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Windy Lynn Harris

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Windy Lynn Harris is the author of "Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published" (Writer’s Digest Books/Penguin Random House). She’s a prolific writer, a trusted mentor, and a frequent speaker at literary events. Her short stories and personal essays have been published in literary, trade, and women’s magazines across the U.S. and Canada in places like The Literary Review, The Sunlight Press, and Literary Mama, among others. ...more

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	Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published 4.34 avg rating — 119 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Literary Review: Game Theory by John Gallaher (Goodreads Author), Jacob M. Appel (Goodreads Author), David Cameron 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crack the Spine: XII by Kerri Farrell Foley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Windy Lynn Harris (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ), Alan Semrow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ten Ways Short Stories And Essays Can Help Your Writing Career

I had a chance to talk to the folks at Writer's Digest this week. Ever wonder what publishing your short work can do for your career? My thought here: https://oneroofpublish.com/2015/12/04...

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Published on September 13, 2017 09:49 • Tags: literary-magazines, personal-essays, publishing, short-stories

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“My hope is that you read these pages and know you aren’t alone when you submit your short work. You are part of a wonderful community of writers and editors who want to see you succeed. We want you to write what’s in your heart and then submit your work for the rest of us to read.”
― Windy Lynn Harris, Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published

tags: essays, publishing, short-story, writing

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