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Why Enter Story Contests?
by @AnnieDaylon My primary aim when I started writing was to pen novels. One day, I veered from that path into the world of the short story. The result? An immediate burst of accomplishment and,...
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“Word Vancouver” is Coming!
by @Annie Daylon Word Vancouver (formerly known as The Word on the Street Vancouver) is Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. It has free events taking place over five days...
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Short Story: A Canadian Man’s Heart
by @ AnnieDaylon I love to enter short story contests (see previous post: Why Enter Story Contests?) In my 2014 goals, I listed that I would enter a few. (One done in January… Yay!) I enter to...
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My Write Before Christmas: 2014
by @AnnieDaylon It’s my Write before Christmas, my time to send Best wishes to wordsmiths and readers and friends. Authors work solo, yet none are alone For it takes a village (an adage well-known.)...
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Two Routes to Publishing Short Stories and Poetry
by @AnnieDaylon Are you looking for ways to get your short stories and poems published? I recently received an email from a writer who was seeking ways to do that. What follows is what I offered her,...
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Self-Publishing a Story Collection? 6 Tips!
by @AnnieDaylon Are you about to publish a collection of your short stories? I have done that once and am considering a second. Here are six suggestions based on hindsight: Go for a ‘sense of book.’...
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Pick of the Twitter: March, 2015
Looking for writing/marketing/tech tips? Here are my Top Twitter picks for March, 2015: How are short stories evaluated for publication or awards? by @JodieRennerEd via @KMWEiland 5 Ways Pinterest...
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The End of the Harvest
by @AnnieDaylon What follows is a seasonal story, flash fiction, originally written for a 24-hour writing contest for Writers Weekly and currently published in Passages A Collection of Short Stories....
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My Write Before Christmas: 2016
by @AnnieDaylon My Write Before Christmas: 2016 It’s my write before Christmas, I’m happy to pen holiday wishes to all once again. It’s become a tradition, this greeting in rhyme To readers and...
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Big News! Shortlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards
by @AnnieDaylon I am thrilled to announce that Of Sea and Seed, The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book I has been nominated for the 2017 Whistler Independent Book Award. I entered this contest because I love...
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Canadian Authors: Consider the Whistler Independent Book Award Contest!
by @AnnieDaylon The Whistler Independent Book Award contest is jointly administered by the Whistler Writing Society and Vivalogue Publishing. It is a cutting edge contest in that it is the only juried...
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Creating the Cover: “Of Sea and Seed”
by @AnnieDaylon When I finished writing Of Sea and Seed, The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book I, I realized that it was not only the ocean that connected all the main characters, it was also a small boat. I...
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Short Story: Post Mortem
From my collection Passages, an autumn story for the autumnal equinox. Enjoy… © by @AnnieDaylon Isadora was not willing to renege a lifetime of promise. For years she had planned, scrimped, and saved...
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Free on Kindle: OF SEA AND SEED
by @AnnieDaylon Time’s Up for Free Kindle Offer! Thanks for all those downloads. Happy Reading! ***** Limited Time Offer! FREE KINDLE DOWNLOAD! Of Sea and Seed October 4, 5, 6, 2017. Click Here! Of Sea...
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My Write Before Christmas: 2017
by @AnnieDaylon My Write Before Christmas: 2017 It’s my write before Christmas, I’m happy to pen holiday greetings to all once again. It’s become a tradition, these wishes in rhyme To readers and...
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When in Doubt, Ask the Universe…
by @AnnieDaylon This year I debated whether or not to continue with writing. What was weighing on me was a commitment I’d made: a trilogy. Could I finish it? After I published Book I of The Kerrigan...
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Short Story: A Canadian Man’s Heart
by @ AnnieDaylon I love to enter short story contests (see previous post: Why Enter Story Contests?) In my 2014 goals, I listed that I would enter a few. (One done in January… Yay!) I enter to...
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My Write Before Christmas: 2014
by @AnnieDaylon It’s my Write before Christmas, my time to send Best wishes to wordsmiths and readers and friends. Authors work solo, yet none are alone For it takes a village (an adage well-known.)...
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Self-Publishing a Story Collection? 6 Tips!
by @AnnieDaylon Are you about to publish a collection of your short stories? I have done that once and am considering a second. Here are six suggestions based on hindsight: Go for a ‘sense of book.’...
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Goodreads Giveaway: OF SEA AND SAND
Goodreads Paperback Giveaway Now Ended. Many thanks to all who entered! Congratulations to Winners! The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book II: OF SEA AND SAND Ghostly matriarch Kathleen Kerrigan resumes the...
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