Lit Match Collective
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A writers community led by editors🔥
Helping members connect and grow
litmatchcollective.com
Helping members connect and grow
litmatchcollective.com
TONIGHT! Don't miss out! 😍🔥
Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
TONIGHT! Don't miss out! 😍🔥
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Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
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Whether you get an MFA or not, goddamn, find a workshop, find a way to talk to some working writers and editors, I dunno, all of that would've made things a lot easier and faster for me in retrospect. Get your onboarding somehow but do GET IT, writing is solitary but publishing is collaborative.
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whether you get an MFA or not, goddamn, find a workshop, find a way to talk to some working writers and editors, I dunno, all of that would've made things a lot easier and faster for me in retrospect. Get your onboarding somehow but do GET IT, writing is solitary but publishing is collaborative.
Lesson 2 of 4 is live: On Situation vs Story pt. 2
How to:
- humanize character vs types
- generate consequences to make incidents matter
- break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative
(LMC members get 1 free month of FW)
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
How to:
- humanize character vs types
- generate consequences to make incidents matter
- break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative
(LMC members get 1 free month of FW)
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lesson 2 of 4 is live: On Situation vs Story pt. 2
How to:
- humanize character vs types
- generate consequences to make incidents matter
- break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative
(LMC members get 1 free month of FW)
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
How to:
- humanize character vs types
- generate consequences to make incidents matter
- break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative
(LMC members get 1 free month of FW)
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
And when the medium is prose to build the fictive dream: what does it mean to hammer too hard and splinter it?
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
And when the medium is prose to build the fictive dream: what does it mean to hammer too hard and splinter it?
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sometimes to read a book of poetry is to be reminded that another person is much funnier and better at expressing their pain than you are
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
sometimes to read a book of poetry is to be reminded that another person is much funnier and better at expressing their pain than you are
Been feeling out the world of flash? There's no better guide🔥
Hey friends, become an ANNUAL subscriber & get a spot in an EXCLUSIVE 90-minute flash workshop ($60 value) & my undying gratitude. Details below: ...https://open.substack.com/pub/artofflashfiction/p/fragmentary-flash-beauty-from-the?r=4e5y2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Fragmentary Flash: Beauty from The Broken
Photo by Riho Kitagawa on Unsplash
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November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Been feeling out the world of flash? There's no better guide🔥
Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net:
therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...
Welcome to the editing workshop by Editor @stevexisxok.bsky.social!
On identifying common problems and solving them.
Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com
First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
On identifying common problems and solving them.
Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com
First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Welcome to the editing workshop by Editor @stevexisxok.bsky.social!
On identifying common problems and solving them.
Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com
First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
On identifying common problems and solving them.
Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com
First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
Our plans for November are here!
🔥$15 Basic memberships!
🔥Chats with residency directors & @1demerith.bsky.social!
🔥A monthlong Write-More challenge led by @okaydonkeymag.com associate fiction editor @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social!
And more👇
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/november-p...
🔥$15 Basic memberships!
🔥Chats with residency directors & @1demerith.bsky.social!
🔥A monthlong Write-More challenge led by @okaydonkeymag.com associate fiction editor @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social!
And more👇
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/november-p...
November Plans!
Q&As w/Residency Directors & Meredith Talusan, $15 membership, monthlong Write-More challenge, and more!
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our plans for November are here!
🔥$15 Basic memberships!
🔥Chats with residency directors & @1demerith.bsky.social!
🔥A monthlong Write-More challenge led by @okaydonkeymag.com associate fiction editor @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social!
And more👇
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/november-p...
🔥$15 Basic memberships!
🔥Chats with residency directors & @1demerith.bsky.social!
🔥A monthlong Write-More challenge led by @okaydonkeymag.com associate fiction editor @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social!
And more👇
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/november-p...
We love 3rd spaces and building community❤️🔥Better ways of life are possible!
thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate the opening of the Nightjar Arts Collective! the fact that a progressive third space in a deep red state had a packed house and so much community excitement fills me with joy. don’t let anyone tell you art is worthless!!
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We love 3rd spaces and building community❤️🔥Better ways of life are possible!
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When I was 6, my dad put stars on the ceiling of my room to make me feel insignificant
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When I was 6, my dad put stars on the ceiling of my room to make me feel insignificant
While the vibe is still spooky here's one of our favorite ghost stories by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com
Is there actually a ghost in this story?
Well, that depends...
Is this thing haunted though?
Oh 100%
electricliterature.com/accidental-g...
Is there actually a ghost in this story?
Well, that depends...
Is this thing haunted though?
Oh 100%
electricliterature.com/accidental-g...
You Can’t Come Back If Your Memories Are Missing - Electric Literature
"Accidental Girls" from PATTERNS OF ORBIT by Chloe N Clark, recommended by Juan Martinez
electricliterature.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
While the vibe is still spooky here's one of our favorite ghost stories by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com
Is there actually a ghost in this story?
Well, that depends...
Is this thing haunted though?
Oh 100%
electricliterature.com/accidental-g...
Is there actually a ghost in this story?
Well, that depends...
Is this thing haunted though?
Oh 100%
electricliterature.com/accidental-g...
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The best advice I ever heard about this was "Maybe the reason the exec is asking for a car chase on page 38 is because the previous 20 pages of character development isn't working. They don't really want a car chase; they're just bored."
Writing tip on dealing with notes:
You always have to try to perceive the “note behind the note”. The thing that’s *really* bothering them that they can’t quite articulate
But the biggest unsaid note is always the same: “make this better”
You always have to try to perceive the “note behind the note”. The thing that’s *really* bothering them that they can’t quite articulate
But the biggest unsaid note is always the same: “make this better”
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The best advice I ever heard about this was "Maybe the reason the exec is asking for a car chase on page 38 is because the previous 20 pages of character development isn't working. They don't really want a car chase; they're just bored."
Got work to share? Want to beat stage fright?
We host live community readings in Discord last Sundays of the month & the vibe is super warm & supportive❤️
And on Oct 26 @benloory.bsky.social will read too!
So pop in. Subscribe to our newsletter for a trial membership litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We host live community readings in Discord last Sundays of the month & the vibe is super warm & supportive❤️
And on Oct 26 @benloory.bsky.social will read too!
So pop in. Subscribe to our newsletter for a trial membership litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Got work to share? Want to beat stage fright?
We host live community readings in Discord last Sundays of the month & the vibe is super warm & supportive❤️
And on Oct 26 @benloory.bsky.social will read too!
So pop in. Subscribe to our newsletter for a trial membership litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We host live community readings in Discord last Sundays of the month & the vibe is super warm & supportive❤️
And on Oct 26 @benloory.bsky.social will read too!
So pop in. Subscribe to our newsletter for a trial membership litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
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This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET!
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET!
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
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We've been trying to figure out how Ben writes pieces that feel fun and sometimes even silly but also ultimately moving and profound.
Many hypotheses! But maybe the answer is just: magic.
Really looking forward to diving in deeper this Sunday
Many hypotheses! But maybe the answer is just: magic.
Really looking forward to diving in deeper this Sunday
This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET!
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We've been trying to figure out how Ben writes pieces that feel fun and sometimes even silly but also ultimately moving and profound.
Many hypotheses! But maybe the answer is just: magic.
Really looking forward to diving in deeper this Sunday
Many hypotheses! But maybe the answer is just: magic.
Really looking forward to diving in deeper this Sunday
This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET!
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Sunday, Oct 19 at 8PM ET!
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
We'll be chatting with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about clarity, craft, and caring in our members-only Discord server.
Not a member? Not a problem.
Just subscribe to our newsletter for a 1-month trial 🔥
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
our editors @stevexisxok.bsky.social and @autumnwatts.bsky.social are obsessed with developing your pieces🧐
...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE!
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...
...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE!
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
our editors @stevexisxok.bsky.social and @autumnwatts.bsky.social are obsessed with developing your pieces🧐
...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE!
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...
...and the waitlist to workshop with them is LIVE!
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...
Of course we love helping you live your best (literary) lives but did you know we're not too shabby as editors?
Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥
Free membership trials this month, details here:
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥
Free membership trials this month, details here:
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Of course we love helping you live your best (literary) lives but did you know we're not too shabby as editors?
Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥
Free membership trials this month, details here:
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Come talk about your work with Autumn and Steve🔥
Free membership trials this month, details here:
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
“How to Write Topical Without Getting Preachy”
ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.
ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.
October 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“How to Write Topical Without Getting Preachy”
ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.
ICYMI: in September we chatted with editor @aaronburch.bsky.social and writer @jeffchon.bsky.social about “Nothing Personal,” Chon’s heartbreaking piece that takes on the murder of a healthcare CEO — from an angle that might surprise you.
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Reading for FPSF is always unbelievably fun, and it's because of the fantastic work that YOU send in. Don't miss our last unthemed submission window of the year!
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Reading for FPSF is always unbelievably fun, and it's because of the fantastic work that YOU send in. Don't miss our last unthemed submission window of the year!
Our guru of prompts can entice the words out of writers in the most astonishing ways 🔥
Hey, a spot just became open for this! Join us outside beautiful Harper’s Ferry, WV later this month for a wonderful few days of writing, rest, walking, reading, and more writing! A one on one consultation with me is also included in deal.
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our guru of prompts can entice the words out of writers in the most astonishing ways 🔥
Eleanor shared that poem at September's Firelight Readaround and it was pure❤️🔥
Got work to share too?
Join us Oct 26 8PM ET for another warm and supportive community reading
Not a member yet?
Just subscribe to our newsletter for 1 free month of Basic👻
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Got work to share too?
Join us Oct 26 8PM ET for another warm and supportive community reading
Not a member yet?
Just subscribe to our newsletter for 1 free month of Basic👻
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Eleanor shared that poem at September's Firelight Readaround and it was pure❤️🔥
Got work to share too?
Join us Oct 26 8PM ET for another warm and supportive community reading
Not a member yet?
Just subscribe to our newsletter for 1 free month of Basic👻
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Got work to share too?
Join us Oct 26 8PM ET for another warm and supportive community reading
Not a member yet?
Just subscribe to our newsletter for 1 free month of Basic👻
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Ready to write? Our October plans are here!
Enjoy a 1-month free trial + daily accountability + 2 events with our fave writer of touching (and occasionally creepy) fables and tales: @benloory.bsky.social
Plus prompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social😲+ more
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Enjoy a 1-month free trial + daily accountability + 2 events with our fave writer of touching (and occasionally creepy) fables and tales: @benloory.bsky.social
Plus prompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social😲+ more
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Ready to write your best stuff? Preview our plans for October!
1-month free trial, daily accountability, special events with Ben Loory and more.
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ready to write? Our October plans are here!
Enjoy a 1-month free trial + daily accountability + 2 events with our fave writer of touching (and occasionally creepy) fables and tales: @benloory.bsky.social
Plus prompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social😲+ more
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...
Enjoy a 1-month free trial + daily accountability + 2 events with our fave writer of touching (and occasionally creepy) fables and tales: @benloory.bsky.social
Plus prompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social😲+ more
litmatchcollective.beehiiv.com/p/preview-ou...