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Published: Fri, 05/23/25
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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 21 | MAY 23, 2025 WHEN YOU AREN'T FEELING IT I started a new novel, and I'm five chapters into it. Love the premise. Like the…
Published: Fri, 05/16/25
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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 20 | MAY 16, 2025 WHEN YOU LOSE A GIG I was negotiating a small appearance for sometime downstream when something kept niggling at me…
Published: Fri, 05/09/25
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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 19 | MAY 9, 2025 WHAT SELLS MORE THAN STORY Readers and writers both, for the most part, believe books sell because of a good story,…
Published: Wed, 05/07/25
Updated: Wed, 05/07/25
Hi there 👋 Did you know… There's a little-known way to get paid amazingly well to tell a unique kind of story? It's only two pages at most. And…
Published: Tue, 05/06/25
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Ready to grow as a writer? There's never been a better time to join FanStory! You'll Enjoy:Detailed feedback on everything you write. Improve and grow…
Published: Fri, 05/02/25
Updated: Sat, 05/03/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 18 | MAY 2, 2025 "JUST TELL ME WHAT TO WRITE" I was in the gym, huffing and puffing, when someone mentioned their child in high…
Published: Thu, 05/01/25
Updated: Fri, 05/02/25
"I entered this book (my debut) in several competitions touting entry feedback and this has been the best of the various feedback I have received…
Published: Fri, 04/25/25
Updated: Fri, 04/25/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 17 | april 25, 2025 THAT HAPPY MIDDLE OF PROMOTION I am more in the line of Dean Koontz when it comes to making appearances. I make…
Published: Fri, 04/18/25
Updated: Fri, 04/18/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 16 | april 18, 2025 WHAT IS WRITING TO YOU? And is it different to your reader? To most new writers I meet who are attempting to…
Published: Wed, 04/16/25
Updated: Wed, 04/16/25
Last Call for Winning Writers' Fiction & Essay Contest Deadline: May 1, 11:59pm Hawaii Time The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest,…