Hey all,
I know Writers’ Bloc is a foreign entity to most of you when you’re not in school, so I’ll post a quick update. We’ve only been open to submissions now for a week and a half, but they’ve been pouring in — 80 so far. Crystal and I have been reading until our eyes water.
We are now listed on a site called Duotrope.com, which is for writers seeking publication. There are over 2,500 markets on there — and only 15 are faster than Writers’ Bloc. (Here’s the link to the list of swift markets.) I plan to keep it that way.
Anyway, since this thing is getting so big, I want to stretch it out a little, maybe do a print publication after all. There’s a wonderful option for us out there, and it costs absolutely nothing, and that’s releasing a yearly print issue (with an ISSN and everything) as a PDF. I think we’ll do it this year. Also, after December I think we’re ready to take this thing into a quarterly schedule (not just winter and spring). We’re getting enough attention to make it worthwhile.
We might need a few additional hands on deck this time around, so make sure you’re at the first ESO meeting of the new semester (9/18?)
Enjoy what’s left of summer. Peace.
Kevin
P.S. I changed the layout of the blog. The old one reminded me of the depressing conference rooms we have meetings in.
