Savannah Writers Group

Chapter 1: Plot Problems Over at her wonderful blog, "Pub Rants", literary agent Kristin Nelson illuminated a method for detecting manuscript problems, which anyone can try with the help of a friend. Here is what she said: Just recently I did a workshop where I had the participants partner with another person in the class and exchange the first 30 pages of their manuscripts. The assignment I gave them was to read the 30 pages all the way through once. After that was completed, to go back and start rereading. On the second read, I asked them to go page by page and outline the plot points in a neat list list by chapter.  I stressed that they were not summarizing the chapter. Simply listing the action found in it.  Then I had them email me the outlines before I started reading. Those were the instructions and everyone in the class tackled the exercise just fine so I’m confident all of you can do the same. I’d take a quick glance at the by-chapter outl...

Greetings group! Listen, we've had some technical difficulties and we need your help re-creating the SWG group email list. Please take the time to send Sally an email! Don't forget to tell her who you are, too. This will help us rebuild our contact list and keep you in the know. Thanks! customer (at) coastalnow (dot) net

I just heard that Ideomancer, the speculative fiction e-zine, is one of the friendliest markets for poets! They also have a very low response time. This means, if you were to read up on their submission guidelines, then submit a poem to them, you'd have a response as to whether or not it has been accepted for publication within as few as 15 days. Hey, that's not bad! I once waited 109 days for what turned out to be a rejection letter. Did I mention that Ideomancer is a paying market? Oo la la. Submission Guidelines are as follows: Submissions Ideomancer publishes speculative fiction and poetry that explores the edges of ideas; stories that subvert, refute and push the limits. We want unique pieces from authors willing to explore non-traditional narratives and take chances with tone, structure and execution, balance ideas and character, emotion and ruthlessness. We also have an eye for more traditional tales told with excellenc...

Please join us for the March 2013 meetings  of the Savannah Writers Group.  We plan to meet Tuesday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 26 at 7 PM at the Atlanta Bread Company.