“Our weekly homework was to write a letter of appreciation to an author.” ~~Kristin Fellows You Can’t Make This Stuff Up We want to share your stories about your publishing journey and your writing life here. Write to entertain, to enlighten, and to advise (but not preach). Write to share your gratitude, amazement, and disbelief.
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Winter 2024 Interview
“…confidence is one of the most important aspects of becoming a published writer.” –Joan Gelfand “Develop a unique premise.” ~~ Jill Hedgecock Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution Written by Joan Gelfand ISBN#: 979-8888450048 Post Hill Press (January 16, 2024 Go With The Flow Joan Gelfand’s memoir, Outside Voices: A Memoir of the
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Winter 2024 Marketing Advice
“I know how teens sound and I know what they want at least as much as they do.” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin Take a Look at the Disrupted Blog Tour I strongly recommend WOW’s blog tours for any woman who wants to promote her book. Or invent your own blog tour. Disrupted is the title of
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Winter 2024 More Markets than Contests
“If you don’t submit, you won’t get published.” ~~ B. Lynn Goodwin March Deadlines for Paying Markets Seeking Work These markets come from an article written by Erica Verrillo who is the president at American ME and CFS Society. Which are right for you? Hexagon. Genre: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic
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Winter 2024 Writing Advice
What happens if… Some Writing Prompts to Ponder during March 🌹 What happens if you pick one prompt, complete the sentence, write the next sentence, and keep going? What happens if you write for 20 minutes? When spring comes… Did you hear… Rolling around in the grass, she was shocked to find… Did you have
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Winter 2024 ~~ Hooked on More Books
“Dervla McTiernan explores the nuances of love and family dynamics.” What Happened to Nina? Written by Dervla McTiernan ISBN # 13 – 978-0063042254 William Morrow (March 26, 2024) Defending Their Offspring Imagine that your 20-year-old daughter goes away with her boyfriend during a college vacation. Sound good? Now, what if she never comes back? What
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Prior Contest Winners — Flash Prose 2023
The Contest Winners Are Congratulations to all winners and honorable mentions. Being either a winner or a finalist is a great way to build your platform. Put it on your resume. We appreciate reading your work and hope to hear more from you in future contests. In First Place is The Grandeur of a Storm
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Fall 2023 ~~ Marketing Advice
Author Lloyd Devereux Richards of the BookTok hit Stone Maidens & the just released sequel Maidens of the Cave (Harper Collins, William Morrow imprint) Editors Note: I’m grateful for Mr. Richards’ important tip. Who do you know who makes BookTok videos? If you are a BookTok videographer, we’d love to talk with you. Mobilize Readers
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Fall 2023~~December Writing Prompts and Writing Advice from Sol Stein & Raven Howell
“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” ― Mark Twain December Writing Prompts Set a timer for 20 minutes. Finish one of these sentence starts. Keep going. Go wherever the writing takes you. When the 20 minutes
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Fall 2023 –Contests and Markets
“Contests build your platform.” –Brenda Knight, Mango Publishing Group “They also build your credibility.” — B. Lynn Goodwin, Writer Advice December Deadlines I have not double-checked each link. If one doesn’t work, please let me know using the Contact box. Which contests are you submitting to? If you want to make a list and share
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Fall 2023 ~~ Hooked on Contemporary Books
“Is it the crimes that grab the audience or the people behind gruesome acts?” If you’d like to review books for us, please query with a sample of your work. Include your three favorite genres. If you’d like a review of your latest book, query us. We don’t take everything, but there’s no harm in
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Fall 2023 — Interviews
In fiction, no one ever needs to brush their teeth.” Alle C. Hall Fight for Your Book Teenage Carlie needs a change of pace from her family’s brutality in Alle C. Hall’s debut literary novel As Far As You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back. She runs all the way to Asia where she
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