When a literary magazine says “send us your best work,” what do they mean? Best by whose measure? Lately we have been thinking about what kind of work we like to publish at Split Lip. Of course we want a writer’s best work, but we also want something else.
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Our contributors have shared a variety of behind-the-scenes details that expand our enjoyment and understanding of their work. We're closing out the May edition of Just One Thing with Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, author of this month's flash fiction, "Ghost Story."
Read MoreLast time on Real World: Editors, Split Lip editors answered questions about the submission process for their particular genres. This week, editors from a few other journals weigh in on the following question:
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1. In early 2013, my husband Matt’s company transferred his job from our home outside of Portland, Oregon to Tucson, Arizona. I had only been in the state once, as a stop on a family road trip when I was in high school. We didn’t know anyone and I found myself struggling with what to do with myself. I wrote, a lot. More than I’m writing now, which was a good thing.
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Just One Thing -- where our contributors share a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their Split Lip work -- continues with Brandon Melendez, the author of this month's featured poem, "Alprazolam":
Read MoreApril showers brought May stories and essays and poems and more! Check out what's our staff and contributors have been up to and revisit their work in our archives.
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Today, C.C. Russell shares a glowing glimpse out of a rainy car window and just one thing about "The Ways We've Learned to Say Our Goodbyes," this month's featured memoir:
Read MoreWelcome to Real World: Editors, where we find out what happens when editors stay polite, but also start getting real! If you missed Episode 1 - The Submission Process, check out Part1 and Part 2.
The next two parts will tackle publicity and promotion, aka paying in exposure.
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1. My laptop, an Acer Chromebook that had the best keyboard in Best Buy on the day my cat broke my old laptop (see number 3, not pictured list below). I learned how to type on a typewriter (I am old) and I am very good at typing (as opposed to writing), but tend to clack my way through keyboards in a few years.
The series kicks off with this month's featured short story writer, Alicia Cole. Alicia's story "Ringing True" was featured as Longform Fiction's pick of the week last week. And here's just one thing you wouldn't otherwise know:
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Erin Dorney's book I Am Not Famous Anymore is available for preorder now from Mason Jar Press. Visit www.erindorney.com for more.
Read MoreI spent a lot of time thinking about why we chose Brandon Melendez’s “Alprazolam,” and I realized that explaining why I chose a poem is a lot harder than explaining why I didn’t choose a poem.
Read MoreWriters have loud feelings about submission fees. Many of these feelings are justified. We should be asking more questions of our community. We should demand transparency. If you're an aspiring writer, it's not out of bounds to wonder where your $3 submission fee goes. Let’s break it down.
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Songs for driving down interstates, country roads, yer mind's highway.
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