Writer Unboxed (via, as so often, Chris the Story Reading Ape) is hitting on all cylinders these days. Here’s an extremely useful post detailing how to assess a publishing contest BEFORE you enter! Thanks to Susan Spann for this excellent list. Read the comments, too.
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Thanks, Lynette! Words to the wise are always worth sharing. I think I’ve been taken in a time or two.
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You are welcome. I had planned to enter one just this month. Reading this post changed my mind.
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Yeah, everyone remembers the “poetry.com” days. Complete gibberish would make it to the “semi-finals.”
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Thanks for reminding us! I’ve only done a couple of contests, so far with no calamities. But I’ll be extra careful in the future.
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