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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Markets For Writers
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This week’s market is for the novelists. The Exeter Novel Prize is open until 1st January. They’re looking for the first 10,000 words of an uncontracted novel, together with its synopsis. All genres are accepted…
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Monday Motivations
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Happy Monday! Here’s a little challenge for you: Write a story or poem on the theme of darkness. How you interpret the theme is up to you. Last week, your challenge was to write about…
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Markets For Writers
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
My market this week is for the sci-fi and fantasy writers. Writing Magazine is holding an Other Worlds Short Story Competition. The closing date is 14th December 2016 so you still have time to get your…
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Monday Motivations
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
I hope the start of a new week is going well for you. Here’s a little challenge for you: Write a story or poem on the theme of the cold. It doesn’t have to be…
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The Break of Dawn and Descriptive Dissonance
In a book I’m reading–Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich– I came across the following passage. The sky was growing brighter by the minute with the promise of sunrise… It made me think about sunrise here on our tiny island of … Continue reading
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Monday Motivations
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Happy Monday to you all! I hope you had a good weekend. The thing that struck me when I went out over the weekend, was the glorious colours of the leaves – the rusts, mustards,…
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EDITING 101: 11 – Using a Thesaurus…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Using a Thesaurus When…
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Why I Ditched My Blog Sidebar – Guest Post…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I took a two-week break from posting on my own blog a few months ago. In that time, I was refueled with post ideas but I also had the opportunity…
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happy happy me
Originally posted on Libby Sommer, Author:
Me and Gwen Bitti, Committee Member SWW It was a great honour to be awarded the Society of Women Writer’s Fiction Book Award 2016 for my debut novel, My Year With Sammy (Ginninderra Press)…
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A Printing History Timeline Infographic…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
From Visually.
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Write of Passage 