I just wanted to put in a plug for Ralan.com, seeing as how September is Ralan’s annual fundraising month. This is mostly for those of you who are fantasy or science fiction writers (though I’m sure Ralan wouldn’t turn away donations from anyone). Ralan.com is an incredibly useful site for finding information on magazines and book publishers that might publish your stories. It’s all entirely free, and he only asks for money once a year. So, if you’ve used his site in the past to find information about new places to send your fiction, and if you can afford to contribute even a small amount, please at least consider donating.
Duotrope is another good free site for fiction market listings, and they also rely on listener–er, user support.
Yes, I recognize the irony in posting this immediately after my last post. (“Have you ever held court at a party because you were a published author?”) But I’m pretty sure you won’t get any letters from Ralan or Duotrope, offering to put your name on a plaque (Actual size shown!) in exchange for a $1000 donation.
As I started to read this post, I was going to mention the irony of putting it after your last one. Glad you mentioned it first 🙂