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2022 Flash Memoir Contest

Flash Memoir is a great way to preserve your stories. Our compliments to all the finalists, near finalists, and submitters. We hope our feedback is useful. We’d love to hear from you again. Please let us know how your career is going. NOTE: This is the one section that is only changed once a quarter. Our

Spring 2022~~Marketing Advice

“Marketing is really about building relationships.”  ~~Eleanor Vincent   Evergreen Marketing for the Indie Author By Eleanor Vincent https://www.eleanorvincent.com/   Evergreen, in this case, is not a fir tree. It’s something that retains its freshness, interest, or popularity year after year. For instance, the little black dress, or cliches like “Absence makes the heart grow

Spring 2022~~Writing Advice

“If you are committed to achieving your goals, now is the best time to be a writer.”    ~~Michael Larsen    The following writing advice is excerpted from a presentation Michael Larsen made to the Sacramento Branch of the California Writers Club in January of 2022. You can learn more about Michael Larsen, one of

Spring of 2022 ~~ Markets & Contests

This page is updated approximately every 2 weeks. Much more will be filled in –especially for May and June.  Send us your contest URL and deadline or your opportunities and we’ll list them. Click on the Contact button on the home page. We want to share your opportunities. We believe that writers are a community.  Contests

Spring of 2022 Interviews

“…how you sell a brand by crafting a story which reaches and touches peoples hearts and minds.”   Interviews: A Source of Inspiration My latest interview is with Diane Danvers Simmons, the author of My Mother Next Door. The relationship between mothers and daughters provides lots of material for memoirs. I was particularly interested in

Spring 2022 ~~ Hooked on Books

READER’S CHALLENGE As I was putting this together I realized that the page reflects my tastes. Can you help me appeal to a wider audience? Maybe you could write a review of your favorite book, published within the last 3 years, or put me in touch with a writer whose book you recommend. I cannot

2021-22 ~~ Scintillating Starts Contest Winners Are

The Contest Winners Are Our compliments to all of the finalists. Each of our 3 top winners receives a $100 cash prize as well as publication here. We hope our feedback is useful and that this award helps you get published. We’d love to hear from you or any Scintillating Starts Winners whenever you sign

Winter of 2022 — Writing Advice

Wheels of Emotions   Sometimes visuals stimulate ideas. So do words, of course. What happens when the two come together? I found the chart below in a Facebook post and loved its potential for fixing that dreaded nemesis, Writer’s Block.  Say a character is happy and you’ll bore your reader. Does she feel joyful or

Winter of 2022 ~~ Marketing Advice

“Here’s a chance to have your opinions published.”    B. Lynn Goodwin Half a Dozen Questions and a Chance to Be Published   Here’s a chance to have your opinions published. Send answers to one or more questions below through the contact box with your name, website, and the name of your most can recent

Winter of 2022 ~~ Author Interviews

“I was a writer at 12 years old when my parents bought me a Smith Corona typewriter and I wrote my first story.”   ~~Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte   BETRAYAL ON THE BAYOU Written by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte and Reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN #:  979-8642089934 Independently published (June 3, 2020) Let It All Out