Alle’s got a “First Reader” Position

With the granddaddy in the field of creative nonfiction.

Exciting news! Creative Nonfiction Magazine — the seminal magazine in the genre — has taken me on as a first reader! I’ve already plowed through ten submissions and I’ll tell you this:

1, Many were good enough reads but not good enough to publish.

2. Moving a sentence right along is only the first step to being a writer. The primary quality seems to be the ability to craft story.