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February 26, 2019
53 Writing Contests in March 2019 – No entry fees – by Erica Verrillo…
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog
on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: March is a great month for writing contests.
This month there are 53 contests, and none charge entry fees.
Prizes range from tens of thousands of dollars to publication.
As always, read the restrictions to make sure you qualify.
See Full Details HERE
February 23, 2019
Seriously flawed standards
I need to tell a story – it’s going to be a long one, so settle in if you’re interested in hearing...
Haiti’s Unfinished Revolution Is Still in Effect
Gina Athena Ulysse, author of Why Haiti Needs New Narratives, writes (for Tikkun) about the traumatic, historical context in which Haiti’s present political woes have unfolded.
The unfolding events in Haiti are a despairing call for social and economic justice in the absence of rule of law. The folks in the streets who kept Haiti on lockdown since February 7th are clear about their demands. As Miami Herald’s Jacqueline Charles has reported, they want the 58th president, Jo...
All Hail Octavia Butler: The Mother of Science Fiction and Afrofuturism
“All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God
is Change.”
-Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents
At the tender age of 9, Octavia Butler ascended into her destiny. Endowed with a keen ability to imagine fictional worlds far beyond the limitations of society, Butler left an influential ripple within the science fiction universe for generations to come. The beauty in her literary career lies in the prophetic notion that B...
Animals Cannot Be Blue
Animals can produce broad spectrum of color pigments, but not blue. Why is that?
Via – National GeographicFebruary 17, 2019
Make Your Readers Cry: Writing Emotional Scenes
by Allison Maruska
I watched The Hunger Games last night. I read the book before the movie came out, and I’ve seen the movie a few times. So I obviously knew what would happen. Still, a certain scene got me.
By that, I mean it made me weepy.
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Haiti’s explosive Rite of Spring: from pagan Russia to vodou ritual
A report by Lindsey Winship for London’s Guardian
When Jeanguy Saintus first saw Stravinsky’s Rite, he was reminded of his religion’s initiation ceremonies. Now, he has created his own spirited version of the ballet
Since its infamous premiere in 1913, there have been many reimaginings of the Nijinsky/Stravinsky ballet The Rite of Spring, but never before as a vodou initiation ceremony. Forget sticking pins in dolls and other horror-film cliches, vodou – not voodoo, note...
February 13, 2019
The Erasure of Black Women from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Why It Occurs and How to Fix It
Ari Meghlen - Writer | Blogger | Bad card player
Today’s guest poster is the lovely Jasmine Shea Townsend, author of Fairy Tales and Space Dreams, who discusses the issue of black women being erased from Fantasy & Sci-fi and how to correct it.
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February 11, 2019
POC in Pub Writers and Illustrators of Color Mentorship Program!
Last year, I had applied for . . . and I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been selected to participate in the inaugural POC in Pub Writers and Illustators of Color Mentorship Program!
POC Objective is clear and straightforward:
“The People of Color in Publishing Writers and Illustrators Mentorship Program is an opportunity for writers and illustrators of color (protégés) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their connections through experienced professional...
Should You Write Third Person Omniscient?
by Andrea Lundgren
So yesterday, having written about the benefits of omniscient narration, I thought I’d rewrite a scene from third person close narration, using an omniscient narrator. I figured out the narrator’s identity, his perspective on the characters, and how he came to know the details of the story, and I sat down to see how such a perspective would work.
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