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One last ICYMI thread from our #AWP23 panel! “What’s one piece of advice you have for someone wanting to start a literary journal?”
#litjournals #litmags #publishing #indielit @ExpoReviewLit
#litjournals #litmags #publishing #indielit @ExpoReviewLit
“We’ve seen a ton of lit journals shutter recently and it’s been shocking, but there is still a glut of journals out there. Do your research and look at other journals, what do you have to say that’s different? What do you want to do and why?” (1/2)
“It’s so much better to do one thing well than not take care of people and have things get lost in translation.” — @anyamariajo (2/2)
At @ExpoReviewLit we believe an essential piece of sustainability and longevity for indie #litjournals is building a strong community.
Our #AWP23 #MeanttoLast panelists shared tips on making that happen:
Our #AWP23 #MeanttoLast panelists shared tips on making that happen:
What works: “Journals who recognize that I am also a writer, not just someone who reads all day. We talk about ourselves as writers. This is something we’re all doing together, we’re all part of this community. It helps us remember why we do this.” — @CdEskilson
“For me, it was going out there and doing the work and connecting with the community: schools, bookstores, community centers. A lot of the first few years of the journal were me just out there...” (1/2)
Finally, ICYMI, notes from @ExpoReviewLit’s own #AWP23 panel “Meant to Last: Maintaining Longevity as an Independent Lit Journal“! with @MellindaK @anotchka @CdEskilson @anyamariajo
Great advice for new and established lit mags (a thread)
Great advice for new and established lit mags (a thread)
On finding the right format: “I started online. I got no clicks, no views. No one was interested. I wasn’t interested. I thought, ‘What drives me to read? The opening of a book, the discovery of art. You need to go into print’.” — @anotchka
On $$$: many journals @CdEskilson has worked on are “funded by interactions between staff and submitters”— submission fees, donations, etc.
“There are lots of varied feelings about submissions fees (as someone who submits and has also paid a lot of them)…” (1/2)
“There are lots of varied feelings about submissions fees (as someone who submits and has also paid a lot of them)…” (1/2)
Good morning #AWP23! Today I’m stoked for “Hacking the Machine”, exploring the possibilities of creative expression through new tech. As someone who’s inundated with ChatGPT for day-job content marketing reasons, very curious about the creative perspective on AI and other tech.
Some takeaways from discussing types of projects, from introductory to advanced.
Interdisciplinary/mixed media projects like “Story Objects” incorporate physical objects or spaces and audio stories; the listener is the audience but can also be the performer of the piece (1/2)
Interdisciplinary/mixed media projects like “Story Objects” incorporate physical objects or spaces and audio stories; the listener is the audience but can also be the performer of the piece (1/2)
You can use the audio to invite the listener to engage with the world around them in a different way, to create a sensual experience. (2/2)
#AWP23 Insights and tips on revising and organizing a linked short story collection…
“The stories may seem fine alone, but then pressed all together you see all the writing tics you’ve ever had. You have to have an immense eye for detail, maybe even moreso than a novel.”
“If you have recurring characters, you don’t have to do as much work to introduce them again since we’ve already met that character. It can be tricky. A story can work on its own but as a collection things might become repetitive.”
What is an interconnected or linked short story collection? Is it the same as a ‘novel told in stories’? #AWP23
“I wrote my linked short story collections purposefully. ‘Novels in stories’ is different, they have one arc that propels the reader through….” (1/2)
“…My linked story collection, while it has some of the same characters, it has more of a thematic link, and moves through time in a different way than novels do.“ - @lesliepwriter (2/2)
