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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Prior Contest Winners ~~ Flash Prose 2023
Contests help writers who are building their platform. Congratulations to all and thank you to our judges! First Place: Butterfly Moments By Mark Holman-Lisney I stare out the rain-splattered window as conversation is difficult. She’s eaten all her chips but left the fish despite my cutting it up to encourage her. Bored with her food
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Summer of 2023 ~~ Writing Advice
I asked the winners of our last contest to explain why entering contests is worthwhile. All sent excellent responses and no two are the same. There are 3 responses on the page, but at the top we have our September Writing Prompts. “You never know who is reading your work and other paths that may
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Summer of 2023 ~~ Hooked on Books
These books were sent for review, and they appealed to me. What books do you like? Interested in reviewing one or two of them for us? Check our Guidelines box and contact us through the Contact button on the home page. · Earth’s the Right Place for Love · Written by Elizabeth Berg
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Summer of 2023 ~~ Marketing Advice
“Who will the book appeal to?” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin Try Groups, Reviewers, and More By B. Lynn Goodwin Of course you should write whatever you want. That goes without saying, but what if it’s not a general interest book and you’re not a well-know author? How do you market it? One way is to
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Summer of 2023 — More Markets Than Contests
“Write a sentence as clean as a bone.” ~~James Baldwin Fifteen Markets That Pay By B. Lynn Goodwin I have not submitted to most of these sites but if their requests match your writing, please give them a try. Please let us know how it goes using the contact box. What kinds of markets would
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