Notes:

Taryn is an author who shares copy editing tips on Instagram at #diycopyediting to help writers refresh or learn grammar and punctuation concepts in a fun, clear, and easy to use format. She has two short stories that have recently been purchased for publication in online magazines Daily Science Fiction and @CosmicRootszine. She has also written two works of fiction, has recently queried a contemporary novel, and is currently working on outlining a speculative fiction novel that’s a loose retelling of Homer’s Odyssey. She regularly shares short stories on #flashfictionmagic , posted poems on #posttopoet with @the.authoress.life, and is a candid and encouraging presence within the Instagram writing community.

Taryn’s personal website is https://tarynfrazier.com/ . Her site contains several links to her short stories that are in print. You can connect with her on Instagram @tarynrose.writes and on Twitter @tarynrosewriter.

Her work can be found at the following locations:

- “The Candy Shop” - Daily Science Fiction

- “The Birth of Samuel” - Transept art exhibit through the University of St. Andrews

- “On the Other Side of the Gate” - BloomMilitaryTeens.org

- “Sharing Family Stories” - Story Warren Blog

Taryn mentioned author Brandon Sanderson’s fantastic writing lectures that are available for free on YouTube. Those can be found at Brandon Sanderson - 2020 Creative Writing Lectures at BYU. She specifically recommends “Lecture #7: Short Stories — With Special Guest Instructor Mary Robinette Kowal”.

Taryn talked about several resources that she uses to identify places that are accepting short stories for publication. Those are:

- Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) Market Report

- APEX Magazine Submission Guidelines

- Daily Science Fiction Submission Page

- Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores Submission Page

- Authors Publish Magazine and Newsletter

- The Submission Grinder

Books and Movies Mentioned:

- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

- The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

- The O. Henry Short Story Collection

- The Odyssey by Homer (Author), Emily Wilson (Translator)

- Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer

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‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)