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Fall 2024 ~~ Markets and Contests

There are more markets than contests here, including some that will let you voice your opinion in OpEds. You’re guaranteed publication with the last opportunity on the page. Why not give something here a try and let us know how it goes.  Do you write for or represent a publication seeking submissions? We’d be happy

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2024 Flash Prose Prior Contest Winners

The Contest Winners Are Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin EDITOR’S NOTE: ✍️   The Flash Memoir Contest remained open according to one site publicizing it. People thought this meant that Flash Memoir and Flash Fiction were running concurrently.   Okay. Things happen. The best solution seemed to be to turn this into a

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Summer 2024 ~~ Marketing Advice

“When should I tell literary agents I self-published the book I’m trying to get them to represent? There are four options, and here’s what you need to know about each of them to help you decide which option is right for you.”   ~~Mark Malatesta Getting a Literary Agent After Self-Publishing This article about submitting

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Writing Advice ~~ Summer 2024

July Writing Prompts I’ve taken some phrases from various writers and listed them  below. Try starting a story with them. OR try working towards them as ending lines.  Your story can be in any genre.  Let me know how it goes in the comment box below. Want to share? You can do it there or

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Summer 2024~~Interview

“Like many women writers, I don’t like the term women’s fiction because it’s been perceived as non-serious (think beach-reads.) I prefer the term book club fiction which is the genre I write in, and most novels I love are in that genre.”  ~~Anoop Judge EDITOR’S NOTE: Anoop Judge is a wise author of four books

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Summer 2024 — Hooked on Books

Don’t Let the Devil Ride Written by Ace Atkins ISBN 13: 978-0063293380 William Morrow (June 25, 2024) Who is Dean McKellar and What Is He Hiding? How well do you know the people you love? What about your partner? Are you sure? Addison McKellar asks herself those questions and more when her husband, Dean doesn’t

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Summer 2024~~Markets and Contests

I found this list at the Work at Home Woman. It’s possible that there’s something here for everyone, but I have not checked every site, much less pitched them. You can be a big help to Writer Advice. If you try any of these sites, please let us know what happens. Was your writing accepted?

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Spring 2024~~Prior Contest Winners

The Memoir Contest Winners Are We’d love to have you enter our current contest. Click on either Current or Latest Contest for submission information.  The winners of Writer Advice’s Flash Memoir Contest are Laura Winig, whose piece, “The Changing Room” appears this week. Eveline Pye, whose piece, “Five Stages of Enlightenment” will appear on April

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Spring 2024~~Interview

“If the reader doesn’t care about the character, then your plot doesn’t matter — you could literally end the world in the pages of your story and the reader will shrug.” ~~Dervla McTiernan Real Entertainment What Happened to Nina is filled with what ifs as you’ll discover when you read this interview. Exploring what ifs

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Spring 2024 ~~ Writing Advice

Take action on your writing goals today! April Writing Prompts . . . You can always free write about anything, but if you’re feeling stuck, please feel free to use these. Send the results through the Contact Box if you want to. I’ll let you know what I love about your writing and answer whatever

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