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2020 Summer Flash Prose Contest

First Place: The Dog Dies By Katie Broyhill   “Sit,” I said. No response — but he was deaf. “Buckley,” I said. “Sit.”  He sat, narrating his efforts with an accomplished huff. Stiff hips, you know, he seemed to say. I raised the gun, looking down at him through the sight. He blinked slowly back

Fall 2020 Author Interviews

“We tell stories in order to live.”    ~~Joan Didion Make It More Vibrant and Active An interview with Fran Cain by B. Lynn Goodwin When I learned that Fran Cain took first place in the California Writers Club’s Literary Review Contest with her story, “Full Moon,” I asked her about her experiences as a

Fall 2020 Contests and Markets

“A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.” ~ David Sedaris  Contests For Those Who Write Short NOTE: Do you have a contest you’d like us to list? Please let me know. Use the Contact button.  Taken from Aerogramme, https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2020...

Fall 2020 Marketing Advice

“My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director.”   ~~Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter Can’t find an agent? Don’t want to work with one? Try these companies found on Author’s Publish, https://www.authorspublish.com/ten-re.... Thank you

Fall 2020 Hooked on Wonderful Books

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” ~~ Harper Lee NOTE: If you’d like to write short reviews (350-500 words) for Writer Advice, please send a query and a sample of a review you are proud of.

Fall 2020 Writing Advice

“Write everything in a Facebook post, or in an email, or in a tweet to the masses never sent.”   ~~Leonora Desar Special thanks to Leonora Desar. I met this wonderful writer in one of Meg Pokrass’s Flash Fiction classes. The piece below originally appeared in New Flash Fiction Review in mid-September 2020. The narrator’s

Summer 2020– Marketing News

You can find this and many other wonderful resources at https://hotsheetpub.com/book-publishi.... Thanks to Jane Friedman for providing so many wonderful resources   Marketing While Sheltering and More   Between Covid-19, Black Lives Matter, and other developing news, launching your book is hard right now. If you’re looking at the broader picture, this list of Corona-Virus

Summer 2020–Hooked on Books

“Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.”    —Ben Okri   Would you like to review books for Writer Advice? Click on the contact button, tell us what kinds of books you like, and send

Summer 2020 — Contests and Markets

“When you let go you create space for something better.”  –Unknown  OPPORTUNITY ALERTS   Found at  https://www.tckpublishing.com/memoir-... Here are some places to start your research if you are looking for the right publisher for your manuscript. Many accept more than memoir. I have not checked every link, but I recognize several companies and think this

Summer — 2020 Two New Author Interviews

“In studying the craft of acting and then doing some actual acting a rather deep education occurs.”  –Jorjeana Marie Open the Floodgates An interview with Jorjeana Marie by B. Lynn Goodwin   Jorjeana Marie wrote about a subject close to my heart in Improv for Writers. I’ve been using acting and improvising exercises with writers