Introducing ‘Litmags, etc.,’ an X list of literary journals

One of the best things to come out of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter (now X) is Lists, a tool to help denizens of that website organize, categorize and curate social media accounts by subject or interest.

Even though the platform has become less useful, less interesting, and more soul-sucking since Elon Musk bought it, you can still find nuggets of value as long as you use it wisely and stay away from the cesspool of the general feed. One way of walling yourself off from that toxicity is by creating lists of the accounts you most want to follow, or by following lists curated by trusted sources.

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Friday Five: opportunity knocking

Reprising a former practice as we head into the weekend.

In this blog’s previous life as a resource for higher education marketers and communicators, I would occasionally post a feature on Friday called Friday Five. It usually consisted of a collection of links on a specific topic, or occasionally five-part Q&As with writers, other bloggers, and other people influential in the marketing/PR/communication world. Anyway, I thought I might reprise this idea with a focus on the craft of writing. Consider this the maiden voyage of the new Friday Five.

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