What Not to Do After an Acceptance
You’d be surprised how often writers make these mistakes, compromising their acceptances.
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Tim Burkhardt (he/him) is a freelance writer, journalist, and editor. He currently works as the Managing Editor (and podcaster) at The Dread Machine. His fiction work has been published in Metastellar, Riddled with Arrows, The Horror Tree, and others.
As a freelance journalist, Tim has covered multiple beats, including Arts & Entertainment, Local History, Environmental Policy, Sports, and Business. He once interviewed a man who wrote an orchestral piece for aliens, where the melody was composed of beams of light, and the rhythm was gravity waves.
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Monica’s translation of the fantasy story “Imilla” by Vania T. Curtidor appeared in the bilingual Constelación Magazine’s inaugural issue, and she regularly performs ad hoc translations of stories for both Spanish- and English-speaking authors.
Her speculative fiction stories and poems have appeared online and in print in recent years. Follow her on Twitter @molo_writes.
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You’d be surprised how often writers make these mistakes, compromising their acceptances.
What is a rewrite request? What should a proper request look like? Should you fulfill the request, or move on?
Unfortunately, you’re unlikely to get anywhere haphazardly chasing submission calls unless you’re an experienced writer with strong storytelling skills.