Don’t send weirdly formatted manuscripts if they give you specific instructions. Don’t send content they specifically warn against. Publishers change their submission requirements at will so it’s always a good idea to read and re-read them, even if you’ve submitted to them before.įollow the rules: Do I really need to say this? Don’t send pieces over the word count. Read the guidelines:I don’t post everything required for their submissions, just the basics. It will also give you an idea of what’s been done before so you don’t end up sending them something too similar to a recently published story. You have no excuse not to do your research and see what kind of style gets their attention. Read the publication: Flash is short and their stories are freely accessible on the site. **This means whether you can send them more than one story at at time. Probably my favorite thing, though, is how I often I open a doc and am told its read-only and that I have to save a new copy and work from that. *This means whether they will allow you to submit this story to another publisher at the same time or not. Freezes up routinely, and either lacks basic features (like word count or turning off the 'select an entire word' default) or has them hidden so well that I cant find them. That is extremely rare – most publications will send your story home with little but a “Thanks but no thanks” or charge a reading fee in order to give you notes.

I submitted one of my works to them and received excellent, detailed feedback from four different editors.

The rate of return is estimated at one – two months, but Submittable will let you track their progress on you story online.įeedback is the key with Freeze Frame Fiction. Submissions accepted through Submittable.

Simultaneous Submissions*: “Yes, we just ask that you inform us of this fact upon submission, and withdraw your piece immediately it’s if accepted elsewhere.”.

Give us something real (though not necessarily realistic), unique, and interesting.” Flash fiction is not the same as a vignette, or a scene it hints at much more. The word count is low, so many of the details are left to the reader to fill in, but they’re there.

In their own words: “Good flash fiction is like a freeze frame-a snapshot of a real story about real characters.

Last Wednesday I mentioned Freeze Frame Fiction in my post about vignettes and I think they’re a great one to start out with. I’ve submitted stories to many publishers over the years, so I thought it might be fun to spend Fridays taking a look at a few of them in greater detail.

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