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Flashy and Wise Writing Advice for Fall 2019

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“Trust the reader.”   — Meg Pokrass Flashy Tips by Meg Pokrass   Thank you Meg Pokrass for sharing these excellent tips for those who write flash fiction and memoir. Though you’ll always be able to find this on our blog page, we recommend that you bookmark this page and use it when you enter

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Fall 2019 — More Contests and Markets

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  There are so many contests and opportunities out there that it’s hard to keep track of what’s new and appealing. Want to help? Send your contest information–name of contest, URL, deadline, fee, and prizes, and we’ll post it as often as we can.    From Writer’s Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions   Popular Fiction Awards ENTER NOW!

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Writing Advice for Summer 2019

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“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” ― Octavia E. Butler   Getting Unstuck: Short and Simple Tips -– Summer 2019   Here are some quick tips

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Interview with Camille Pagan–Summer 2019

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Don’t be so stuck on one course of action that you miss crucial opportunities to advance your career.   –Camille Pagan    The Only Constant in Publishing is Change An Interview with Camille Pagan by B. Lynn Goodwin   Do you ever want out of the drill and tedium of your daily life? I sure

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WRITING ADVICE — April 2019

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Another April submission: Things To Consider During Revision   Questions to consider as you revise: What do you already like in this piece? What questions come up about this piece? Where can you go deeper? What is the purpose of this piece (1 sentence)? How is this story or essay personal? How is this story

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Writer Advice’s 2019 Flash Fiction Contest ✍️

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Latest Contest Information Writer Advice’s FLASH FICTION Contest 2019 Flash Fiction Submission Information   WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction running 750 words or less. Open our eyes. Help us see the world as your characters do. Finalists receive responses from all judges. Everyone receives a detailed response from award-winning author B. Lynn Goodwin.   What is Flash Fiction? For Writer

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“Beware of advice. Even this.”                         ~~Carl Sandburg     Advice from Flash Contest Judges You’re on your 7th draft of the perfect Flash Fiction Story—you hope. Will the judges like it? You’re too familiar to know, your writing partner has given her feedback, and besides, isn’t the whole thing subjective?   Yes and

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Writing Tips

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“There are no mistakes–only new material.”        ~~B. Lynn Goodwin   Writing Tips   We’ll start with these five basic ideas and build the writing tips page regularly. Look at these when you feel stuck. Send me your suggestions. You’ll get credit.   1. Depending on the story, either write from the heart or write

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Writing Advice – Volume 19 Number 2

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  WRITING ADVICE FROM FLASH PROSE EXPERTS Last year I asked our finalists what tips they’d give to those who wanted to improve their flash fiction. Here’s a collection of what they said: From Corrie Adams, author of our winner, “Iceburg Season” Waste no words. Everything should do double duty. For example, dialogue should written

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Share Your Opinions: Why Book Reviews Matter and How You Can Help Written by B. Lynn Goodwin and originally published on Amber Starfire’s Writing Through Life, https://writingthroughlife.com/ Whether you’re an author or not, one of the kindest gifts you can give to any writer is a constructive honest review. It doesn’t have to be long

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Writing Advice – Volume 21 Number 1

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26 Writing Tips to Help You Write Like the Pros The following is an excerpt from Ajinkya Goyal’s piece, which can be found here: airborneorange.com/36-writing-tips. As a blogger, writing is no doubt an integral part of your life. Be it fiction, or non-fiction, the quality of your writing should never dip below brilliant. You would no doubt have noticed that you

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