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5 reasons to submit to literary magazines
If you’re relatively new to submitting your work to literary magazines – or you’ve been doing it for a while and are feeling jaded – it’s easy to wonder, why bother? It’s certainly not for the money; the unfortunate truth is most publications don’t have the budget to pay writers (us included) and those that…
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How to generate story ideas
For me, short stories and poetry take a lot of time and dedication to polish up to a standard whereby anyone but my nearest and dearest can read them. It was therefore surprising to me that, after writing the majority of this article, I could sit back and understand that my best story ideas do…
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How to generate story ideas
For me, short stories and poetry take a lot of time and dedication to polish up to a standard whereby anyone but my nearest and dearest can read them. It was therefore surprising to me that, after writing the majority of this article, I could sit back and understand that my best story ideas do…
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Should you ever give up on a story?
The answer is, yes and no.Put very simply, you shouldn’t walk away from everything that gets you frustrated. In every story I’ve written I’ve felt that way at some point. It is a natural part of the writing process. The trick is to realise when enough is enough…
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Should you ever give up on a story?
The answer is, yes and no.Put very simply, you shouldn’t walk away from everything that gets you frustrated. In every story I’ve written I’ve felt that way at some point. It is a natural part of the writing process. The trick is to realise when enough is enough…
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Should you ever give up on a story?
The answer is, yes and no.Put very simply, you shouldn’t walk away from everything that gets you frustrated. In every story I’ve written I’ve felt that way at some point. It is a natural part of the writing process. The trick is to realise when enough is enough…
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How artwork brings writing to life
This week, I am extremely excited to be writing an article about the illustrations used in Firewords. I deal with the proofreading and editorial side of each issue so I approach the illustrations as an enthusiastic reader. This article will come from the eyes of a novice. It will describe what illustrations can bring to…
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How artwork brings writing to life
This week, I am extremely excited to be writing an article about the illustrations used in Firewords. I deal with the proofreading and editorial side of each issue so I approach the illustrations as an enthusiastic reader. This article will come from the eyes of a novice. It will describe what illustrations can bring to…
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Crafting the perfect story – Part 3: The ending
In part 1 and 2 of this series, we looked at the beginning and the middle of effective short stories. Now it’s time to jump to the ending.All we hope to do here is give examples of the kind of endings you could use. However, whatever you choose will completely depend on the entire context of the…
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Strong verbs for powerful writing
Those of you who read our article about the middle of short stories and how important it is to keep reader engagement will remember that we touched on the significance of strong verbs. These can be replaced by writers who think it is more effective to use adverbs say, for example, ‘He laughed heartily’, when…