• Tyler D. Findlay posted an update in the group New Members 1 month ago

    Howdy.
    I’m a writer and college student.
    I write short fiction, and recently released my first collection on amazon.
    Cant wait to meet everyone.

    • Jay Debruyne

      Welcome, Tyler. This is a stunning community you have landed upon. You will not want to leave :)

      1 month ago
    • Phillip McCollum

      As Jay said, you’re stuck with us now, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

      1 month ago
      • Marie Glendenning

        Ha! Speak for yourself, Phillip. And welcome Tyler!

        2 weeks, 5 days ago
        • Preston McConkie

          And now you’re not just a new member, Tyler, but someone reviewed in the pages of eFiction itself. I’ll bet a lot of writers would like your help preparing their own stories for publication.

          2 weeks ago
          • Steven M Moore

            Well, you just met me, and welcome! As stated above, ours is an interesting community. I think you and I probably represent the extreme ages in the group, with me fading into the sunset and you, like Venus, awakening to the dawn (I bet the rest of you can’t believe I wrote that!).

            6 days, 16 hours ago
  • Esther Jones posted an update in the group New Members 1 month ago

    Hello, everyone! I am so happy to find this writing group online. I don’t have a local group, so this is ideal. My husband and I write collabrative fantasy short fiction and novels have fun while we’re doing it. I look forward to talking with you all. :)

    • 3 people like this.
    • Doug Lance

      Welcome Esther! A husband and wife duo, eh? Sounds interesting!

      1 month ago
    • Preston McConkie

      Hi, Esther and husband. Good to meet y’all. I’m new also and I’ve been gratified by how helpful and friendly people are here. I’ve gotten some great feedback. Look forward to seeing something y’all have written.

      1 month ago
    • Phillip McCollum

      Welcome Esther (and husband)! I know you’ll like it here and I’m really excited to see what you and your husband put together!

      1 month ago
    • Raven M Ridley

      Hi and welcome. Great group of people here – I’m sure you will both love it

      1 month ago
      • Esther Jones

        Thanks for the warm welcome! I’m really enjoying the community here. I’m sure we’ll fit right in.

        1 month ago
        • Preston McConkie

          Do you two have a blog?

          1 month ago
          • Marie Glendenning

            Welcome to both your husband and you, Esther!

            2 weeks, 6 days ago
            • Steven M Moore

              The only time when I don’t have fun writing is when I’m editing. Welcome aboard!

              6 days, 16 hours ago
  • Jonathan Hansen posted an update in the group New Members 1 month, 1 week ago

    Hey everybody. I joined a bit ago and just realized this group existed. My name’s Jon. I’m a writer working on things. I’ve got a blog and twitter and all that, feel free to follow me.

    • 1 person likes this.
    • Phillip McCollum

      Welcome Jon! I think you’ll like it here…

      1 month, 1 week ago
      • Marie Glendenning

        There is a fair number of new writers these days. The more the merrier, that is what I say!

        1 month, 1 week ago
    • Preston McConkie

      Hi, Jon. I’m not a Twitterer but I hope you’ll post work in here and comment on other people’s stuff.

      1 month ago
      • Jonathan Hansen

        I’m sure I will, at least when I have something ready. I’m more a novel writer than a short story writer, so there’s a longer wait time. As for commenting… let me know when you have something posted.

        1 month ago
        • Preston McConkie

          Thanks. I have a novelette posted now. If you had time to read and comment I’d be grateful. It’s 15,000 words. Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OD6-SlPare1ZQjhOistyC2wBC5Ax7pLrpsf8hEbXsqM/edit

          1 month ago
          • Jonathan Hansen

            I will, but it will take me a couple of days.

            1 month ago
            • Preston McConkie

              No rush. Thank you.

              1 month ago
              • Norv

                Welcome around, Jon. I hope you’ll find it engaging to post whatever you see fit and/or take a look at other writers work. There’s an open workshop group you may find interesting.

                3 weeks, 3 days ago
                • Steven M Moore

                  Welcome to eFiction! Like Preston, I’m not a Twitterer–I can’t express anything worthwhile in 140 characters or less. You can follow me at my website. I’m also a reviewer for Bookpleasures.com. Between my novels, short stories, blog, and reviewing, I’m ashamed to say that I don’t have much time to look at other people’s manuscripts. I…[Read more]

                  6 days, 16 hours ago
  • Doug Elson posted an update in the group New Members 1 month, 1 week ago

    Just found the website after subscribing for a couple months. Liking what I see so far!!

    • Marie Glendenning

      Welcome Doug!

      1 month, 1 week ago
    • Phillip McCollum

      Welcome to this great community Doug!

      1 month, 1 week ago
    • Preston McConkie

      Welcome, Doug. Do you write as well as read?

      1 month ago
      • Steven M Moore

        As I said in my review of eFiction for Amazon, this is a great eZine…and a great community of writers and readers. Welcome aboard! As I used to tell my students, ask questions. You can bet I will when appropriate. Like, what’s the scene depicted on your icon. My old eyes have trouble making it out….

        6 days, 16 hours ago
        • Doug Elson

          It’s just one more Canadian sunset!!! I must have seen about a million!

          4 days, 3 hours ago
  • Preston McConkie posted an update in the group New Members 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hey, can anyone tell me what these points are for? I suspect they have to do with our power to vote for stories we’d liked to see published. I don’t know when it’s appropriate to give points to someone.

    • Suzanne Conboy-Hill

      No, I don’t know what they’re for either!

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Jay Debruyne

      I read a post from Doug a short while back, and apparently at the moment they’re useless. I think they may be used in the future at some point.. :/ Who knows!?

      1 month, 1 week ago
    • Norman Walker

      Doug has a plan being worked out regarding these points .,

      1 month, 1 week ago
  • Kelly Thompson posted an update in the group New Members 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hi everyone! I’m Kelly, a composition and poetry instructor at the University of Toledo. I just joined and already love this site. What a great place to network! I provide personal and professional copywriting and copyediting services to private clients, as well as businesses. I have been reading some of the material posted in the forums…[Read more]

    • 2 people like this.
    • Raven M Ridley

      Welcomne Kelly – I am surre you will love hanging out here

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Phillip McCollum

      Glad you decided to stop in, Kelly. It’s great to see talented folks such as yourself join the ranks of the many talented people already here! I’m so excited to learn more from all of these members.

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Donna Hole

      Hello Kelly.

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
  • Preston McConkie posted an update in the group New Members 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hi, I’m Preston. I’m a 43-year-old bachelor and I’ve resumed writing fiction after a mixed career of journalism and truck driving. I came across this magazine in Amazon, subscribed, and was impressed. My writer friends are interested in how good fiction can be sorted from the bad among the exploding selection of stuff put out by self-published…[Read more]

    • Phillip McCollum

      Welcome Preston, glad to have you in the group! I think you’ll like it here among such a friendly and helpful group of people.

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Raven M Ridley

      Hey, I think you’ll find lots of support and helpful discussions,posts and links here

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
      • Preston McConkie

        Thanks, you and others have really made me feel welcome. I just finished my first fiction piece in 20 years this morning and I’m excited to contribute and participate (though this was a novelette too long for submission).

        1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Donna Hole

      Cool mini-bio. Welcome Preston.

      ……..dhole

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
    • Steven M Moore

      Hi Preston,
      I friended you and decided to put my welcome message here since I can say something borderline intelligent about the problem you mentioned. So welcome…and read on.
      After 8 sci-fi thriller novels, many reviews, and an active op-ed blog, I’m a writer friend who feels a wee bit discouraged by this whole business. Yes, we have…[Read more]

      1 month, 1 week ago
      • Preston McConkie

        Steve, thanks so much for sharing your valuable experience. I personally hope that the unseen hand of collective experiences will produce a winnowing mechanism to separate wheat from chaff, and that merit will get recognized. I’m spending so much time testing and rejecting free titles that only my current poverty and abundance of time justifies…[Read more]

        1 month, 1 week ago
        • Steven M Moore

          Hi Preston,
          I wasn’t implying that I agree with the study. I personally think that (a) some low-priced eBooks are very, very good; and (b) authors tend to undervalue their work now because the field is so competitive. I don’t know how this eBook pricing will all shake out in the long run.
          I try to use pricing creatively. For my Infinity…[Read more]

          1 month, 1 week ago
  • Susanna Catherine Mahoney posted an update in the group New Members 2 months ago

    Hi been awhile, so on this beautiful day I am taking the plunge and saying Howdy :D

    • 2 people like this.
    • Phillip McCollum

      Howdy Susanna!

      2 months ago
    • Raven M Ridley

      Hi!

      2 months ago
    • Ryan Dorrill

      Good afternoon! Shouldn’t you be outside, enjoying the weather and dreaming up a poem or something?

      2 months ago
      • Susanna Catherine Mahoney

        It is weird that you might have ESP, I just got back from being outside enjoying the sun and thinking of a story or how to write a review, spooky :D

        2 months ago
        • Steven M Moore

          I’ve written a few stories and reviews. It seems that there isn’t one algorithm to fit all, although my muses must think I have one–they’re always on my case to write, write, write. BTW, welcome onboard the good ship eFiction!

          1 month, 3 weeks ago
    • Preston McConkie

      How dee.

      1 month, 2 weeks ago
  • Phillip McCollum posted an update in the group New Members 2 months ago

    Hello everyone. I’m new ’round these parts, having discovered the magazine through one of Doug’s reddit posts. It looks like I found a fun community and I look forward to contributing however I can – reading, writing, editing, dog walking.

    • 1 person likes this.
    • Raven M Ridley

      I haven’t been here long myself but you are right – it is a fun community. Welcome aboard!
      ……
      I have this St. Bernard……

      2 months ago
      • Phillip McCollum

        Thanks Raven! I’d be happy to take your St. Bernard around the block (or twenty). Also, if you guys are building a spaceship, let me know. I’m fully qualified there as well. *wink* *wink*

        2 months ago
    • Ryan Dorrill

      Welcome to the site! Take advantage of the groups and the workshop and have fun!

      2 months ago
    • Steven M Moore

      Better picture: St. Bernard on a spaceship? In my YA novel, a cat takes a flying dog for a stroll on the ISS in the future. I like the idea of animals in space…not enough of it. BTW, welcome!

      1 month, 3 weeks ago
  • Raven M Ridley posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 1 week ago

    Guess I should post a “Hi – I’m new” in here since this is what its for – right?
    The name doesn’t confirm gender so I’ll clear that up – I am male and married (coming up quickly on 20th anniversery) live on an acre of land in the middle of nowhere southern Ontario Canada with dog, cats , sheep, chickens, ducks (oh the ducks) and a trio of…[Read more]

    • Kevin Fraleigh

      Raven – Congratulations on the big 20 and welcome!

      2 months, 1 week ago
      • Raven M Ridley

        thanks Kevin

        2 months, 1 week ago
        • Steven M Moore

          Welcome. Middle of nowhere = quiet place for writing? Do you take boarders, then? I live 13 miles outside the Lincoln Tunnel. It gets hectic here, but lots of real characters to inspire you….

          2 months ago
  • Richard Gazala posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    There. That’s better. The sight of an empty profile wall is depressing. Since I’m brand new to this place that strikes me as a great site for authors and readers, I took the liberty of decorating my wall with some ”Hi, I just got here,” stuff. It’s kind of like putting up a couple pieces of art on the walls over a mattress on the floor next to a…[Read more]

    • Steven M Moore

      As a grad student, I had Bob Dylan and Joan Baez above my mattress…dates me, I know. My apologies to Doug, but I save my big ammo for my own website, although eFiction has a permanent link there. ;-)

      2 months, 1 week ago
  • Jeff Stoner posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    So, what are these points I keep accumulating? Can I buy a Jaguar or flavor my next batch of homebrew with them?

    • 1 person likes this.
    • Doug Lance

      They will be used for contests and more cool stuff very soon. They’re kind of like eFiction currency. Except their value is highly suspect.

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
      • Norv

        Good to know! :D
        I got myself the first hundred by spending more time around here today than I should have. :D

        2 months, 2 weeks ago
        • Steven M Moore

          Value suspect? I once had over 1000 and then down to 0. Never figured that one out, but it reminded me of Argentina back in the 1970s…before your time, guys? ;-)

          2 months, 1 week ago
  • Katy posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    As another Newbie to eFiction, I was delighted to hear today that my poem will be published in the next issue! So excited to be a part of this wonderful venture! Thanks eFiction!

    • Doug Lance

      You are so very welcome! Thanks for choosing us.

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Savanah Little posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello everyone. I’m new here at e-fiction and as I look around it seems like a very nice community of writers. I’m a poetry writer and decided to submit a poem here, and I was shocked to hear back today that e-fiction will be publishing my poem in next month’s issue. I am very excited! This is my first piece ever published. Thank you e-fiction!

    • Doug Lance

      Not only are we just publishing it, it’s going in the very front of the issue to accompany a dedication.

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
      • Savanah Little

        That’s so amazing! Thank you so much.

        2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Joe Russell posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello all. I’ve been a subscriber to e-fiction for a while and thought I might submit something. I had no idea what an interesting community there was behind the magazine. I am really looking forward to it.

    • Doug Lance

      Welcome to the site, Joe! Glad you’re here. If you have any questions about the site, please let me know.

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
    • Steven M Moore

      Welcome! Jump in…the water’s fine.

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
      • Joe Russell

        Thanks, guys. I am really enjoying the discussions in the various groups. I have never been one much for the chatter of forums. This is a pleasant exception. It is surprising and pleasant to see how polite and thoughtful everyone is here.

        2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Marc posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I found this site through a google search. Looks pretty cool. I will need to dust off some of the stories I have lurking about on my hard drive and see if I can fit them in somewhere here.

    • 1 person likes this.
    • Doug Lance

      Welcome Marc! Any questions about the place I can answer?

      Look forward to reading your work!

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
    • Steven M Moore

      Welcome! What’s your genre? The dust collects differently depending on the genre, you know…just kidding! ;-)

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Kyle Dameron posted an update in the group New Members 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello folks, I’ve wandered this way due to Reddit and look forward to seeing what’s going on in this little section of the internet. I’m from Springfield, Missouri and fancy myself a horror writer, with my biggest dream being becoming known as a Master of the Macabre. But I’d be satisfied just knowing that there are people out there reading my…[Read more]

    • 1 person likes this.
    • Doug Lance

      Welcome to the site Kyle! Hopefully eFiction can be a stepping stone to your Macabre domination. :D

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
    • Steven M Moore

      The writing world is filled with many masters…I’m happy to be the sorcerer’s apprentice…damn brooms, get off me! Jump in…the water’s fine…keep bailing, you brooms….

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Nik Martinak posted an update in the group New Members 3 months, 1 week ago

    I’ve known about this site for a bit now, thanks to reddit. Some consistently good work coming through it. I got rejected with my first piece, but I’m gonna’ keep submitting until I’m good enough. That is how this works, right? Work ’til your eyes or fingernails, or some other part of your body hurts or bleeds or is otherwise wounded? Seems…[Read more]

    • Norv

      Hello, and welcome around!

      3 months ago
    • Steven M Moore

      OK, I’ve heard it many times now at this site…can anyone tell me what reddit is? I must be getting senile….

      2 months, 3 weeks ago
      • Nik Martinak

        Essentially it’s a news/networking site. There are different categories depending on a group’s particular interest. For example, if you like writing, you could join a “subreddit” for writing, in which the community speaks about writing and books and things. The main reddit page is just an accumulation of articles, pictures and personal…[Read more]

        2 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Josh Blevins posted an update in the group New Members 3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi guys, I was recently surfing around with my new Kindle and happened to discover the Amazon page for this magazine and thought it seemed really interesting. I’ve never submitted any of my work before so I’m considering it right now, is there anything I should know before I do so?

    • 2 people like this.
    • Atiya

      Just go for it.

      3 months, 2 weeks ago
    • D.L. Marriott

      Welcome Josh. There is nothing special you need to know. Just give it a shot.

      3 months, 1 week ago
    • Steven M Moore

      Yep, I believe the only requirement is that you can spin a good yarn…have at it, my friend!

      3 months, 1 week ago
  • Antonio Cruz posted an update in the group New Members 3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Greetings everyone:

    I have recently began the plunge and submitting my works of fiction to publications. Along the way I have found this place.
    Hoping to join the community around here because you can never have enough writer friends.

    • 1 person likes this.
    • D.L. Marriott

      Welcome Antonio!

      3 months, 1 week ago
      • Antonio Cruz

        Thank you very much *bow*

        3 months, 1 week ago
        • Steven M Moore

          We all need many writer friends…and reader friends….

          3 months, 1 week ago
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