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Hooking your reader – feedback from our judges
Hi Alphas, Betas and Greek letters in-waiting! Today I’m going to be talking a little bit about some of the feedback we’ve been given from our judges on a few of the reasons stories don’t get accepted...
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Revising your entry story
So, you’ve finished your first draft of your story to submit to the Alpha workshop, or perhaps if you’re reading this at a later date, to a magazine. The first version of your story was enticed,...
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What Do I Do Now?
You wrote the story. You edited the story. You scrapped it. You rewrote it. You edited the story again. You asked friends for input, then ignored them. You continued editing. You cut, you cut, you cut....
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The Single Most Common Problem with Application Stories
…is manuscript format. Every year. Why manuscript format? Because it makes things easier. You can write in whatever format you want. Write in pencil at the end of your Algebra notebook, scribble in pen...
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Enter Title Here
It seems like titles should be a reward. After the long struggle of making a story that is acceptable to all eyes including your own, the title should be the cherry on top of the most magnificent ice...
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Then stop.
One of the tough parts about writing short stories, especially if you’re used to reading novels or series instead, is that short stories stop. How does one accomplish this feat? You need an ending....
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