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WRITING ADVICE — April 2019

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Another April submission: Things To Consider During Revision   Questions to consider as you revise: What do you already like in this piece? What questions come up about this piece? Where can you go deeper? What is the purpose of this piece (1 sentence)? How is this story or essay personal? How is this story

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Interview with Mary Jo Doig — April-June 2019

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My Story Must Be Told An interview with Mary Jo Doig by B. Lynn Goodwin   We all have things we don’t remember. Some memories move over to make space for more important ones, and some get buried because they ignite pain or fear. In Mary Jo Doig’s memoir, Patchwork, a flashback following the death

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Hooked on Books — April to June 2019

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  “Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” – Jeanette Winterson    In Pieces Written by Sally Field and Reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN-13:978-1538763025 Grand Central Publishing   Validation and the Struggle to Get It   Sally Field lived different lives onscreen and off, but

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Scintillating Starts –January to March 2019

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This page used to be called Flash. It’s where we post the winners of each contest. The Scintillating Starts of Writer Advice’s 2018 contest are below. Editor’s Note: For the first time ever, we have a four-way tie. The judges score independently. They don’t talk to each other. Why does this matter? If one qualified

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Writer Advice’s 2019 Flash Fiction Contest ✍️

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Latest Contest Information Writer Advice’s FLASH FICTION Contest 2019 Flash Fiction Submission Information   WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction running 750 words or less. Open our eyes. Help us see the world as your characters do. Finalists receive responses from all judges. Everyone receives a detailed response from award-winning author B. Lynn Goodwin.   What is Flash Fiction? For Writer

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Marketing Advice

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“Careers that are not fed die as readily as any living organism given no sustenance.” ~ Carolyn Howard-Johnson Marketing Advice   Seeking Your Submissions What do you look for in Contests and Markets? What else would you like included? Is your blog, your publisher, or your school offering a contest? Please share. Do you have

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And The Winners Are …

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  Flash Memoir Winners 2019   It’s inspiring to read all the submissions and glance into the important moments of so many loves. You inspire me!   Several submitters commented on the fact that you appreciated hearing comments from a human. From time to time, I submit too, and I agree that getting feedback from

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Writing Advice

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“Beware of advice. Even this.”                         ~~Carl Sandburg     Advice from Flash Contest Judges You’re on your 7th draft of the perfect Flash Fiction Story—you hope. Will the judges like it? You’re too familiar to know, your writing partner has given her feedback, and besides, isn’t the whole thing subjective?   Yes and

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Contests and Markets — April – June 2019

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“Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.”             ~~Iris Murdoch   New sites … new starting places … new opportunities …   GO FOR IT!     Seeking Your Submissions What do you look for in

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Hooked on Books — January – March 2019

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“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads.” — Sherman Alexie   Hooked On Books   SISTER OF MINE Written by Laurie Petrou and Reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN #: 978-1683317173 Crooked Lane   Protecting Secrets Sister of Mine  

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An Interview with Peng Shepherd

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“Dystopian literature especially appeals to me because it’s a genre that lends itself well to exploring what it means to be human.”            ~~Peng Shepherd   The Book of M   As I Wrote The Idea Grew An interview with Peng Shepherd by B. Lynn Goodwin   Author Peng Shepherd starts The Book of M with

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