Genre: Alien Horror and Detective Fiction Deadline: October 1, 2010 Submission Guidelines: http://grandmalpress.com/submissions.php Thinking of a Halloween horror story? Consider submitting it to Grand Mal Press. Grand Mal Press is producing it’s first two anthologies. One is the Alien Horror Anthology, and the other is the Hard Boiled Anthology. Both anthologies have similar guidelines. Stories [...]
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It’s Picture Prompt Monday. This prompt may be used as a writing warm up or as a writing prompt for a classroom assignment. What’s the best story you can write about this picture? If you’d like to share, you may post the link to your story in a comment to this post or on Twitter [...]
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It’s Picture Prompt Monday. This prompt may be used as a writing warm up or as a writing prompt for a classroom assignment. What’s the best story you can write about this picture? If you’d like to share, you may post the link to your story in a comment to this post or on Twitter [...]
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I just learned about One Forty Fiction this week on Twitter. They accept well written stories in 140 characters or less. The theme right now is Back to School. They have an upcoming Autumnal Equinox theme and a Halloween theme. Surprisingly, in 140 characters, it’s possible to evoke strong imagery and emotion. It’s a great [...]
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Yes, you read that title correctly. From the horse’s mouth: “However, for a limited three-month period from the beginning of August until the end of October 2010, we will be inviting submissions to be sent in electronically to the following address: submissions@uk.penguingroup.com.” Of course, you’ll want to read the full instructions about submitting at the [...]
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WriteonCon, the amazing online conference for PB, MG, and YA authors, agents, and editors is ending in about two hours. These past three days have been a whirlwind of the glued-to-my-computer type of activities. I even forgot to eat a couple of times. I completely forgot about school. My family just giggles when I say, [...]
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Flying Island Press just released the debut issue of their science fiction magazine Flagship on July 4, 2010. This new publisher is paying $25.00 for high quality science fiction and fantasy stories between 2,000 and 7,000 words. They offer to allow the writers to create an audio version of their stories, and the magazine is [...]
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Deadline: August 15, 2010 Entry Fee: Be a follower of The NOT blog. Guidelines: http://notfromhereareyou.blogspot.com/2010/06/dog-days-of-summer-contest-not-e-chap.html The NOT blog is looking for writers who know how to tell a story succinctly. In exactly 101 words, write a compelling tale that includes the words “summer” and “heat.” The prize? Inclusion in the e-chapbook to be released on [...]
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Writing blogs have been all over the announcement last week by Tin House of a change in their submission guidelines. Calling it Buy a Book, Save a Bookstore, beginning August 1, 2010, Tin House has one added requirement for all unsolicited manuscripts. Every submission must be accompanied by a receipt from a brick and mortar [...]
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So much has been said about creating memorable characters on the web, and there is no end to the different strategies to do that. Strong characters drive a strong plot and give the readers someone to connect with, positively or negatively. Yet, even with all the worksheets, formulas, and psychological advice, a writer may still [...]
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