Comments on: Literary Fiction Writers, Please Stand Up!

By: Harmony Wrinkles

Harmony Wrinkles — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:51:28 +0000

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By: Scott Doyle

Scott Doyle — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:20:56 +0000

I just found your website and blog, and it looks like you’ve got a lot of good information and thoughts. Anyone with a love of the short story is OK in my book! I write literary fiction, and have published a handful of short stories. I have a blog myself that focuses on the short story.

I have chosen not to pursue an MFA, and to study the craft in other ways. But I know a number of people who have gone that route. I read a lot of literary journals, and yes some seem to publish a lot of writers who are college professors, or who at least have MFAs. But there are a lot of non-MFA, non-academic writers getting published as well. And there are literary journals like Tin House that don’t have the same flavor as university-based journals.

By: DDavis

DDavis — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:53:54 +0000

I understand what you are referring to because I am an intellectual without academic docs or mentoring, although my writing — be it literary fiction or children’s books or social commentary, etc — typically reflects the rigors of research, knowledgeable editing, some leanings toward the application of scientific method and original thought.

Actually, at this point I find it challenging to appeal to the commercial media market, although I am learning to produce a lighter, breezier literary product over time. lol

It’s new information for me and a good heads up warning that the market drivers’ expectations of my work vacillate between the extremes of academic rigor and commercial scripts for t.v. and the like. I strongly believe that the market remains very hungry for new ideas well placed and presented. POM fruit juice, though placed in an entirely different area of what I call the “feel good” market, is a prime example to me of this observation. I welcome feed-back on these remarks.

By: www.goldpreise.biz

www.goldpreise.biz — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:38:46 +0000

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By: jorge kafkazar

jorge kafkazar — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:16:42 +0000

Yes, the literary mags are heavily weighted towards academics. The most prestigious literary mags are (or were) all associated with universities, the last bastion of profitless hard-copy publishing. Students at these institutions may have a better chance of acceptance.

By: Joseph G. Langen, Author- The Pastor's Inferno

Joseph G. Langen, Author- The Pastor's Inferno — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:07:02 +0000

An excellent question. I am completing my second novel, Marital Property. This and my first, The Pastor’s Inferno, clearly focused on the inner workings of the protagonists. I have made some efforts to seek representation by the big guys, but so far with no success. I have self published my first three books. I don’t think my education is in the wrong area, a Ph.D. in Psychology, but I probably don’t fit into the literary set. I enjoy writing and sharing ideas. Until I found the term psychological fiction, I wasn’t sure what to call my writing. Thanks of opening this topic.

By: Literary Fiction Writers, Please Stand Up!

Literary Fiction Writers, Please Stand Up! — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:48:39 +0000

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