/01) and go through March 1st. It will arrive as lessons in your email with interactions here. The whole month will be free. When you subscribe, the option all the way to the right says, "Free" and that's the option you want.
So I've "free subscribed" to Write or Die 101. Is that what you mean (above) & is that all I have to do? :) ps: I also shared your course with a few of my writer buddies.
Thanks, Ben. All clear now! And another friend, Lori, is joining in. PS: Have you thought of throwing a quick announcement post up on Medium? My sense from writing there (and publishing my own stuff about lit journals) is that there's a fairly large pool of writers new to submitting, or curious / unsure/ needing guidance about the lit journal landscape.
Hi! I don’t know if I’m missing something or if it’s brain fog, but I can’t figure out how to register for this workshop. Is there a specific link? Thanks!
Ah! Sorry about that. If you go here: https://writeordie101.substack.com/ and you're subscribed already to the newsletter, then this course will be coming for free. Starts Monday. Just click the free option when you sign up if you don't want to become a paid subscriber.
Ben, I hope whoever advised you that your jokes wouldn’t land read all of these comments and realized they were so, so wrong. I hope that after that you gave them a smug smile and a big EFF YOU!
Thanks for doing this! I spent 2023 with a goal to write one short story a month (minus a few months where I dealt with personal stuff) and I'm trying to work up the nerve to submit my work since frankly it's getting out of hand. Very excited for this!
So, I am new to substack and have no idea if I am subscribed or how to sign up for this, but I’ve gone a few rounds with both submitting to lit mags (which I didn’t know were even a thing until 2019) and trying to keep track of my sh@t, and I want to punch myself and lit mags in the face. help!
This is so amazing. I've been "researching" how to submit my weird little poems and stories for years, but I never end up submitting anything because it still just feels overwhelming and unclear. This is exactly what I need— the details, the answers to the unanswered questions, the stuff I didn't even know to ask. Thank you. Also, definitely keep the jokes coming.
I'm glad! I definitely will have answers to questions you haven't thought of...cause I've obsessed over this way too much. And if you do think of them as we go along, always ask. I'll be responding to all questions along the way.
Love the tone! and your "voice". Those are two comments I often get in my rejection letters. They love ME, but are not crazy about the stuff I choose to write about. Looking forward to seeing how I can overcome my failings.
I laughed at all the funny parts, really! This sounds like an excellent course for me, the Rejection Poet of 2023.
Yes! I had to fight to keep all of my jokes in here. Glad it was worth the blood and tears.
The jokes totally landed!
Great line up. There is so much research to do on each publication besides the query and submission. It’s a time sucker. Would be great to narrow down which ones are worth my while.
I'll definitely be including lots of that, and methods I use for analyzing and researching magazines.
Will lessons drop in our inboxes?
Yes! And they will also live forever on the WoD101 Substack homepage.
This is exactly what I need and the price is write!!! 🙏🏻
Yay! No pressure on me then, right?....oh god
Yes to footnote 5...I’m glad you kept it in.
Yes! Thank you
I am Allison. I’ve written a grubby little memoir about getting off opiate painkillers. I’ve taken a few chapters and made them self-enclosed, stand alone stories. I volunteer at a lit mag out of Austin, Tx, but want to learn all I can so I can target and organize my submissions accordingly. Thanks!
Ben, you've put together an awesomely comprehensive course here. This time last year, I was almost a complete beginner submitter to lit mags. Now I'm 57 submissions along with 15 acceptances & who knows how many rejections (I'd rather not do that math), & I feel like I have even more questions than when I was a newbie. Methinks you might actually be able to answer some of them - AND make me laugh along the way. WIn-win, in my books!
PS: Glad I'm not "lost", for once. PPS: the more I look at the word "titling", the funnier it gets.
Haha yes. Gosh, I know what you mean. Years after I began submitting I was still confused about so many things. I think I've got most of it now though, and I'll have an open door policy for questions so keep them coming throughout.
Great! One thing I AM confused about is whether I'm actually subscribed to this course yet. I'm a paid subscriber of Sub Club. Do I also have to sign up for "Write or Die" or can I just click somewhere to do this course (for starters)? There are "Subscribe" "sign-up" buttons everywhere - it's a bit confusing. Also, is the course just delivered by email to my in-box every second day?
UPDATE: You say this course is free - how do people access all lessons for free? I just signed up as a free subscriber to Write or Die - but trying to figure out how it can all be free, like you say? (PS: I'm sorry, but for the moment I've reached my limit with paid subscriptions / workshop / submission fees.)
Ah so it will start Monday (02/01) and go through March 1st. It will arrive as lessons in your email with interactions here. The whole month will be free. When you subscribe, the option all the way to the right says, "Free" and that's the option you want.
So I've "free subscribed" to Write or Die 101. Is that what you mean (above) & is that all I have to do? :) ps: I also shared your course with a few of my writer buddies.
Yay! Thank you. And yep, that is all you have to do. I am going to send out an email soon to go over how it will all work.
Thanks, Ben. All clear now! And another friend, Lori, is joining in. PS: Have you thought of throwing a quick announcement post up on Medium? My sense from writing there (and publishing my own stuff about lit journals) is that there's a fairly large pool of writers new to submitting, or curious / unsure/ needing guidance about the lit journal landscape.
Very much looking forward to this 🖤 Thank you for putting the course together.
Happy to. I hope it helps. It's going to be...a lot haha
A book I like to refer to is The Poet's Companion by Kim Addonizio & Dorianne Laux, two excellent poets.
oh excellent! I will check those out
Hi! I don’t know if I’m missing something or if it’s brain fog, but I can’t figure out how to register for this workshop. Is there a specific link? Thanks!
Ah! Sorry about that. If you go here: https://writeordie101.substack.com/ and you're subscribed already to the newsletter, then this course will be coming for free. Starts Monday. Just click the free option when you sign up if you don't want to become a paid subscriber.
Thank you!
Ben, I hope whoever advised you that your jokes wouldn’t land read all of these comments and realized they were so, so wrong. I hope that after that you gave them a smug smile and a big EFF YOU!
#5 landed. I laughed out loud and startled the dog. So, I like you. TBD on the dog.
Thanks for doing this! I spent 2023 with a goal to write one short story a month (minus a few months where I dealt with personal stuff) and I'm trying to work up the nerve to submit my work since frankly it's getting out of hand. Very excited for this!
haha I know the feeling. I will cover a LOT and will have every lesson open for questions so no matter what, I think it should help.
So, I am new to substack and have no idea if I am subscribed or how to sign up for this, but I’ve gone a few rounds with both submitting to lit mags (which I didn’t know were even a thing until 2019) and trying to keep track of my sh@t, and I want to punch myself and lit mags in the face. help!
Hey, if you've subscribed to the newsletter, you're all signed up. The first lesson should appear monday. If it doesn't let me know and I'll sort it.
This is so amazing. I've been "researching" how to submit my weird little poems and stories for years, but I never end up submitting anything because it still just feels overwhelming and unclear. This is exactly what I need— the details, the answers to the unanswered questions, the stuff I didn't even know to ask. Thank you. Also, definitely keep the jokes coming.
I'm glad! I definitely will have answers to questions you haven't thought of...cause I've obsessed over this way too much. And if you do think of them as we go along, always ask. I'll be responding to all questions along the way.
Thank you! Will this be the best place to ask questions (in the comments of a post)?
yup! and i'll have discussion questions for each post
5 - Joke landed. You're good.
haha hell yeah. Thank you
Love the tone! and your "voice". Those are two comments I often get in my rejection letters. They love ME, but are not crazy about the stuff I choose to write about. Looking forward to seeing how I can overcome my failings.
Hahah well you'll get to see a lot of my failings along the way so at least you won't be alone.
The joke landed instantly and I found it hilarious. Well done you.
haha hell yeah. Thank you