Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeNiche Literary Magazines are Dying. Crowdfunding is Saving them.“Eighty percent of U.S. books are produced by the Big Five publishers, but with each passing year — and with a stable small number of…·5 min read·Feb 24, 2019--2--2
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeWhat I’d Tell My Younger Self About Writing.Growing up, like many people, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I just thought, hey, I’ll go to college and everything will work…6 min read·Dec 15, 2018--3--3
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeDear Writing: a Love Letter (sort of…)Dear Writing,5 min read·Sep 6, 2018----
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeEditor Pet Peeves: Get Your Mind out of the Dump!As the Assistant Editor for Hinnom Magazine, a bi-monthly publication of excellent weird/dark fiction, I get the pleasure of reading a lot…4 min read·Jul 4, 2018--1--1
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeA few thoughts on imposter syndromeI’m sure many of you are familiar with this term. For those who aren’t, imposter syndrome is the deep-seated feeling that you are a fraud…4 min read·Apr 26, 2018----
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeEditor Pet Peeves: Lazy EmotionsShow, Don’t Tell3 min read·Feb 17, 2018--2--2
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeEditor Pet Peeves: Take off that Filter!As the Assistant Editor for Hinnom Magazine, a bi-monthly publication of excellent weird/dark fiction, I get the pleasure of reading a lot…3 min read·Feb 12, 2018--3--3
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeLessons learned from a year-and-a-half of submitting short storiesSo, in August of 2016, after five long years of slogging through the barren wasteland of my first novel, I sat down at the kitchen table…·8 min read·Dec 27, 2017--37--37
Caleb StephensinThe Writing CooperativeWhy it’s so hard to say, “I’m an author.”Picture this: It’s been a stressful day at the office, and you’re out for drinks with a couple of co-workers, chatting about what you’d be…6 min read·Dec 6, 2017--1--1