April 2026 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

The April 2026 Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Submission calls, free writing contests, literary agents, publishing opps & more! (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

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Writing Tip Of The Day: If you're planning to publish it helps to have a file where you can drop pull quotes into. While you're editing grab the lines that stand out to you so you can use them for promo later.

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74 Calls for Submissions in April 2026 - Paying markets This April there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always,...

74 Calls for Submissions in April 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/74-c...

Weather: What Agents Say They Want And What They Really Want When my daughter recommended that I read Weather , a novel by Jenny Offill, I dutifully got it from my local library. (While I always read b...

Weather: What Agents Say They Want And What They Really Want. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2024/02/weat...

51 Writing Contests in April 2026 - No entry fees! This April there are more than four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range ...

51 Writing Contests in April 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/51-w...

2024 New Year's Writing Resolution: Revise Your Darlings William Faulkner is purported to have coined the phrase: "Kill all your darlings." (Although that maxim is attributed to Faulkner, Arthur Qu...

Revise Your Darlings. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/12/2024...

What does it cost to hire a freelance editor? It depends on the kind of book you need edited and what kind of editing you want done.

The Editorial Freelancers Association has a calculator. www.the-efa.org/rate...

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34 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2026 This April there are more than two dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wil...

34 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2026. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/34-a...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets This March there are more than nine dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/95-c...

92 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! This March there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range...

92 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! (Lots still open!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/76-w...

Publishing Contracts You Shouldn't Sign When writers finally get that long-awaited offer of publication, their first reaction is jubilation, rapidly followed by "Yes, yes, a thousa...

Publishing Contracts You Shouldn't Sign. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/06/publ...

92 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! This March there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range...

92 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/76-w...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets This March there are more than nine dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/95-c...

3 Established Agents Seeking Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, Kidlit, YA, Nonfiction and more Updated 3/15/26 Here are three established agents open to queries right now. All work with reputable agencies with good track records.  Cait...

3 Established Agents Seeking Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, Kidlit, YA, Nonfiction and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/06/4-es...

7 New Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Picture Books, Kidlit, Graphic Novels, Romance, SFF, and more Updated 3/5/26 Here are seven new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building the...

7 New Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Picture Books, Kidlit, Graphic Novels, Romance, SFF, and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/06/8-ne...

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more! Here are six new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and wil...

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/6-ne...

March 2026 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

The March 2026 Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Submission calls, free writing contests, literary agents, publishing opps & more! (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

4 Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Kidlit, YA and more Updated 3/6/26 Here are four literary agents actively seeking clients. All of these agents work for established agencies with good track rec...

4 Agents Seeking Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Kidlit, YA and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/6-ne...

8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more Here are eight new literary agents and a new agency actively seeking clients. New agents and agencies are a boon to writers. They are active...

8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/8-ne...

18 Publishers Accepting Novels, Poetry and Nonfiction Manuscripts - No agent required Updated 3/2/26 These eighteen publishers have opened their doors to submissions - no agent required. They are looking for romance, thrillers...

18 Publishers Accepting Novels, Poetry and Nonfiction Manuscripts - No agent required. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/20-p...

Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction I abhor writing rules. If you follow them, you will produce cookie-cutter prose that sounds as if it has been written by a machine. (Althoug...

Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/writ...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets This March there are more than nine dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/95-c...

92 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! This March there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range...

91 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/76-w...

2023 New Year's Resolution for Writers: Motivation Greta Stern Every new year I make a writing resolution. In past years, I have resolved to  begin projects  and to  finish  them. I've resolv...

A Resolution for Writers: Motivation. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2022/12/2023...

37 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in March 2026 This March there are more than three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most w...

37 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in March 2026. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/34-m...

91 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! This March there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range...

91 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/76-w...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets This March there are more than nine dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always...

117 Calls for Submissions in March 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/95-c...

If you think publishing is writing a book in one draft, running spellcheck, and then hitting Publish on Amazon... please talk to an author and ask them about publishing. I promise, it takes more work than that to get a good book.

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8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more Here are eight new literary agents and a new agency actively seeking clients. New agents and agencies are a boon to writers. They are active...

8 New Agents and a New Literary Agency Actively Seeking Cookbooks, Memoir, Women's Fiction, LGBT, Horror, Romance and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/8-ne...

Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction I abhor writing rules. If you follow them, you will produce cookie-cutter prose that sounds as if it has been written by a machine. (Althoug...

Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2023/04/writ...