Which “Sunrise” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which "Sunrise" Flash Fiction Story Should Win the Readers' Choice Award This Week?

  • Stacie Haas (33%, 8 Votes)
  • Joseph Andrew Hesch (29%, 7 Votes)
  • Mandy White (17%, 4 Votes)
  • Joe Wocoski (13%, 3 Votes)
  • Luigi Silvestri (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Melanie G Mills (4%, 1 Votes)
  • KJD (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 24

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

Jerry Jazz Musician Short Story Award

Short_Fiction_Contest_Details_-_Jerry_Jazz_Musician_-_2016-05-17_20.55.46Three times a year, Jerry Jazz Musician awards a writer who submits the best original, previously unpublished work of short fiction up to 3,000 words in length.  The Jerry Jazz Musician reader has interests in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theater, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America.  All story themes are considered.

Deadline: May 31, 2016

Entry fee: FREE

Payment: $100. Winning stories are announced on the home page of Jerry Jazz Musician, and it will reside on the website permanently.

For more information, please visit their website.


Indies Unlimited is pleased to provide this contest/submissions information for the convenience of our readers. We do not, however, endorse this or any contest/competition. Entrants should always research a competition prior to entering.

Tapping into Your Inner Editor

editing headaches?  girl-504315_1280If you join an online writers group, talk will eventually turn to editing: either the revisions/edits authors make to their own work or those done with the help of a word-wrangling professional. Often when I’m involved in one of those discussions, I get a sense that a lot of writers think the editing process is 1) like being forced to drink liquefied kale; 2) anathema to their creativity; and 3) completely alien to them.

We’ve had some posts about how and why to hire an editor, so I won’t go into that here. I want to talk about what makes a good editor and some ways authors can put those qualities to work to make self-editing more productive and less painful. Continue reading “Tapping into Your Inner Editor”

Ch-ch-ch-changes in Indie Publishing

publishing industry changes psychic-72085_960_720I received an email from another author recently, asking me if I could send him a link to a podcast I did on how to effectively leverage free days to promote your book. I had forgotten about that particular interview, but thanks to Google, it lives forever. After I found and listened to it, I knew I couldn’t send it to him. Almost everything I said at the time – the spring of 2014 – is wrong today.

Oh, it was true at the time, but in the ever-changing landscape of indie publishing, the advice I gave wouldn’t fly today. Continue reading “Ch-ch-ch-changes in Indie Publishing”