And when the medium is prose to build the fictive dream: what does it mean to hammer too hard and splinter it?

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...

And ICYMI: we chatted with our favorite fabulist @benloory.bsky.social about how he writes stories that are both fun and profound and… the answers might surprise you.

Here’s a teaser of his foolproof 6-step method.

Pop into our Discord to catch what you missed and grow with us in November👋See you!

+ @haydensferryreview.bsky.social editor Chiara Kaufman will lead our monthlong reading of @olgaravn.bsky.social's futuristic workplace allegory, The Employees!

On Nov 6 6PM ET, join our live communal close-reading of The Employees’ 1st pages & share your thoughts!

Discussion starters on Thursdays

Want to break hearts while landing zingers like “adorkable but hotkward?”

On Nov 16 at 8PM ET, chat and get craft-y with award-winning author @1demerith.bsky.social & @epochliterary.com editor @jrobertlennon.com about Meredith’s fizzingly witty, disarmingly tender short story “The Best Man.”

Got questions about residencies? Wanna improve your chances when applying?

On Nov 23 5PM ET, we’ll chat with Jeff McMahon, Director of Operations at Willapa Bay AIR, and @jrigamonti.bsky.social, former Program Coordinator at the @cmwritershouse.bsky.social for insider tips.

Come and learn with us🔥

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

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.

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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:
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What do we think about the approach they shared?

If you like the highlights from our talk, join our Discord for more.

On Oct 19, 8PM ET we’ll chat with our fave writer of fables and tales @benloory.bsky.social✨

(I hear we might discuss the power of fable vs parable👀)

Link in bio!

It's a luxury to think politics aren't personal. The 'issues' affect us personally!

So how do we write about them in more personal ways?

Beyond anger or detached 'irony.' Beyond 'Good vs Evil.'

We asked @aaronburch.bsky.social + @jeffchon.bsky.social and they shared some great thoughts...

“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.

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

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Hi friends, we're Autumn & Steve!

As fiction editors at Guernica & Okay Donkey, we've helped SO many writers grow their work - and now created Lit Match Collective to help you, too!

Join our warm community & chat with us for coaching, feedback, submissions help + more!

www.litmatchcollective.com

Do you struggle to write because you can't find the time or motivation to get started? Fun fact: Sometimes it's better to suffer together!

Join LMC and our next Guided Writing Studio this Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8pm ET in the Campground Commons: litmatchcollective.com/campground-commons

More blessed news?! We got a 5-step guide to writing a @jeffchon.bsky.social story!🫠

(Wouldn't it be fun to use as a writing prompt?)

If you missed our convo it'll live on in our Story Chat archives with addenda from editor on the piece @aaronburch.bsky.social. Pop in anytime to join in🤜🤛

Hi there! We're Lit Match Collective, a new writers community that wants to help you get your best work done.

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