If you are a practicing writer, or even just occasionally trying, you’ve probably received a rejection letter or two. I’ve got enough to reconstitute a grove. I’ve been rejected by some of the best-known and venerable names in the magazine business, and it amuses me to keep these reminders around. I find it useful, and [...]

There’s something that’s been gnawing at me for a little while that I’d like to get off my chest. Hopefully, the screed that follows this introduction will go a long way toward explaining why this event, which is two decades behind us as I write this, has been irritating me lately, and will also explain [...]

So I edit short works of fiction from time to time, mostly because I’m a nice person. That and I simply love insulting people and having them say “thank you” after I’m done. Call it a kink.
As some of you might know, editing something isn’t a one time affair. You get the story and you [...]

I was looking for nice writing topics that would be good to start with and show off my brilliance and wit. At the same time I decided I couldn’t fully expose you to my way of seeing things, in case you don’t appreciate insulting Harry Potter and making fun of Twilight (which I would never [...]

So I was reading an anthology just the other day, one of the more important ones in this particular field, the annual best-of collection. The thing would probably stop a bullet, but I read fast, and thick tomes don’t daunt me. Anyway, I suspect it had a lot to offer (I had already read a [...]

Some of you may have noticed that the frequency of our blogging has dropped precipitously of late.  That’s because we’ve been spending our time searching for some great new writers to take up the Scribophile blogging mantle.  And we’re excited to announce that we’ve found them!
Unlike many writers, Jane Rutherford hadn’t start writing the moment [...]