March/April 2014 Writer's Digest Digital Download

FEATURES: Write Short to Break Out! What Literary Journals Really Look For: An Editors' Roundtable Acquiring minds behind top markets for short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry discuss how much they love finding new voices, what makes for eye-catching submissions, and why a byline in their pages could just be the beginning of a beautiful career. by James Duncan 34 Markets for Genre Short Stories Think literary journals are only for literary fiction? Think again. These markets welcome short stories of suspense, science fiction, children's, inspirational and other popular genres. compiled by Tiffany Luckey Cracking Major Markets with Personal Essays Follow these 9 simple steps for writing what you already know, and you could get your big break,and a paycheck to match,faster than you might think. by Susan Shapiro The Secret to Stronger Feature Articles Find the narrative tension hidden in your story, and you can turn a run-of-the-mill assignment into the kind of feature tha