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For Authors: March 12, 2014 Issue [#6210]

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 This week: Anthologically Speaking
  Edited by: Fyn Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison


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Letter from the editor

In 2012, my company and I put out an anthology of the best of the WdC community.
We raised millions of gps for RAOK which helps WdC members with upgrades.
It has been two years and so it is time to do it again!



Submissions are open for the 2014 Writing.Com Anthology.

sig for 2014 Anthology

Due to the high number of requests from WdC members since our last Anthology,
we at Wynwidyn Press have decided to do a 2014 Anthology as well!
For the purposes of this book, No piece submitted may be above a 18+ rating on site.
All pieces MUST be part of your portfolio and must remain there as we will be providing
bitems in the anthology along with your user name so folks can find you and your work on Writing.Com!

All submissions must be accompanied by a 10,000 gp donation which will be split between
Random Acts of Kindness and The Angel Army here at WdC
which they then use to benefit WdC members.
Nice way to give back to the community we all know and love.

Don't have 10k gps?
You can buy them, earn them or win them.
How?
Entering and winning contests, reviewing, reviewing and reviewing!
One of THE best ways to enhance your own writing is to read and review the works of others!


You can enter poetry, short stories, articles or prose as long as they fit the following parameters.
Poetry is limited to 32 lines of poetry.
Prose/short story category is limited to 2200 words.

Word/line count must be provided and will be verified.

You have the option to submit as many pieces as you chose (each with a 10k donation,)
but be advised, NO WdC member will have more than 2 - TWO pieces accepted for the anthology.

This will allow both you a greater chance of having a piece or two accepted
and a greater number of different writers to be accepted.
This is NOT a vanity operation.
All the pieces submitted will not be accepted. In the 2012 Anthology ,
the acceptance margin was roughly 40%.
You DO NOT EVER HAVE to order copies to be included should your piece/s be accepted.
(of course, we hope you do want one...but that in no way figures in to
who's work is or isn't accepted.

We want the best of the WdC writers work to showcase!
In keeping with this high level of expectation,
all entries will be judged by a panel of WdC Judges.

The deadline for the 2014 WdC Anthology submissions will be April 15th, 2014 at11:59 pm WdC time!!!


Submission accepted at

 
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We anticipate this year's Anthology to be 5.5 x 8.5 in in size and we are allowing for a maximum of 240 pages.
The anthologies will cost $14.00 USd plus shipping and handling.
We are opting for a smaller over-all size than the last anthology in the interests of saving money on cost
(allowing for a greater donation as all profit over costs will be split between RAOK and Angel Army in addition to the gps to enter)
This will keep postal costs as inexpensive as possible as overseas shipping can be very expensive.


Editor's Picks

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A boy, a girl, a train, and pair of glass eyeballs. 2,200 words
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Ask & Answer

Doug Rainbow Author IconMail Icon said: Yogi Berra said it: You can observe a lot just by watching.

brom21 Author IconMail Icon wrote: It was nice that you pointed out the many sources for writing elements. It seems that there are stories in everything we just have to look and observe like you said. For me the most potent source is my dreams. I think that is a good and easy venue for anyone. A well-known inspiration is going people watching. I ride the bus and I should really consider using that as a tool for premises and such. Thanks for the newsletter.

monty31862 comments: I enjoyed the Newsletter very much but think if I walked along looking down at my feet I would miss the world.

Hence the posting because way too many people do exactly that!

50's Child Author IconMail Icon adds: This is a wonderful "vision" of how life should be lived. I felt the beauty of your words and opinions, written with wise advice on nature. I too, enjoy looking outside each and every day and count my blessings for the ability to "see" and appreciate the glory of simple, natural things. I have enjoyed reading this and starting my day off with positives.

ENB Author IconMail Icon writes: I liked this newsletter, but please don't remind me of King Lear! I was in that play when I was ten, and guess what? I had to play the part of Gloucester the blind, old man! Anyway, all of your points make perfect sense. I try to include descriptive paragraphs in my books to let the reader know what kind of environment the characters are in. I want them to be able to see clearly what setting the book is now taking place in.



A couple of final thoughts on the WdC 2014 Anthology...

on the 10k gp donation to enter---there are groups out there who will help with this if necessary.
also... please remember that the gps all go to to groups here at WdC which in turn help us all!

All profits from the Anthology are also turned into gps and split between the two groups.

Any questions? Feel free to email me!

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