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Summer of 2023~~Contests and Markets

Are you submitting your writing to publications, agents, and contests? Why or why not?  Fifteen Markets That Pay By B. Lynn Goodwin I have not submitted to most of these sites but if their requests match your writing, please give them a try. Then let us know how it goes using the contact box. What

Summer of 2023 ~~ Author Interview

Editor’s Note: I started Writer Advice in 1997 because I wanted to learn the stories of other authors, and I needed a place to publish the interviews. Nice to have something in common with Logan Steiner. –B. Lynn Goodwin Author Secrets An interview with Logan Steiner, Author of After Anne Logan Steiner’s After Anne is

Summer of 2023 ~~ Writing Advice

“…the act of trying to narrate is most powerful and potent.”  ~~Ronald Chapman July Writing Prompt List the sounds of summer List the foods of summer List the scents of summer List the places you associate with summer List 5 memories related to summer List rituals associated with July 4 If you made a list

Summer of 2023 ~~ Hooked on Books

These books were sent for review, and they appealed to me. What books do you like? Interested in reviewing one or two of them for us? Check our Guidelines box and contact us through the Contact button on the home page.  THE GOOD ONES Written by Polly Stewart ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063234154 Harper (June 6,

Prior Contest Winners — Flash Memoir — 2023

Congratulations to all and thank you to our judges! The Contest Winners Are   A Bowl of Soul By Jamie Li, First Place Winner Scanning through the usual list of suspects, I mull over how I want to fill my well today. English Breakfast is good for that boost. Chai dissipates all miserable afternoons. Then

Spring 2023 ~~ Book Marketing Ideas

              Photo by Suzanne LaFetra Collier Overcoming the Odds Marketing your book can be tough. That’s probably why so many people have found a niche helping people reach a wider market. Admittedly these people charge for their services, but they can show you the ropes and help you make

Spring 2023 ~~ Hooked on Contemporary Books

“Sometimes it’s easier to read than write. Sometimes reading inspires me to write.”   –B. Lynn Goodwin, who is the author of these reviews Our Missing Hearts Written by Celeste Ng Penguin Press (October 4, 2022) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593492543 Prophetic, Dystopian, or Hopeful? Can a dystopian world creep up without our realizing it? If

2022-23 Prior Contest Winners of Scintillating Starts

The Contest Winners Are Starting this month I will be offering Scintillating Starts as an ongoing opportunity… Editor’s Note: I’ll give the same individualized feedback. This opportunity will be available year round and you can get feedback on any opening of prose. Details are on the Manuscript Consultation Page.  Each piece here is a winner.

Spring 2023 — New Writing Advice & Prompts

    April Brings Newness April Prompt: What does spring look like where you live? What does it sound, feel, taste, and smell like? Do you hear the gushing of swollen rivers or see plants showing new buds? Is the air sweeter? The sun warmer? Or do the winds spread a chill? As you can

Spring 2023 ~~ Contests and Markets

“You can’t fail if you don’t quit. You can’t succeed if you don’t start.”  ~~John Acuff   Getting Paid For Your Words Sometimes it seems like all writing is divided into 3 parts: drafting, editing, and marketing. There’s nothing better than submitting a piece to a known market and having it posted the same day.