Jim Baen’s Universe is closing to subs August 1.
The reason that I mention this is that it would be a good idea to submit a story to them now.
They will take any story that has not been published in a SFWA “Pro” zine:
We do not care if your story has been “published” somewhere else — fanzine, personal web site, whatever — unless you turned over the rights to it. So long as you retain the rights and it’s an original piece of writing, you can submit it unless it’s been previously published in one of SFWA’s established professional publications.
I am going through my stories and I want to pick a good one, previously published, that might get serious consideration. 25ยข a word can not be sneezed at. I know a few writers read this blog. Get your best story out to them, even if it has been published before in a non-pro zine.
Submit your story via the slush topic in Baen’s Bar. This is more complicated than it seems, so read the instructions carefully.
But wait there’s more!
The Baen’s Bar Universe Slush will remain open after August 1, so it means that they will look in the slush and buy from time to time, possibly less often, though.
You can submit as often as you like, so get all of your old stories in there. I would suggest that you stagger them a week or so, to avoid anyone saying “Oh no! Not another story from that joker!”
I had a story bumped up to Flint, the editor, the one and only time that I submitted to Baen. It is tough to get asked for a rewrite from one of the highest paying SF editors, and then still get a reject. They are looking for Hard SF, Military SF, and Action SF. E. Jim, who reads this blog, writes the type of stuff Baen seems to publish, as far as I can tell from the story he once sent me.
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I started to get comments on my story over at Baen’s. The story, it turns out, is sexist and affront to right thinking fems everywhere. I am not allowed to write stories where a women is portrayed as less than perfect.
Other crits have to do with characterization and story structure and, although probably right, would require me writing a different story.
I’ll show them, I’ll submit “Speed Trap” next and receive the 31st reject for my favorite ugly child.
Crosshairs needs lots of work before it’s ready for a pro market. Even after the 8th rewrite I was apprehensive in sending it to Sciencefictional. The story needs a lot of work and i know where it went wrong now but I hope to get at it in August.
BTW I think my rejection list is something like a dozen. All those Writers of the Future rejection forms count right?
When does JBU reopen for submissions?
Jim