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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Check These Out
Writers, here's a new website worth checking out: justalittlefiction.com. It's a place you can go to post your stories and receive constructive critique and discuss writing.
What more can you ask?
Now, if you're a mom and you like to write, here's a blog to explore: mommyandmetravel.com. I know Camille, and she's a wonderful writer, so you'll enjoy her adventures with her son and
her best friend and her daughter. Great tips if you're looking to travel with your child--or even if you're just curious how
a mom and writer can juggle these roles on the road.
Check 'em out today!
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Only 1 day left to enter our Amazing Story Fiction Contest with new, easy guidelines and longer word length. Only 45 entries received as of 7/31!
Results are in for our Novel Beginnings 1st Chapter Contest! Congratulations to the winners.
Check out
our Past Winners for more great reads!
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"Two
saxophone cases sat on the table. I rushed over and ran my fingers over the case that was clearly the more expensive. When
I lifted the cover, I gasped and my mouth went dry. I'd never seen anything so beautiful. The gold-lacquered saxophone, nested
in a plush velvet lining, shimmered like a rare jewel. I ached to own it and to run my fingers over the mother-of-pearl finger
pads whenever I wanted to. It was a dream. Would it come true?" [...] Read "The Saxophone" by George Thomas, winner of our 2010 Dead of Winter Nonfiction Contest.
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So why get a critique?
Every day we pay for small, trivial things, like a soda out of the vending machine at work or
a candy bar in line at the grocery store. A magazine or a manicure. A cup of coffee through the drive-thru.
But how much do we invest in enriching our lives?
Developing a talent that's been dormant for a long time? Realizing a dream, like seeing our name in print?
Why
get a critique? I say, why not?
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