<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Submitit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Submitit]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:58:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.submititnow.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Dilemma: Should We Help Writers Get Published at All Costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I’ve discussed in past posts, I’m selective with the literary journals I add to Submitit’s database. I always ask myself the following questions: Is the journal’s website (layout and  copy) of relatively high quality? Is there a masthead, preferably with multiple editors, and are the editors experienced and accomplished (as editors, writers, or (ideally) both)? Are the submission guidelines sensible and clear? (Some new journals, with inexperienced editors, have unusual guidelines, which...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/a-dilemma-should-we-help-writers-get-published-at-all-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a35e3e32a596f2a27f0cc9</guid><category><![CDATA[Submitting]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_e697194a44b242aa819999f7f01282a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style: Chapter 3: Figurative Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all, if this is your first time exploring my style essays, please check out the Introduction . As usual, most of my examples are from my “textbook”: The Penguin Book of the Modern Short Story , ed. John Freeman (Penguin Press, 2021). I recommend—I dare say, insist—that writers get ahold of this book. It is an excellent source of spectacular writing, truly the best short story writers of the past fifty or so years. (I also recommend this book to writers of creative nonfiction, mainly...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-chapter-3-figurative-language</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693cd51582ff65a7cc766132</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:18:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_8f2ff2d50f274129815f0cbe94957050~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Type of Editing Does Your Manuscript Need?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Professional editing can often be exactly what you need to take your manuscript to the next level. To humblebrag for a minute, Submitit clients have described my edits as “amazing,” “brilliant guidance,” and “like I just took a master class in writing!” But hiring an editor can also be intimidating, overwhelming, and downright confusing. How do you know if your manuscript needs editing? And what type of editing does it need?   An internet search will quickly pull you down a...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/what-type-of-editing-does-your-manuscript-need</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69222f4db238b52973fa933b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:54:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_232b0f47632b4dfd8aaec42d7fec62ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josie Cameron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Match Percentages, Acceptance Percentages, Submission Volumes, Etc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we send you a list of journals, you’ll notice several labels for each one: “Match” (match percent), “Year” (inception year),...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/match-percentages-acceptance-percentages-submission-volumes-etc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dc43c2fc357fbe90179ff5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_6b879eee3a2d46e9aaaa229f705a2474~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_372,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Gods and Muses Are Silent, or Coming up with Titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re like me, you sometimes have absolutely no trouble coming up with a perfect title. It just falls onto the page, as if through...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/when-the-gods-and-muses-are-silent-or-coming-up-with-titles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689f95d86aa481be49270adf</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:24:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_9205cbb92c0844618982ea3f1eff88ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_537,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style: Chapter 2: Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details, quite simply, are one of the most important parts of literary writing. The way writers use details—what they choose to present...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-chapter-2-details</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6845f7e10dba6b78c4b8691e</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 21:21:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_3ebeb16b016b4fada482b75ef802daf5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Don’t Query Journals about Submissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all do something like this: Submit a story to a wonderful journal. Try not to think about it (we know it’ll be a while). But then we...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/why-we-don-t-query-journals-about-submissions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fddbabc9ecd4484146aaeb</guid><category><![CDATA[Submitting]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:16:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_887198185f774be5b51a7874f4ae0aba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style: Chapter 1, Section 3: Sentence Combinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last two style essays, I covered relatively short, simple sentences ( §1.1 ) and their longer counterparts ( §1.2 ). Now I’m going...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-chapter-1-section-3-sentence-combinations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d1f2cc44b1d66b2d30a743</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:03:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_6190fadde1234c0fbc8180e2cadb485f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submitit’s Success Rate (An Update)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s hard to imagine that Submitit has been going strong now for over four years. Near the end of 2021 (around a year in) I wrote a post...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/submitit-s-success-rate-an-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a421f0e3b782950b616588</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Submitting]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 02:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_5f9af5fbe5014075bf25230914badfac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Cleaning" Returned Stories and Essays]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we return, via email, a story or essay, we will include several important steps—from saving the file, to dealing with our tracked...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/cleaning-returned-stories-and-essays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67537403b4c99e70446cf6fb</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:10:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_eb9c4bf251ac4b7aaae47985d7dbd568~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_917,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Creative Nonfiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since Submitit started handling creative nonfiction a few years ago, I’ve acquired the uncomfortable notion that many writers of...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/thoughts-on-creative-nonfiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f4a3c86e67803403893ada</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_a63112e64c6441fe8ad52f5fcdd5ca82~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_889,h_529,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Words on How I Edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Editing Philosophy Like all good editors, I’m concerned with those elemental, essential aspects of writing, including plot,...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/a-few-words-on-how-i-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669437cd76af0e48e5a43071</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grammar & Usage]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:45:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_5f6b4b812af24267ac438b5327b3d57b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_240,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submitit's Client Portal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Submitit has recently (July 11, 2024) introduced a huge update: an (almost) magical platform. While in the past, Erik and Christine used...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/submitit-s-client-portal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665243a53fb6e3551715fbb8</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:45:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_c2b45c4117384c6596dad6de0a07be9e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_847,h_589,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style: Chapter 1, Section 2: Long Sentences]]></title><description><![CDATA[For an introduction to these essays on style, click here .)   In my last style post  (section 1), I got into the art of writing short,...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-chapter-1-section-2-long-sentences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665ccd82263c44dd9f066e6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 20:04:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_9425873f48ec428e920aceaf54863050~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is an Essay on Run-on Sentences[,] and I Hope You Enjoy It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The above is from Jon Fosse's brilliant Septology . My corrections are ironic.   First of all, I’d like to forewarn the reader. The...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/this-is-an-essay-on-run-on-sentences-and-i-hope-you-enjoy-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66259dd90a4cdf4ee4025fed</guid><category><![CDATA[Grammar & Usage]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:07:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_be8146771c4c4f2db2bc93f4f52d703a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_732,h_532,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik Harper Klass Searches for Erik Harper Klass: Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some of you may recall, a few weeks ago I received an email from a certain Erik Harper Klass, which email contained a...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/erik-harper-klass-searches-for-erik-harper-klass-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6607922ec8a081a2233a5502</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_1463afec5bd14673af6996c1f4f2925e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_506,h_396,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Rejected a Review of My Novella (I Think)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago I received the following review of my novella . The review was sent anonymously—or, I should say, homonymously—to my...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/amazon-rejected-a-review-of-my-novella-i-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65dd0b54f82c55d88d097fd0</guid><category><![CDATA[Odds & Ends]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:16:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_2dc95d1c1da840cfac0d76d2cb4543f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style: Chapter 1: Sentences]]></title><description><![CDATA[A good first step in developing style is to focus on the structures and combinations of sentences. All the great writers seem to...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-chapter-1-sentences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65bfea91bef3a4d8df5ca232</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:12:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_dc8bd758848c48119f44202f0fc5b737~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style Essays: Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am enamored of style. Style—that destination, that endgame, of what I call the writer’s craft —encompasses the quality of a writer’s...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/style-essays-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b55fc49f6d9ddeff7c91b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing, Craft & Style]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 20:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_e2840fe45488406ca6e7eaab95864edb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_412,h_271,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Guide for the Formattingly Perplexed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since part of my job is to work on—which is to say, less euphemistically, “to fix”—formatting issues with the stories and essays I...]]></description><link>https://www.submititnow.com/post/the-most-common-formatting-mistakes-when-submitting-to-a-literary-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654e9e9510a77793feb934df</guid><category><![CDATA[Submitting]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ccd93_9ca2d8afd1fd4f1caced90adeea0d78c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_582,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erik Harper Klass</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>