EDITOR’S NOTE: I shared this earlier, as a post from a WOW book tour, but felt it was worth repeating. Thanks for sharing your experiences, Kim. If you have a marketing story you’d like to share or a question you’d like to ask, please send your query or question through the contact box on the
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Prior Contest Winners~~ Micro Fiction
Congratulations to our nine Flash Micro Winners. Interested in our Flash Memoir Contest? Go to https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/ to read all the details. Flash Micro Winners Some sent Dribbles (50 words), some sent Drabbles (100 words), and some sent Micros (up to 500 words). Our winners had pieces that resonated—often because of the ending, sometimes because of the
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Spring 2024 ~~ Markets & Contests
Contest winners and finalists gain credibility with agents and publishers. What are you waiting for? Opportunities for June and Beyond This is a mixture of publication opportunities, and each link below shares lots of places seeking your work. Tell me what, exactly, you are looking for, and I’ll see what I can come up with.
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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
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. Share the good, the bad, and the silly, but don’t share them all in
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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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