Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2015 12:41:19 GMT
So what exactly are you looking for in submissions?
Someone a hell of a lot smarter than I am asked me this the other day. I knew what I wanted, but because of that I wasn't explaining it adequately. So here goes:
The bare bones of it is that I want something written the way an author speaks; the way the world speaks. I hate it when someone says the English language is dead- that's just a narrow-minded obstinance. Language is viscous and always changing. If you don't change with it you become a relic.
Don't waste your time thinking of synonyms and shit, if it makes you pause while writing it will make the reader pause. Why write malarkey when you say bullshit? It makes no sense to me. Now, that doesn't mean you have to use vulgarity in your language, some people do not speak that way. But I would rather see a "fuck" than some flower-coated sentence. Don't tell be you love her because her soul shines through her eyes-- be honest, you love her because her tits are huge.
Photography changed the entire art-world. A picture takes a moment of reality capturing every single aspect of the world. Problem is, we have a latent ability to only concentrate on a few things at once. If you want every-fucking-thing described take a goddamn picture. A story should be just that, a story. Over description is a waste and only impedes the story. Why describe a door when everyone knows what a fucking door looks like?
On that note, make sure everything is relevant! Going off on tangents is entertaining, but if you waste a page on something it had better be relevant. Don't waste the readers time. Fuck word count or any other "doctrine" of literature. A thousand word story can be more relevant than a five thousand word story. Never write anything trying to turn it into something it's not; you're not Dr. Frankenstein. Write what you want and it is whatever the hell it is.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't feel free to query
Fukdmovement@gmail.com
Connor Philips
Editor in Chief
Fukdmovement001@gmail.com
Andrew Reynolds
Senior Editor
Someone a hell of a lot smarter than I am asked me this the other day. I knew what I wanted, but because of that I wasn't explaining it adequately. So here goes:
The bare bones of it is that I want something written the way an author speaks; the way the world speaks. I hate it when someone says the English language is dead- that's just a narrow-minded obstinance. Language is viscous and always changing. If you don't change with it you become a relic.
Don't waste your time thinking of synonyms and shit, if it makes you pause while writing it will make the reader pause. Why write malarkey when you say bullshit? It makes no sense to me. Now, that doesn't mean you have to use vulgarity in your language, some people do not speak that way. But I would rather see a "fuck" than some flower-coated sentence. Don't tell be you love her because her soul shines through her eyes-- be honest, you love her because her tits are huge.
Photography changed the entire art-world. A picture takes a moment of reality capturing every single aspect of the world. Problem is, we have a latent ability to only concentrate on a few things at once. If you want every-fucking-thing described take a goddamn picture. A story should be just that, a story. Over description is a waste and only impedes the story. Why describe a door when everyone knows what a fucking door looks like?
On that note, make sure everything is relevant! Going off on tangents is entertaining, but if you waste a page on something it had better be relevant. Don't waste the readers time. Fuck word count or any other "doctrine" of literature. A thousand word story can be more relevant than a five thousand word story. Never write anything trying to turn it into something it's not; you're not Dr. Frankenstein. Write what you want and it is whatever the hell it is.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't feel free to query
Fukdmovement@gmail.com
Connor Philips
Editor in Chief
Fukdmovement001@gmail.com
Andrew Reynolds
Senior Editor