Dan & Jen
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Introducing Firewords Campfire
Firewords is the magazine of fiery fiction & poetry brought to life with visual flair. Campfire is our digital serialised offshoot that drops regular bitesized content into your inbox. Every fortnight, come get cosy with us while we toast some marshmallows and tell stories into the night. Each piece will be accompanied by the ‘usual’…
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Firewords ventures into book publishing with JJ Scott’s debut novel
We’ve had our sights on expanding Firewords to publish novels as well as the magazine for a long time. There’s a lot of overlap in the world of book and magazine publishing – printing, distribution, stockists etc. and we have obviously met 100s of talented writers over the years! We’ll be starting slowly with Jen’s…
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S02E04: Great Writing That Doesn’t Get Published
We take a look at writing that could easily have been included in Firewords but which, for many reasons outwith the writer’s control, we have had to reject.
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S02E02: Fragments Revisited
Here, we take a look at continuing problems with the misuse of fragments. Check out the accompanying article at firewords.co.uk/fragments
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Artist interview: The secrets behind the cover of Issue 10
We wanted something special for the cover of our 10th issue (copies still available here) and with the theme of ‘Curiosity’ we know Guillermo Ortego was the man for the job. We’ve worked with Guillermo on several illustrations for Firewords in the past and we were always impressed by the care he puts into his…
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Bonus Story Episode: Curiosity, CO
While we’re taking a break from recording new podcast episodes, here’s a story from Issue 10… Curiosity, COAuthor: Beth LincolnRead by: Daniel EhrenworthArtwork by: Berat PekmezciFrom Firewords Issue 8: firewords.co.uk/ten
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017: Balancing Writing and Real Life
One of the biggest struggles for writers these days is actually finding the time to write. We’re all leading busier lives with more distractions than ever, so how is it even possible to find the right balance? In this episode, we tackle this topic in detail and discuss why writing guilt can be one of…
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015: Why you need a submission strategy
It’s submission time at Firewords (until 29th March!), which seems like a good time to share some tips for submitting to us and other publications. Jen shares her 3-step submission strategy that ensures she sends her writing out regularly.
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012: A look back at 2017
In this end-of-year wrap up episode, we look back at what we achieved in 2017 and what we’ve got planned for the future. We also talk about Issue 9 of the magazine, which is about to be released! Finally we discuss the NaNoWriMo challenge that took place in November and talk about how short story…
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010: Final touches before submitting
We’re back. We’re married. And we’re excited to be podcasting again. As we head into another submission round, we thought it would be a good time to discuss them on the podcast, so today’s episode is all about those final touches before you hit send. Whether you get accepted or not is largely down to…