Spotlight on Deep Magic
by Ciara Grey
This issue I will be taking a look at Deep Magic. - a fantasy-fiction e-publication
that publishes monthly.
Deep Magic is a pleasant and well-organized
site, which makes it easy to navigate. If you would like
to know when the new issues of their monthly ezine are
ready, then you may subscribe for free.
In order to read current or past issues you may download
them in zip or pdf formats. This is also free.
Downloading is quick and easy. You will need Adobe
Acrobat 5.0 or better to read the files. Adobe Reader is
free to download, and a link to Adobe is provided on the
home page.
The editors accept mainly high fantasy but will consider
science fiction. They prefer stories that aren't middle
of the road, typical fantasy or science fiction. Stories
with sex scenes, vulgar language and gratuitous violence
will not be accepted. Deep Magic primarily takes
short stories and will consider serialized novels that
are finished works.
Replies to submissions generally take three to four weeks.
Writers are encouraged to make use of online writing
workshops and discussion groups. Links are provided on
the Submissions page.
The links page is extensive with sites of writers and
artists. I found many links to sites that are helpful to
writers. There is also a page with very entertaining and
informative articles about the craft of writing. Some of
them run a little long but they are worth taking the time
to read.
The one thing that gave me pause on this site was the
legal disclaimers and terms of agreement. It is written
in legalese. If you aren't familiar with how to interpret
this kind of thing then take your time and read carefully.
Deep Magic asks for exclusive electronic rights
for the duration of publication, and up to three months
after that. Deep Magic is currently a non-paying
site, although they are looking at ways to remedy this.
Authors may simultaneously submit a story that has been
accepted by Deep Magic to other forms of publishing that
are not electronic.
I give Deep Magic a rating of * * * *. You can visit this site at http://www.deep-magic.net/index.html
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