Last month I got an infusion of creative inspiration at the Oddities and Curiosities Expo during it’s Charlotte stop. It was well worth it to pay a little extra for a VIP pass for early entry, and have some time to quietly browse all of the artists and vendors before the crowds. I only took some far away shots of the booths, and it’s generally considered a faux pas to take a close up of an artists work. There is one close up of everything I bought of course.
The whole event was a nice reminder that there is a place for art of all kinds. I find myself getting a little discouraged during the submissions process when I see so many publications that don’t accept genre work, particularly horror (my favorite to write!) I just have to keep pushing forward, the right home for my work is out there somewhere!
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It looks like they had a lot of great stuff. Also, keep pushing forward! I like what you do so it would be disappointing if you stopped.
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Thank you, that means a lot!
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Looks like a lot of fun! As for submitting your horror for publication, are you on Twitter? The literary community is pretty active there–and I know horror writers like Gabino Iglesias (I’d say he straddles literary and horror) oftentimes discuss possible places for their genre writing. Might be worth checking it out?
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I’m not on twitter right now, but you are giving me good reasons to join!
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It’s a double-edged sword, as you can imagine. Can be a time-suck but I do see folks in the literary world helping each other out quite a bit with tricky questions, like what pubs accept genre fiction?
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