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Post by deuce on Mar 21, 2018 11:59:07 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Mar 27, 2018 12:25:14 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Mar 29, 2018 12:32:55 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Apr 6, 2018 0:07:58 GMT -5
Doug Draa, editor of Weirdbook, has got some advice regarding submissions to WB: "I judge submissions as a reader and not as a writer (If you've read my stories then you'll know why).
I don't like to read 10 pages of story and still not know what is going on or where it is heading.
I don't like stories about losers who are even bigger losers by the end.
I don't like stories about struggling writers who can't get published or laid.
I don't like Despair.
I like clarity in storytelling.
I guess that's a pretty generalized list.
And you can't imagine how many stories I receive that open up in Starbucks with someone on a laptop."  ![]() ![]() |
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Post by emerald on Apr 6, 2018 0:44:01 GMT -5
Doug Draa, editor of Weirdbook, is taking submissions. He's got some advice: "I judge submissions as a reader and not as a writer (If you've read my stories then you'll know why).
I don't like to read 10 pages of story and still not know what is going on or where it is heading.
I don't like stories about losers who are even bigger losers by the end.
I don't like stories about struggling writers who can't get published or laid.
I don't like Despair.
I like clarity in storytelling.
I guess that's a pretty generalized list.
And you can't imagine how many stories I receive that open up in Starbucks with someone on a laptop." Hey, is Weirdbook open for submissions again? I got a story in issue 38 and would love to try to write them another. John Fultz was right, they really are the new Weird Tales. |
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Post by deuce on Apr 6, 2018 1:29:40 GMT -5
Doug Draa, editor of Weirdbook, is taking submissions. He's got some advice: "I judge submissions as a reader and not as a writer (If you've read my stories then you'll know why).
I don't like to read 10 pages of story and still not know what is going on or where it is heading.
I don't like stories about losers who are even bigger losers by the end.
I don't like stories about struggling writers who can't get published or laid.
I don't like Despair.
I like clarity in storytelling.
I guess that's a pretty generalized list.
And you can't imagine how many stories I receive that open up in Starbucks with someone on a laptop." Hey, is Weirdbook open for submissions again? I got a story in issue 38 and would love to try to write them another. John Fultz was right, they really are the new Weird Tales. My apologies. Doug kinda tricked me. He was talking in general. He's not taking submissions at the moment. I'll post when he does start taking them again. |
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Post by Char-Vell on Apr 6, 2018 7:03:32 GMT -5
Doug Draa, editor of Weirdbook, is taking submissions. He's got some advice: "I judge submissions as a reader and not as a writer (If you've read my stories then you'll know why).
I don't like to read 10 pages of story and still not know what is going on or where it is heading.
I don't like stories about losers who are even bigger losers by the end.
I don't like stories about struggling writers who can't get published or laid.
I don't like Despair.
I like clarity in storytelling.
I guess that's a pretty generalized list.
And you can't imagine how many stories I receive that open up in Starbucks with someone on a laptop." Hey, is Weirdbook open for submissions again? I got a story in issue 38 and would love to try to write them another. John Fultz was right, they really are the new Weird Tales. When he takes submissions, can anyone submit a story? I might give it a shot. |
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Post by paulmc on Apr 6, 2018 12:04:00 GMT -5
Hey, is Weirdbook open for submissions again? I got a story in issue 38 and would love to try to write them another. John Fultz was right, they really are the new Weird Tales. When he takes submissions, can anyone submit a story? I might give it a shot. They are closed now. Last year the window was October. I'd expect another autumn window this year. Doug buys for the next year's issues, not issue by issue. weirdbook-magazine.com/submissions/ |
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Post by Char-Vell on Apr 6, 2018 12:11:18 GMT -5
When he takes submissions, can anyone submit a story? I might give it a shot. They are closed now. Last year the window was October. I'd expect another autumn window this year. Doug buys for the next year's issues, not issue by issue. weirdbook-magazine.com/submissions/Groovy.
I may try to come up with something "original" that meets the guidelines.
Now to go back and format all my existing stories properly. 
Thanks!
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Post by paulmc on May 4, 2018 13:00:59 GMT -5
Doug was interviewed on this podcast and reiterated his views. Basically, he likes "old school" fun pulpy stories and would like to get more submissions in that vein. www.signalhorizon.com/single-post/2018/05/03/Horror-Pod-Class-Interview-with-Douglas-Draa-editor-of-WeirdbookAlso, He doesn't get enough sword-&-sorcery He doesn't get much Cthulhu Mythos He doesn't get a lot of pulp He likes all of the above This year's annual, invite only, Cthulhu Mythos He's trying a relaunch of STARTLING STORIES, starting with one issue, for scifi tales General submissions for Weirdbook 2019 will be open mid-October 2018 Writers who enjoy Pulp, Weird, Adventure Scifi, Horror, "old school," Vikings vs. werewolves, etc. - you should really consider getting something to him in October. |
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Post by emerald on May 4, 2018 13:13:18 GMT -5
Doug was interviewed on this podcast and reiterated his views. Basically, he likes "old school" fun pulpy stories and would like to get more submissions in that vein. www.signalhorizon.com/single-post/2018/05/03/Horror-Pod-Class-Interview-with-Douglas-Draa-editor-of-WeirdbookAlso, He doesn't get enough sword-&-sorcery He doesn't get much Cthulhu Mythos He doesn't get a lot of pulp He likes all of the above This year's annual, invite only, Cthulhu Mythos He's trying a relaunch of STARTLING STORIES, starting with one issue, for scifi tales General submissions for Weirdbook 2019 will be open mid-October 2018 Writers who enjoy Pulp, Weird, Adventure Scifi, Horror, "old school," Vikings vs. werewolves, etc. - you should really consider getting something to him in October. I have to second this, with prejudice. Draa is a good editor who loves the genre and the magazine he publishes, and he wants nothing more than to produce more issues packed full of the stuff he loves and get it into the hands of readers who feel the same. |
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Post by deuce on May 31, 2018 0:12:11 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 2, 2018 12:01:25 GMT -5
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Post by Derrick on Jun 7, 2018 2:00:56 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 10, 2018 11:48:54 GMT -5
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