Month: February 2012

Writing Exercise Competition Week 7 Voting: Remorse

The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are seventeen entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM MST Thursday

Select the entrant with the best story for the IU writing exercise competition, "Remorse."

  • 5. Dianna Stover (48%, 38 Votes)
  • 6. Joe T Velikovsky (18%, 14 Votes)
  • 16. Jacqueline Hopkins (8%, 6 Votes)
  • 12. Yvonne Hertzberger (8%, 6 Votes)
  • 4. Erin Miller (5%, 4 Votes)
  • 9. William C. Busch (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 17. Emmly Jane (3%, 2 Votes)
  • 8. RG Bud Phelps (3%, 2 Votes)
  • 7. Vickie Johnstone (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 11. Linda Rae Blair (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 3. Garrett Hise (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 15. A. L. Kaplan (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 1. Renee Goudeau (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 10. Megan DaGata (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 13. Carolyn Tody (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 14. Morgen Bailey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 2. R. A. Boyd (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 80

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EVENT 2012 Non-Fiction Contest

EVENT – the magazine of Douglas College – is now accepting entries for its 2012 Non-Fiction Contest. There will be $1500 in prizes available, plus publication! The $34.95 entry fee includes 1 year of EVENT.

The finalists will be judged by Zsuzsi Gartner.  The deadline is April 15, 2012. Judges reserve the right to award two or three prizes: three at $500 or two at $750, plus payment for publication in EVENT 41/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Preliminary judging will be done by the editors of EVENT.

For more information, please visit their website.

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Poll: Who is Your Favorite Bestselling Romance Author ?

The romance genre of fiction is reportedly the most popular and is said to have a market share the size of the mystery novel genre and science fiction/fantasy genre markets combined.

Romance novels boast a sizable and dedicated audience of readers.  Does anyone remember seeing a  multi-genre bestseller list without at least one romance title in it? Let’s find out who among these bestselling romance authors is your favorite.

Which is your favorite of these bestselling romance authors?

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Hey, Indie Reader, I’m looking at you!

Let me set a scene. Sunday morning. My ‘day off’. My daughter running around like a monkey…stoked because I promised her I wouldn’t work. I got up, drank some kefir, checked my facebook…the usual. There was a message from a British man who read my first novel, ‘Joe Café’.  He had some questions about the book. He had a valid argument. I spent about 15 minutes and 500 words explaining my feelings on character and what I was trying to accomplish. It was all very civil. He was happy. My daughter wanted to play, but I thought that it was important to take a few minutes and respond to someone who took the time to read my novel. I still feel this way.

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