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Hi all,

Yes, I am a day late, but with a really good reason that I wish I could share with you. I can’t. But it’s a reason that will forever impact why you chose Top in Fiction and TiF Press in the first place. It’s so amazing and so secret that I’m calling it “PROJECT S” and I want to show you a screenshot even though what I’m working on is very much NOT ready and likely won’t be for another 55 days. I have given myself a 60 day countdown clock to get something pushed out to alpha testers and then an additional 30 days after that to get beta testers in. Showing you this screenshot is whatever comes before alpha! lol

So, if I’m a bit late to getting things out there it’s because I’m just a little bit busy building a thing I probably have no business building considering how much I already have on my plate but I find it quite relaxing to do…

I hope you’re spending these last few weeks of Spring writing and sharing and learning as you go! Cause I know I sure as hell am! And due to it’s day late notification, I will keep the Submissions form open until 10pm on Monday, May 18th (which also happens to be my first day of Jury Duty! YAY!)

TiF PRESS PUBLICATIONS IN 2027

For anyone interested in getting their work published, there will be at least 3 opportunities for you to do so this year and the are:

• A Deadly Game Event - Our Halloween themed event this year will be a bit different. We’re going to let the readers decide on the best story. All who participate will have an opportunity to receive an invitation for the 2027 anthology. [Opens 9/28. Closes 10/28.]

• “11” - A special event that I can’t tell you much about until late Summer.

• Secret Santa Plot Swap 2.0 - We’re back and as a surprise to many, all who take up the challenge and participate will be invited to be in the ebook only 2027 Volume II release. [Sign up begins early November]

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between May 9 - May 15 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Monday, May 18.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

Tiny tweaks everywhere. It’s been a busy couple weeks what with the release of Eye See You and with updating the TiF Press website as well as some Top in Fiction language as well. Phases are always happening in the background and it’s just a matter of keeping up!

One thing I know I need help with because I just truly suck at it, is marketing. And what I mean by marketing is creating the social media images that are required when promoting work. I’ve seen so many of you out there creating some amazing social images and I’m kicking myself that I just can’t seem to figure it out! Maybe I’m trying too hard…

Whatever it is, I’m calling on the community to help me out here! I’d love to complete a Press Kit template that will essentially be used for all publications, present and future, when it comes to spreading the word far and wide. If you are skilled in creating the proper social media images across all platforms (X, Instagram, etc. Sorry, I fear I’ve gotten so old I don’t even know what is being used anymore…) then please DM me and let’s chat! I can provide a hi-res of the cover that can be used.

I am looking for ideas that can be adaptable to any future books so not too wild and crazy with the design.

TiF SUMMIT 2027 UPDATE

Otherwise, In about 5 weeks the sign-ups will begin for our second TiF Summit happening January 2027 and I will tell you that space will be limited already! Everyone who participated last year has an open invitation first to say if they want to join again. I’m looking to fill at least 75 spots so make sure you keep an eye on your email for when the sign-up opens for everyone on June 15th. That email is already scheduled to ensure even I don’t forget to send it!

TiF PRESS PUBLICATIONS IN 2027

For anyone interested in getting their work published, there will be at least 3 opportunities for you to do so this year and the are:

• A Deadly Game Event - Our Halloween themed event this year will be a bit different. We’re going to let the readers decide on the best story. All who participate will have an opportunity to receive an invitation for the 2027 anthology. [Opens 9/28. Closes 10/28.]

• “11” - A special event that I can’t tell you much about until late Summer.

• Secret Santa Plot Swap 2.0 - We’re back and as a surprise to many, all who take up the challenge and participate will be invited to be in the ebook only 2027 Volume II release. [Sign up begins early November]

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between May 2 - May 8 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Sunday, May 10.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

Some quick announcements! First, we officially released our first published book under the TiF Press publishing brand! It’s been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more happy! It includes 18 amazingly spooky and short stories for you to read that you can purchase now on Amazon as a Print book or, even better, as an ebook over on the TiF Press Shop! You may also find a Coming Soon book listed there as well :wink wink:…

And, on the heels of the release of Eye See You | A Horror Anthology comes a much needed update to the TiF Press website! Did you even know we have a website? You probably didn’t. Well, I encourage you to check it out. There are some amazing things there and just on the Home page which now shows the next major event to look forward to as well as an easy way to purchase the ebook for our first book!

I am in the middle of making some much needed updates and things to this site to make it even easier to navigate. But, there are other places/pages of note on TiF Press:

• Events - Everything we ever intend on doing at Top in Fiction and TiF Press can be found here with an easy way to add it to your calendar as a reminder.

• TiF Summit 2026 - Check out all the VOD’s (Video On Demand) for our very successful 3-day event. They are all found here in one convenient location. And if you want to participate in our 2027 Summit, add the Sign-Up reminder to your calendar!

• Wall of Serials - Looking for a serial to read that is Active right now? Here is a literal wall of them. Just hover over an image and watch it flip to give you some key information as you decide whether to read, subscribe, and share each one! Conveniently organized into what day the serial releases and the consistent release schedule as well. [NOTE: If you’ve submitted your serial for entry in the last month and it’s not up there, look for it to be there by EOD today. I’ve been falling behind with updating these and apologize profusely for my lapse here.]

• Members - You can sign-up and create your own Profile on TiF Press for free. Doing so will give you access to participate in a part of the site that is hidden and for members only; Forums. Here is where we hope to have fiction discussions, host Pentober 2026 this coming October, and much more! It’s very old school and very niche but it’s a starting point. Also, with your Profile you can share your social media links, what you’re reading, listening to, projects, and much more that will be added in the coming days/weeks. Think of it like your Substack Profile but geared specifically for fiction writers so it includes things Substack never would.

I hope you’ll stick with us as we make the 2nd half of 2026 a great one and prepare your best work for entry into the events we have coming later because several of them are slated for publication in 2027 but only for the brave and the bold who participate! And who knows…that could be you…

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 25 - May 1 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Sunday, May 3.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 18 - April 24 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 18 - April 24 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 7pm EST on Sunday, April 26.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 11 - April 17 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

TiF Press is finally revving up its engines with our very first publication; Eye See You | A Horror Anthology! Featuring 19 unique voices and their stories in one collection. The ebook is available to purchase HERE. And later this year our second publication will be releasing; Inanimate Objects that will feature 20+ writers as well! An opportunity to have their work on a shelf and in peoples hands is an exciting and scary thing…

AND YOU COULD BE NEXT!

This year TiF Press will have an opportunity for you to be a part of our third publication! The Theme is HAUNTED and the time for you to start working on your submission is NOW! To enter, your short story will need to be a new one. Not one you’ve written before and already shared elsewhere. We’re looking for new work to enter. There will be more details to come but keep the length to UNDER 5,000 words and stick to the theme (however you want to define it) and you’ll be hearing from us again…real soon…

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 11 - April 17 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Sunday, April 19.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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TiF Meet-Up / Monday, April 13th at 3pm EST / 12pm PST

Theme: Latest Substack Features, Helpful or Not for Fiction Writers?

The ZOOM Link to join the Meet-Up will be sent TOMORROW at 12pm EST, just before it begins. So long as you continue to receive these TiF Notification emails you won’t miss it.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 4 - April 10 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

This Monday I’ll be hosting the very first Top in Fiction Meet-Up! Modeled after Fictionistas Meet-Ups that came long before TiF, the idea is for members of the fiction community to get together (via Zoom) and chat about fiction stuffs.

The theme for this month: New Features on Substack & Fiction Writers

This month Substack have boasted that there will be a bunch of new features and just 10 days in we’ve already gotten quite a few that should be helpful to fiction writers. Have you tried them out yet? Do you know what they are? Let’s get together and discuss all the new (and old) features that have brought so many fiction writers here!

The meet-up can be no longer than 40min due to the free Zoom model that I will be using. I will be sending an email on Monday morning that will include relevant invite links.

This is our first time doing something like this so please excuse the many emails and disjointed-ness of it as we figure out the best way to go about doing this thing at least monthly.

DATE: Monday, April 13th | LOCATION: Zoom Chat | TIME: 3pm EST/12pm PST

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between April 4 - April 10 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Sunday, April 12.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 28 - April 3 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

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Hi all,

The latest news is that we have our very first Top in Fiction Meet-Up happening on Monday, April 13th at 3pm EST / 12pm PST / 8pm GMT. The topic for our very first meet-up will be announced next Friday, April 10th. Till then, think about topics you’d love to see discussed, as a fiction writer (on or off Substack), and let’s see if we can’t make that happen within the community! You can’t leave a comment here but look for a Substack Note asking this same question and let me know your thoughts there!

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 28 - April 3 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 7pm EST on Sunday, April 5.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 21 - March 27 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Hi all,

The Ultimate Serialized Fiction Discussion date has moved to Monday, March 30th at 2:30pm EST / 11:30am PST! Mark your calendars and if you’ve got questions, be sure to bring them to the Substack Live discussion with , , and I!

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 21 - March 27 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 7pm EST on Sunday, March 29.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 14 - March 20 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

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• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

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Hi all,

Being sick means forgetting the things you usually do without thinking. One of those things I forgot till this very moment was opening the weekly TiF Submissions Form on Friday! Mea culpa!

I have opened it NOW and will leave it open till Tuesday at 9am EST to give people time to submit any stories written (or read) from the past week! To make sure this doesn’t happen again, I’ve gone ahead and scheduled these posts for the next 3 months! Which is what I meant to do in January but illness from Christmas through New Years prevented me from making that happen! But, I am on the mend, I hope! So, let’s try to get this train back on track and play catch-up this week with all emails and announcements and notifications coming at the usual and expected times!

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 14 - March 20 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 9am EST on Tuesday, March 24.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 7 - March 13 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

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• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

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Hi all,

If you don’t follow me on Substack Notes, , then you likely haven’t seen my last Note. Or maybe you do follow me and it just never hit your timeline, which is also possible. But this past Saturday I came down with Flu B! I didn’t even know there was a Flu A vs Flu B but yeah, there are two different strains. Anyhow, because of this there were at least 3 emails that should’ve gone out between last week this this week that are still sitting in my Drafts!

No news right now besides, STAY HEALTHY, cause being sick SUCKS!

Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between March 7 - March 13 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 7pm EST on Sunday, March 15.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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SUBMISSION FORM OPENS: Fridays at 7am EST
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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between February 28 - March 6 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

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• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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TIF NEWS FOR WRITERS

What’s going on in our fiction community? Well, you tell me! From now on if you let me know what you’ve got going on (no more than 1 month out) I will share it in this post. It just has to be relevant to the fiction writing community. Send a DM with information (event name, any deadlines, who to reach out to for more information, link to a Note or Post that has more information about the event).

A SPRING FEVER UPDATE/REMINDER

In the meantime, here is something I know is happening! The deadline is 10 days away! Are you ready for Spring Fever? Reach out to for more information on how you can let her know that your story is written, ready, and scheduled for March 20th!

REMINDER: Deadline is March 16th!

A TiF MEET-UP IN APRIL?

Remember back in the day when Fictionistas would host a monthly meet-up for the fiction community here? It was great! I’ve heard rumblings that this is sorely missed. I know I miss it as well. And so, here’s my attempt at revitalizing it for the fiction writing community. A time for us to gather, see some faces, and chat about fiction related topics.

More information to come but for now mark your calendars for April 13th!

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DAY OF THE ________________ WRITER

has been running this marvelous idea to ask writers of all shapes and sizes and walks of life to share “a day in their life” and then he’s putting together this ever-growing mosaic of those many writers. You’ll find my contribution “Day of the Mysterious Writer” amongst the many!

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Day of the ___ Writer

This collab celebrates our daily lives as writers. Despite everything else we got going on, by some miracle, we all show up here—Substack: A monstrously beautiful, imperfect platform…

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between February 28 - March 6 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE at 9pm EST on Sunday, March 8.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

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Top in Fiction is the place where fiction lives, but it’s also the place where a community of fiction writers and readers can come together every week to share in their mutual love (and respect) of fiction. Read the guidelines carefully:

• Only fiction shared between February 21 - February 27 on Substack!

• Any story shared BEFORE the dates listed above will be removed.

• This form will CLOSE in 1 hour from NOW.

• Share fiction you’ve read AND/OR fiction you’ve written. (Self-promotion of your fiction is welcome!)

• If self-promoting, submit NO MORE THAN 2 stories! This is a strict rule that will be enforced.

• Story must be Free-to-Read (No portion of it can be behind a paywall).

• Story must be written in English.

• We DO NOT accept stories written by AI. If we discover, at any time, that AI was used, the story will be removed.

Fill out this form for consideration in our Monday Weekly emails:

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