Sharing Your Work Following the same procedure I used in the last issue, I’ll be adding to this list fairly often. If you discover a contest we should include, please use the Contact box to let me know. If you have questions about Writer Advice’s Flash FICTION Contest, please let me know. If you
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Spring 2021 ~~Hooked on Books
“While each piece reveals one truth, there’s a second one that comes up as writers answer Cullen’s question, “What scares you about writing?” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin REVIEW OPPORTUNITY: Ever considered reaching out to other authors with a new review of their work? If you’d like to write short reviews (350-500 words) for Writer Advice, please send
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Spring 2021 Book Marketing Resources
“I like FREE and use it to build readership, fans, and followers which leads to sales.” ~~Valerie Allen More marketing advice coming very soon. Short Stories as Promotion? An Interview with Valerie Allen by Carolyn Howard-Johnson The word “influencer” may be overused so I tend to avoid it. But my online friend Valerie Allen embodies
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Spring 2021 ~~ Interviews
“Journaling is my way of clearing my throat as a writer, basically getting anything that might be in my way out and onto paper so I can focus.” ~~Susan J. Tweet A Creative Time An interview with Susan J. Tweit by B. Lynn Goodwin Susan Tweit’s Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a
Read More2020-21 Scintillating Starts Contest Winners Are
“I have judged many writing contests and I would say this by far was the hardest. The quality of writing was SO good.” ~~Sue Ade The Winners Are Promising Openings from our Scintillating Starts Contest One of the judges sent the following encouraging comment which I am delighted to share: “I have judged many
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2020 Flash Prose Contest: The New Normal
“The virus lurks, undetectable without a swab.” ~~Jill Witty 2020 Flash Prose Contest: The New Normal Thanks to those of you who submitted to Writer Advice’s Flash Prose Contest. There are many e-zines seeking pieces about COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, John Lewis, RBG, Presidential Debates, and the other ongoing stories of 2020. If we’re
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Winter 2021 ~~Writing Advice
“Take a risk. Meet the characters inside yourself.” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin– used in a brochure for a class she used to teach called A is for Acting. Why Enter Writing Contests? You polish your writing, imagining your audience. You read it over. Out loud. Does it say exactly what you want it to say?
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Winter 2021 ~~ Contests and Markets
“Thanks for uplifting everyone’s morale, for pushing the boundaries and lifting everyone during the difficult times. You are an excellent writer.” ~~Anonymous Contests and Markets to Start 2021 New Policy: During the last quarter I kept adding opportunities—especially in November and a few times in December. I plan to keep doing that and
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Winter 2021 ~~ Hooked on Terrific Books
“There is no past; there are just versions of the past.” ~~Andre Aciman 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. 🙏 AT THE EDGE OF THE HAIGHT Written by Katherine Seligman and Reviewed
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Winter 2021 ~~ Contests and Markets
“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver Contests and Markets to Start 2021 New Policy: During the last
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Winter 2021 — Interviews
“Isolation isn’t an excuse to give up.” ~~Carolyn Howard Johnson “Be generous to others and it will come back to you.” ~~ B. Lynn Goodwin “Whenever I try to engineer a story too much, it ends up feeling forced and obvious.” –Eliza Jane Brazier Note: More interviews coming soon. Another Project,
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Winter 2021 ~~ Marketing in the Time of COVID
“Life is about success, not perfection…and so is marketing.” – Rob Eagar Marketing During the Time of COVID Many authors are turning to social media to boost their sales. Amazon sales are up for many books. So are Barnes and Noble. Bookshop.org will post your books and you can become a partner there. Use Goodreads
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