Editor’s Note: One of our judges asked if the quality of submissions was much better now than it was two years ago. I told him I think so. There was also more consistency if the judge’s reactions than usual. The judges score independently. They don’t talk to each other. Why does this matter? If one
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Flash – Volume 21 Number 2
Flash – Volume 21 Number 1
Congratulations to these Honorable Mention Winners in Flash Fiction and Memoir. Which is which? Write to Lgood67334@comcast.net with a reason why it matters and I’ll probably tell you. Meantime, revel in these worlds. ever Too Late: A 62-Year-Old Goes From Wannabe to Wife (tentative title), which has been picked up by Koehler Press. Such
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Congratulations to our three Flash Fiction Winners: First Place: Kathy Joyce Second Place: K. Alan Leitch Third Place: Laura Fischer Honorable Mentions: K. Eldr Rochelle Weidner Suggestion: Please enjoy these wonderful stories. If you have a message for an author, send it to me and I will forward it. Note: The next contest, Scintillating
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Flash – Volume 19 Number 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reading the Scintillating Starts you submitted was an eye-opening experience. I had trouble knowing whether many of them were memoir or fiction. That didn’t figure into my decision about the winners, but it made me realize that I could honor more people if we had separate contests for fiction and memoir. In 2016
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Announcements From Our Readers Do you have a writing related announcement that you’d like to share with the readers of Writer Advice? Please send it in a blurb of 40 words or less to Lgood67334 at comcast dot net. Thanks! September 23, 2017 only: So You Want to Write a Book Saturday, September
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Brianne Wetovick, a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska-Kearney, updated this page at the end of 2012. She received a degree in English with a writing emphasis from U of N and currently writes for http://www.lovetwenty.com while considering which graduate schools to apply to. About Writing Be a Better Writer http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/ Daily Writings http://www.dailywriting.net
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“I try to capture the sounds of their (the characters’) voices in the articles I write.”B. Lynn Goodwin An Interview with Jamey Bradbury By B. Lynn Goodwin When I Started Asking Questions What makes a debut writer shine? Originality, for one thing. Unique characters driven by exceptional motives and objectives are important. The writing
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An Interview with Tammy Flanders Hetrick by B. Lynn Goodwin Because You’re a Writer Last summer, I met Tammy Hetrick in Texas at the Story Circle Network Conference. She was a finalist for the Sarton Award in Contemporary Fiction that SCN presents annually for outstanding writing. We sat together at dinner on Saturday
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An Interview with Sophie Hannah by B. Lynn Goodwin Seeing Things From a Different Angle The what-ifs just keep coming in Sophie Hannah’s A Game for All the Family. This story tells a psychological thriller like none other. I expected the book to be about whatever pulled the narrator away from her career as
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An Interview with Kate Horsley by B. Lynn Goodwin Delving Under the Surface Twists, turns, drama, angst, and fresh perspective combine to make Kate Horsley’s The American Girl a mystery to savor. The Blavette family has gone missing, and every character, including the American girl, a 17-year-old exchange student staying with the family for the
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An Interview with Glen Erik Hamilton by B. Lynn Goodwin Hard Cold Winter Glen Erik Hamilton’s second thriller, Hard Cold Winter, is filled with action and heart. Van Shaw, his main character, had a less-than-honorable upbringing. His grandfather was a thief, and Van followed in his footsteps until the Army changed his life, his
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