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TIF NEWS FOR WRITERS
THE TiF LIBRARY is finally open! I realize saying this might mean very little since you probably didn’t know I was working on a dedicated website in this way. But for a while I’ve hated using Google Forms (as I know many out there who write fiction also hated and is one of the main reasons why submissions have decreased) and I’ve despised relying on the messy looking Notion. Now, I could’ve spent time in Notion and tried to make it look pretty, but I only had the tools available to me and I never felt like it was the right fit for our needs.
So, I rolled up my sleeves and built something from the ground up and is automated and fulfills the need of the weekly (and monthly) issues and submissions for readers to search through and find thousands of stories to choose from. And also the need for a proper form, that isn’t Google, for writers to submit their fictions on a regular basis.
However, like the Google Form, the questions remain the same as does the time you have to submit your story (every Friday at 7am EST to Sunday at 10pm EST) and the 7-days that the “Submit Your Story” page is capturing. If all works according to plan, the dates and access to the form will update automatically. Not only that, you won’t be able to make any date mistakes as have happened in the past.
I still have complete control over what stories get Featured and the weekly issues as well as monthly recap issues will continue to be sent as emails to our 2k+ subscriber base. I realize the emails are the most important part of the Top in Fiction community but so is the writer experience.
With that said, The TiF Library only serves a purpose if visitors use it. So, if you wouldn’t mind sharing its existence with your subscribers as often as you can? Whether that be directly in your emails or on Substack Notes or even out “in the wild” like on Blue Sky or Threads or wherever else you frequent. Let the people out there know that we’ve got an abundant library of up-and-coming (or already arrived?) fiction writers for them to choose from and we will gladly take up the challenge to fill their extra time with amazing storytelling.
Below you’ll find “The NEW Submission Form” button that will take you directly to the new form. As I said before, the questions are the same as you’ve always had to answer. Just not a Google Form anymore. This form will automatically update with the dates for when your story should have been written. If you see a RED dot beside Submit a Story that means the form is CLOSED. When the dot is GREEN then you can submit a story. Once you do so, if you give the system a minute (or two) to update, you should see your submission appear on the Submissions page as it is set to update in real time.
Lastly, I still have complete control over everything, even the automated parts. If a story needs to be taken down then I will take it down. And wherever/whenever possible I will make necessary updates to submissions as well, if only to make the user experience as simple as possible.
TiF PRESS PUBLICATIONS IN 2027
For anyone interested in getting their work published, there will be 3 opportunities for you to do so this year:
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. [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 bonus, all who take up the challenge and participate will be invited to be in the Volume II ebook. [Sign up begins the first week of 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 June 13 - June 19 on Substack!
Any story shared OUTSIDE of the dates listed above will be removed.
This form will CLOSE at 10pm EST on Sunday, June 21.
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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