Thoughts from the Writer's Desk

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Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk is Ruadán Books’ nonfiction column featuring essays about writing, the writing life, craft, business, and genre fiction.

Response time info: typically one week

Read the full guidelines at ruadanbooks.moksha.io↗

Submission calls

nonfictionHorrorLiteraryPays: 10 cents per word for new nonfiction; 3 cents per word for reprints.

Year-round submissions are open for unpublished, original nonfiction essays about the writing life, individual writing journeys, craft and business, and genre fiction, especially horror, dark fiction, and speculative fiction. Word count: 1000-2000 words. Reprints may be considered only if unavailable online. No AI-written content.

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