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Milo Todd

Milo Todd

Milo Todd is a writing instructor at GrubStreet and Managing Editor of Fiction at Foglifter Journal. He was selected for Tin House, Lambda Literary, Pitch Wars, Monson Arts, and the Novel Incubator.

"How Can I Fix the Slow Middle of My Story?"

7 min read Queeries
Midpoints are arguably the most important element within a storytelling structure, and yet so many writers overlook them. We get so focused on the epic qualities of an ending that we forget the epic qualities of a middle.

The Queer Writer: December 2023

14 min read QW Monthly
Another The Queer Writer exclusive is afoot! I'm finally launching Transcestors, a series of free 1-hour sessions on trans and queer (but mostly trans) history.

"Why Do Literary Journals Take So Long?"

8 min read Queeries
I used to feel pretty frustrated by all that waiting. But then I experienced life on the other side of the fence. It opened my eyes considerably. Generally speaking, a longer wait time is a good sign while a shorter wait time can be a bad one.

"Somebody Published My Idea Before Me. Now What?"

11 min read Queeries
What we end up having here, my friend, is not a concern of someone else—phenomenologically or otherwise—using our ideas, but rather something harder to admit: The belief that we’re not good enough.