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Clicking on the water cooler thing I got a page w forums entitled Drift. is that what I was supposed to get?

It is indeed an interesting piece.. I saw this at the bottom, too.

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Clicking on the water cooler thing I got a page w forums entitled Drift. is that what I was supposed to get?

It is indeed an interesting piece.. I saw this at the bottom, too.

We Send You Publishers Seeking Submissions.​

Sign up for our free e-magazine and we will send you reviews of publishers seeking short stories, poetry, essays, and books.

Subscribe now and we'll send you a free copy of our book Submit, Publish, Repeat
I signed up to Authors Publish a couple of years ago. Their free ebooks are great, and their weekly advice articles and free submission calls have been extremely useful. I've watched some of their free seminars too - always enlightening.
It's a husband and wife team in Canada that run the thing. Nice folks. I emailed them once about something and got a lovely and swift reply.
 
I signed up to Authors Publish a couple of years ago. Their free ebooks are great, and their weekly advice articles and free submission calls have been extremely useful. I've watched some of their free seminars too - always enlightening.
It's a husband and wife team in Canada that run the thing. Nice folks. I emailed them once about something and got a lovely and swift reply.
Good to know. AH so THIS is your source!
 

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