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The Writer’s Hot Seat: James Patrick Kelly
18 November 2020 on Blog, The Writer's Hot SeatJames Patrick Kelly has won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. His newest project is King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats, a short novel from Subterranean Press. His...
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How Writing By Hand Could Change Your Creative Process
05 November 2020 on Blog, StorystormI write all my first drafts by hand. Pencil--a sassy little Muji mechanical sweetheart that only takes soft 0.5 lead. And paper--notebooks of all shapes and sizes, lined, unlined, free...
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“Pop” Poetry?
22 October 2020 on Blog, StorystormAn hour spent browsing the display at Barnes & Noble helps me get a pulse on the current literary scene. Unlike used bookstores, my preferred place to shop for books,...
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What’s Your Process? Fiction Readers Respond
07 October 2020 on Blog, StorystormOne of my favorite parts of an MFA program is getting to know other writers on a more nuanced level--beyond interpersonal interactions or their work alone. I get to know...
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The Value of Sad Stories
23 September 2020 on Blog, StorystormI grew up in a laughing house. Granted, it was sometimes a yelling house, or a screaming house, or a crying house – but the important thing was, my family...
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It’s Okay to Not Write a Book During the Pandemic
01 May 2020 on BlogI’m not sure what I was expecting—maybe with more (read: all) time at home, I would be nothing short of prolific, à la “Room of One’s Own” at last. I...
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What We Look For in Poetry Submissions
05 March 2020 on Blog, StorystormHere at Barnstorm, our poetry readers and editors have varied tastes and interests, but we all share a love for poetry. Read on below to hear what each of our readers...
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What We Look for in Fiction Submissions
27 February 2020 on Blog, StorystormI’ll never forget the first time I heard the tale “The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle.” I was captivated by the question King Arthur must answer to save...
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What We Look For in Nonfiction Submissions – Strong Beginnings
19 February 2020 on Blog, Storystorm“And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” ― Meister Eckhart We know this: essays that move readers and stay with them need...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Katie Peterson
05 December 2019 on Blog, The Writer's Hot SeatThis past November, poet Katie Peterson gave a reading from her new book, A Piece of Good News, at the University of New Hampshire, followed by a Q&A session with...
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The Pile of Skulls
27 November 2019 on Blog, StorystormFor five years, I’d been collecting rejection emails in a special inbox folder titled “The Pile of Skulls”. When the total approached one-hundred and thirty, the accumulated despair made me...
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Finding Poetry When You’re Stuck
13 November 2019 on Blog, StorystormSome weeks writing comes easy. Like a gift a context or idea appears and you run to the computer, journal, grocery receipt and draft out a poem quickly before it...
