Fiction Friends, Issue #2 (Feb 28–Mar 6, 2022)

Promote your fiction on Medium here!

Time for Issue #2 of Fiction Friends, the publication that seeks to connect writers with readers on Medium!

Last week, we published our inaugural issue, and a total of seven story listings were posted in the comment thread. 👏

Olivia Sutton shared an action thriller; CleverandWtf and Larissa Capella listed fantasy short stories; Ali and Alvin T. posted mysteries; Lark Morrigan shared part one of a dystopian science fiction; and E. Ardincaple listed a folktale retelling.

Thanks, everyone! The publication is growing and I already see some new reader-writer connections happening, which honestly warms my heart. 💜

If you missed reading about any of last week’s stories, here’s the link:

Now, for this week’s issue…

Here’s how Fiction Friends works

1. Choose a fiction story you have already published on Medium that you’d like to share, and then fill out the story form below. It doesn’t matter when or where the story was published. Make sure you include the link!
2. Post your filled-out form in the comments section, and then take a quick scroll through the comments yourself and see if there’s another story that catches your eye.

The form for sharing your story

Here it is! The all-important story form.

Title: self-explanatory. 😉 Read time: this should be based on Medium’s calculation (e.g. 3 min). Genre(s): include all applicable fiction genres here. Type: is it a short story, flash fiction, multi-part short fiction, or web novel? Etc. Status: is the story complete or ongoing? Rating/CW: indicate age appropriateness and/or content warnings here. There’s no specific system or rules for this; just use your judgment! Tags: e.g. summer vacation, star-crossed lovers, monster trucks, hope, Victorian era, aliens, grief, battle of wits, airships, twist ending, etc. These tags are intended to help describe the story and don’t have to match up with the story’s actual topic tags. Please limit tags to 10 or less. Link: be sure to include the link to your story!

This is optional, but you’re also welcome to finish your comment with a quick story description (“In a world…”), a short excerpt, or just a note giving people a little more info about the story.

Here’s a blank form, ready to copy and paste into the comments section:

Title: Read time: Genre(s): Type: Status: Rating/CW: Tags: Link:

A few ground rules

1. Only promote one story per edition of Fiction Friends. You can promote a different story in next week’s issue.
2. Don’t promote a single story more than once per month — we don’t want people to be reading about the exact same story every week!
3. Please only promote your own original fiction, and make sure your story complies with the Medium rules.

If you have questions about any of this, please feel free to leave me a note! 👍

E. Ardincaple is a fantasy and fairy tale writer. She is passionate about web fiction and is the creator of Fiction Friends, a publication for helping fiction writers connect with readers on Medium. When she’s not dreaming up a new story, you’ll find her lost in a painting, or a song, or a blue sky.

If you’re interested in getting a Medium membership and you’d like to support her work, consider signing up with her referral link at no extra cost to you. ♥