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'The Story World's Service Bureau.
ANEW compartment has been placed in our correspondence files for letters which we have recently received and red-penciled "complimentary." These letters have come from our readers unsolicited, thus indicating that they are genuinely proud of what we are offering them in the columns of The Story World.
Several correspondents have commented in detail upon the individual departments. To be sure, some have offered ideas for improvements here and there. But none have other than praise for our new department, which we call the Service Bureau.
We feel sure that all of our subscribers sincerely appreciate the assistance we are rendering them by conducting this service. The list of photoplay markets, as we have tabulated them, solves that oftrepeated question, "Where can I sell my photoplay?" This list, of course, represents the most stable markets. However, there are many independent producers who are looking for original stories; and if, after looking over the column, you still cannot decide where to submit a particular story, write us, and we shall endeavor to inform you. In this regard we wish to state that we will not undertake to criticize photoplays or fiction stories. This is entirely out of our scope. In asking for advice concerning markets it is necessary only to give us a general idea as to theme and characterization.
We might also take this means to advise aspiring writers of the benefit to be gained by scanning the contents of the fiction magazines which appear regularly on the news stands. By so doing one can best become acquainted with the edi
torial policies of the various publications and their respective needs.
Mr. Wiley still remains on our staff, ready and eager to answer your questions concerning the technical phases of motion picture making. He tells you — if you should ask him — whether or not a certain scene can be filmed. By this we mean whether or not a scene might be prohibited owing to limited studio equipment or difficulty in securing the specified location. Mr. Wiley is also prepared to supply information having to do with the mechanical possibilities of the motion camera in obtaining "effects," etc.
The motion picture studios are extremely active at the present time, and the most prominent producers are predicting capacity production for the remainder of the year 1923. It is needless to emphasize what this means to the writer.
FICTION MARKETS
The fiction market has changed very little during the past few weeks. However, prices remain high, and the writer with a properly written story will have little difficulty in disposing of it. The following list represents magazines paying for fiction upon acceptance. A double asterisk indicates those paying highest rates; a single asterisk, those paying two cents or more. Manuscripts should be accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelopes, in order to insure their return to sender:
Ace-High — 799 Broadway, New York. Action Stories — 41 Union Square, New
York. Adventure — Spring & Macdougal St., New York. *Ainslee's Magazine — 79 Seventh Ave.,
New York. ♦American Magazine — 381 Fourth Ave., New York.