What Not to Do After an Acceptance
You’d be surprised how often writers make these mistakes, compromising their acceptances.
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Tina Alberino (she/her) is a certified copyeditor and project manager with over a decade of publishing experience. To escape her five children, Tina serves as the Executive Editor of The Dread Machine under her fiction-focused pseudonym, Alin Walker.
Tim Burkhardt (he/him) is a certified copyeditor and a writer whose fiction work has appeared in Metastellar, Riddled with Arrows, The Horror Tree, and others. Because there's more to life than money, Tim serves as the Managing Editor of The Dread Machine.
Monica Louzon (she/her) is an editor and translator whose translations have appeared in Apex Magazine, Constelación Magazine, and the anthology, Triangulation: Energy. Even while on international adventures, Monica serves as the Acquiring Editor of The Dread Machine.
You’d be surprised how often writers make these mistakes, compromising their acceptances.
What is a rewrite request? What should a proper request look like? Should you fulfill the request, or move on?
Unfortunately, you’re unlikely to get anywhere haphazardly chasing submission calls unless you’re an experienced writer with strong storytelling skills.
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