Fun with Fiverr, Part Two

[rynling]

About two years ago, I had a short dark fantasy story accepted into a magazine that closed before the last issue could be published. This was disheartening, and I never did anything with the story. This weekend, I gathered my courage and paid a published author and dark fantasy editor $15 on Fivver to suggest a handful of venues where the story might be able to find a good home. After two days, she returned a beautiful PDF document containing a nicely formatted list. She noticed that I like plants, so she put a few photos of plants in the unused white space. To help keep the submission process green and chill, she told me.

Another fantastic experience. And I know it's cringe to pay people for help, but please consider:

(1) Having ADHD and dyslexia sucks.
(2) Asking for help hasn't gotten me anywhere.
(3) Once I figure this out, I can help other people.
(4) It's cheaper than an MFA.

Comments

[lassarina]

I think that's a lovely service for someone to offer, and I'm glad you were able to take advantage of it.

[rynling]

After spending a year recovering from the horrible experience that is Duotrope,* I finally bit the bullet and signed up for Chill Subs. It is in fact much more chill, but it's still a lot. Even if they're phoning it in a little, it's nice to have the support of someone who knows what they're doing. ☕


* To explain a bit, there are a lot of bad actors on Duotrope. Not in a predatory, "Writer Beware" sort of way, but rather in a "many journals listed on Duotrope are not actually run by professionals" sort of way. I wasted a depression-inducing of time submitting to people who never got back to me, or got back to me with the most Okay Boomer feedback imaginable (such as "why didn't you double space after periods"), or accepted my story only to then close the journal without notice. It was a nightmare.

[lassarina]

*stares* that is indeed the most Okay Boomer feedback imaginable. I'm so sorry for the nightmare!