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Writing Prompts for October Is there magic in autumn? Or any other season? Is there something scary inside a house in your town? Or a piano that plays on its own? Or AI chat? Write about it. Make it an observation or a warning from a parent, teacher, or grandparent. Or tell the story from

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When publishers send us books, we read and review, always looking for what will appeal to readers. What genres do you like to read? Are you a book reviewer? Let us know. Please contact us using the box at the bottom of the home page. Thanks! One of Them Kitty Zeldis ISBN #: 9780063352841 Harper

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New Alternatives for Your Writing Submissions If you’re not sure whether your work is ready to submit, I hope you’ll have us take a look. The link will take you to Writer Advice’s Manuscript Consultation and Editing Service.  We’ll say what we love, make suggestions about places that trip us up, and ask questions to

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“The written word is still and always will be the comfort, pleasure, and grace of my life.”  ~~Randy Susan Meyers Use Your Passion: How Randy Susan Meyers Makes Her Passions Work The title, The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone, intrigued me. So did the fact that the story was fiction with a social conscience and

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Looking for the right place to submit your writing? If you’re not sure whether your work is ready to submit, I hope you’ll have us take a look. We’ll say what we love, make suggestions about places that trip us up, and ask questions to help you go deeper. Reasonable prices. Take a look at what

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How Will You Reach Your Audience? Marketing experts encourage writers to define their brand. What’s your genre? Who’s your audience? What makes your writing unique? Have an author website. Make it yourself with WordPress, Wix or the provider of your choice. Have a professional put it together. Look at author websites to get ideas. Encourage

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Congratulations to all winners in Writer Advice’s Flash Fiction Contest You’ll find a wide variety of stories to touch your hearts and inspire your thoughts.  Want to enter our current contest, which includes flash fiction, non-fiction, lists, letters, and more? Please read our guidelines and tips by clicking on current contest.   Winners are listed

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Kimberly Lee, the author of Have You Seen Him, shares some inspirational tips in this article. Below it you’ll find important links and her bio. If you’d like to send a note to the author, I’d be happy to forward it for you.   Words of Wisdom By Kimberly Lee, author of Have You Seen

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Editor’s Note: Sheila Bender is a poet, but you can also apply these principles to prose as well, whether it’s fiction or creative non-fiction.     Why write poetry? From a Substack post by Sheila Bender It is to live into moments and then live them again by remembering the details of what I’ve seen,

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Here are some books we’ve recently read and enjoyed. If you know of a book we should review, please contact us using the box at the bottom of the home page. Thanks! Are you a book reviewer? Let us know if you’d like to write for us.  @@@ Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of

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