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I’m reading an anthology of short stories featuring around 100 authors, and after each story, there’s a link to the author’s website. Most of these websites don’t work anymore; only a minority are still functioning. A few of the ones still up are either in a very archaic state—probably not updated since the early 2000s—or
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I chose the 2010 movie Frozen as my Halloween movie. I love Halloween and the dark, macabre themes that come with it. I was hoping the novel I’m writing would have been released in time for Halloween, but it is what it is. Spoiler alert The movie is a survival story, and—spoiler alert—the person who survives
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I get a lot of inspiration from my daily walks. My eyes always catch certain sites when I’m walking, and so I stop and take a picture—it can be part of a building, a poster, or something in a display window. At some point last September, I said to myself, “Let’s look at these photos
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I’ve attended a few book launches in the past few months, and I’d say it’s a really great way to celebrate a book. I know it’s not always accessible, doable, or affordable for many writers, and a bookstore can only host so many launches, but having one is definitely worth it. I love attending them—I
I’ve been learning so much lately about writing short fiction. It’s not that I’m new to short stories, but I believe it’s important to sharpen your craft from time to time. That doesn’t mean I’m a professional writer, either. In fact, I think professionalism involves continuous learning. It doesn’t have to be something you borrow
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The last couple of weeks, I wrote two short pieces of fiction, each around 3,000 words. I wrote them specifically for an anthology that required writers to write short fiction within 1,500 words, but since I couldn’t actually interfere with how my story flew, I decided to keep writing and finish at the finish line
I was looking into a few calls for submissions and browsing some websites of online journals and literary anthologies when I came across this weird phrasing in the submission guidelines. In the very first paragraph, there it was—the F word! I felt insulted and immediately moved away from the website. Even though the random insult
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The creative process for a human is far from mechanical—it often involves sweat, blood, and tears. Creators invest their time, money, and sincere efforts into their work, and it’s heartbreaking to think that the fruits of their labor could be swept away with just one click. This shift is particularly jarring for those in industries like translation.
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I used to listen to a radio theater podcast called The Truth. They usually aired science fiction and somewhat supernatural radio plays, and I always enjoyed them. I think radio plays don’t get the attention they deserve; in my humble opinion, they provide a very pleasurable and engaging listening experience. They’re more lively and animated