Short Story with Feedback
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General Guidelines:
Submit 1 unpublished short story per issue, 1,500 - 7,500 words. Please format your submission double-spaced and include word count.
Feedback:
Selecting the feedback option for your submission does not guarantee your submission will be selected for publication online, but it does guarantee a summary of insights and recommendations on your work. Specifically, feedback will include consideration of the following:
- What does the opening in the story promise? Does it engage the reader?
- Does the story follow through on the promise?
- Are the characters believable? Engaging? Intriguing?
- Does the narrator’s voice ring true? Is it consistent throughout? Does it hold the reader’s attention?
- What is the mood of the story? Is it carried throughout? Is there emotional affect?
- What are the strengths of the writing? Its weaknesses?
If your work is declined, please wait one month before submitting again.