Grab this Opportunity to be Published in this Award-Winning Tales2Inspire Anthology Series
THEME: STRONGER TODAY BECAUSE . . .(Many of you will immediately think of a teacher, but that teacher could be someone in or out of classroom, or even an event that impacted you deeply.)
Submit a moving story about that person or life changing event that impacted you deeply, and enter your story into this next Tales2Inspire contest. NO ENTRANCE FEES, this is an ‘Authors Helping Authors’ project. See all details at: www.tales2inspire.com/contest
DUE DATE: APRIL 15th* For guidelines on writing a winning story, Click here.
* To learn about winner rewards – What’s In it For You – Click here.
* To learn how stories are judged and how authors become part of that process, Click here.
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Lois W. Stern I Lois W. Stern has been helping authors succeed since 2012 when she first created Tales2Inspire, an ‘Authors Helping Authors’ project/contest. She has now published seven books of amazing stories and works diligently to promote her winning authors.
She encourages Tales2Inspire newcomers to first download the FREE Tales2Inspire sampler book, below. Not only is it a treat to read these stories, but it will give you a great idea of the type inspiring stories we like to publish.
To get your FREE sampler book of six inspiring stories written by winners of these contests. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER Howard-Johnson is the multi award-wining author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including the award-winning second editions of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. Her latest is in the series is How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically. Learn more on her Amazon profile page, http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers is one of her booklets--perfect for inexpensive gift giving--and, another booklet, The Great First Impression Book Proposal helps writers who want to be traditionally published. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it will help them convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques (http://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, she helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs at all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor (http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com)
There are two frugal opportunities for authors across the US to participate and reach more readers!
1) Book Display Only for those who cannot attend the conference. Mail your book(s) and business cards for only $5.00 per book and have them on display at the main entrance all day. Books with a SASE will be returned.
2) Register and attend the conference. Listen and learn how to improve your writing, market effectively and sell more books! Genre discussion groups, breakout sessions, author interviews, meet the vendors and listen to the award-winning Keynote Speaker, John Torres, an award-winning investigative journalist with Florida Today. His series, "Murder on the Space Coast" appears across various podcasts, as he works with the Innocence Project for those wrongly convicted. John's presentation will be "The Power of Words."
MORE ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
John A. Torres is an award-winning columnist and author as well as the creator, host, and reporter of the popular podcast “Murder on the Space Coast.” John was born in the Bronx, N.Y. and earned his B.A. from Fordham University. His first reporting job was at a small weekly newspaper in Dobbs Ferry, NY called The Enterprise. John later worked as a sports writer for United Press International and Westchester Gannett Newspapers. In 1998, John was hired as the education reporter at the Poughkeepsie Journal and before long was the assistant city editor. Tired of the cold and snow of the Hudson Valley, John moved to Brevard County in 2001 where he was hired by a former editor at Florida Today. There John has covered a wide variety of topics but has made his mark writing about social and criminal justice issues. The last few years he has worked primarily reporting and writing his podcast.
John has written more than 65 books. The majority are middle-school books on a variety of topics. His 2014 book, "Soccer Star Leo Messi," was recognized by the Junior Library Guild. His most recent books have been," Famous Immigrant Athletes," "The People Behind Mass Shootings," and "Joined by Fate," the intertwined biographies of Hernan Cortes and La Malinche.” John is married and he and his wife have five children between them. JTorres@FloridaToday.com MORE ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Write, Publish, Sell! 2 ed Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony
Amazing Grace
Sins of the FatherThe Prodigal Son
Stories for the Man in Your Life A Gift for Mom: Short Story Collection 'Tis Herself: Short Story Volume One 'Tis Herself: Short Story Volume Two
Summer School for Smarties
MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER
Howard-Johnson is the multi award-wining author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including the award-winning second editions of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. Her latest is in the series is How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically. Learn more on her Amazon profile page, http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers is one of her booklets--perfect for inexpensive gift giving--and, another booklet, The Great First Impression Book Proposal helps writers who want to be traditionally published. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it will help them convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques (http://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, she helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs at all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor (http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com)
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Only 85 days left to participate in a live in the conference I hoped to do a keynote for. That isn’t possible , but I hope my #SharingwithWriters subscribers and visitors will go. So many benefits!
Notice: I was unable to keynote because of a foot injury, but hope those who attended found much to love!
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You've heard that if the first paragraph of your novel isn't strong enough, agents and publishers won't read the first page, let alone the first fifty. Now you can learn how to separate fact from fiction and remain true to your story. Learn to draft a first line that will grab an acquisition editor and announce your authority as an author. |
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Now you can take advantage of a live read and critique at "Great Beginnings of Your Novel – Your First Line, First Pages."
This live workshop will cover first pages, first chapters, and first characters. This is a unique opportunity for you to learn how pros consider the merits of the material and the intent of the author, then offer improvements covering everything from glaring grammar errors to story-structure flaws to the overall storytelling and more
Bring six (6) copies of your first 2 pages. Selected works will be read aloud, so the audience can follow along and learn how an agent or publisher reviews a manuscript. Time permitting, they may suggest improving the samples. |
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A panel of literary professionals, agents and professional editors will include: Howard Hendrix, Whitney Davis, Helga Schier, Marlan Warren, M. Todd Gallowglas, Marco Subias (M) |
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The workshop is free to GenreLA Conference attendees; Non-registered authors may participate for only a $10 donation at the 9:30 am registration. |
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A SHORT STORY CONTEST: HELPNG WRITERS SUCCEED
Grab this Opportunity to be Published in the Award-winning Tales2Inspire Anthology Series:
THEME: STRONGER TODAY BECAUSE . . . MANY OF YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY THINK OF A TEACHER, BUT THAT TEACHER COULD BE SOMEONE IN OR OUT OF CLASSROOM, OR EVEN AN EVENT THAT IMPACTED YOU DEEPLY.
Submit a moving story about that person or life changing event that impacted you deeply, and enter your story into the next Tales2Inspire contest. NO ENTRANCE FEES, this is an ‘Authors Helping Authors’ project. Click to see all details.
DUE DATE: APRIL 15th
GUIDELINES
* For guidelines on writing a winning story, CLICK HERE. * To learn about winner rewards – What’s In it For You – CLICK HERE. * To learn how stories are judged and how authors become part of that process. CLICK HERE.
Whether you are new to Tales2Inspire or have been with us before, a quick review of our above Contest Guidelines will help you succeed. Then follow the How to Submit page for step-by-step easy submission instructions.
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Lois W. Stern has been helping authors succeed since 2012 when she first created Tales2Inspire, an 'Authors Helping Authors’ project/contest. She has now published eight books of amazing stories and continues to work diligently to promote her winning authors. She encourages Tales2Inspire newcomers to first download the FREE Tales2Inspire sample book, below. Not only is it a treat to read these stories, but it will give you a great idea of the type inspiring stories we like to publish. Click to get a FREE sample book of 6 inspiring stories written by winners of these contests.
MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER
Howard-Johnson is the multi award-wining author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including the award-winning second editions of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. Her latest is in the series is How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically. Learn more on her Amazon profile page, http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers is one of her booklets--perfect for inexpensive gift giving--and, another booklet, The Great First Impression Book Proposal helps writers who want to be traditionally published. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it will help them convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques (http://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, she helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs at all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor (http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com)
This is just a quick notice for you to register for this free online writers’ conference and circle your calendar to attend on May 11. If you own my award winning book, #TheFrugalBookPromoter, https://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo , this is probably also a good time to review the chapter on writers’ conferences that help you make the most of them. I have loved this event for years!
Sat 11th May 2019, hundreds of writing; marketing industry professionals from around the world will gather to celebrate #PromoDayEvent, a special online event dedicated to promoting, networking and learning. Over 10 presenters, one whole day of free presentations! Learn more about #PromoDay2019 and on Twitter @promodayevent.
MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER Howard-Johnson is the multi award-wining author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including the award-winning second editions of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. Her latest is in the series is How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically. Learn more on her Amazon profile page, http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers is one of her booklets--perfect for inexpensive gift giving--and, another booklet, The Great First Impression Book Proposal helps writers who want to be traditionally published. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it will help them convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques (http://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, she helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs at all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor (http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com)
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