Submission Strategies: Why You Should Let Your Stories Rest
Pump the brakes and learn why writers should let a story “rest” before submitting.
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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.
Pump the brakes and learn why writers should let a story “rest” before submitting.
Did you know that most publications have a process for quickly evaluating submissions? If not, you’ll definitely want to read this series written by our editors.
Learn how The Dread Machine’s managing editor, Tim Burkhardt, reads and evaluates incoming submissions.
Learn how the executive editor of The Dread Machine, Tina Alberino (also known as Alin Walker) evaluates submissions.
It can be scary to send your art to strangers wielding red pens! Fill in the form below to schedule a free 15-minute meet-and-greet with our team to discuss your project. If you feel comfortable proceeding, we’ll provide two pages of sample edits, on the house.
