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2023 Writing Contests You Should Consider Entering

Freelance Writing Jobs

Shooter Flash: Monthly Shooter Flash spotlights bitesize brilliance with one winning story each month, which we publish online (plus in an annual anthology) and trumpet on social media. Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The editors will judge.

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2023 Writing Contests You Should Consider Entering

Freelance Writing Jobs

Shooter Flash: Monthly Shooter Flash spotlights bitesize brilliance with one winning story each month, which we publish online (plus in an annual anthology) and trumpet on social media. Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The editors will judge.

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Why You Should Write When Life Sucks

Men With Pens

If you’re passionate about your topic, your prose engages more than a polished piece on a subject the writer didn’t really care about. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved. They shook your emotions because the writer cared. Emotion shines through your writing.

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Three Ways Writers Evolve Over Time

Men With Pens

Since then, I’ve been running a copywriting business, become a regular blogger , and have had “>two “>books published , with a third “>just recently released. The author wrote solid prose in a welcoming style about interesting content – but I couldn’t get through the book. That was a year ago. Moderation?

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What Is a Ghostwriter?

Grammarly

Or how Carolyn Keene keeps producing Nancy Drew mysteries ninety years after the first one was published? The works created by ghostwriters can be any type of published writing, including the following: journalism. literary prose. Some romance publishers pay just $65 per story. You’re not alone. magazine articles .

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The Mindset And Business Of Selling Books Direct With Russell Nohelty

The Creative Penn

But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. I had a bunch of publishing contracts, and they all went very badly. I don't know if I can release this book any better than these publishers, but I know for sure I can release them just as bad. You're kind of one of my gurus at the moment.

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10 Paid Poetry Contests (And How to Enter Your Poem to Win!)

Make a Living Writing

No age restriction for this competition, and both published and unpublished work are accepted. All 12 entries in total will have their work published online. #3 Deadline: 28th February 2023 Prize: Two prizes of $1500 will be awarded for a poetry collection, and a book of fiction published in the previous year.

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