Month: June 2017

Which “The Falls” 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. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.

REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.

Which "The Falls" flash fiction story deserves your vote this week?

  • Theodore Jerome Cohen (38%, 12 Votes)
  • Annette Rey (22%, 7 Votes)
  • Alyssa Devine (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Ann Zimmerman (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (6%, 2 Votes)
  • JB Wocoski (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Paula Evans (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Twine (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Regina Clarke (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Luigi Silvestri (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Geoffrey Young (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeannie Meekins (0%, 0 Votes)
  • D. Douglas Mains (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Rafael Rodriguez (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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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.

The Elusive Illustrator: Finding an Artist for Your Book

illustrator Jared George cropGuest Post
by Jared George

I imagine it’s gotta be rough to have an amazing idea for a kid’s book, or have an amazing novel, but it needs the right art to really make it pop. Am I right? Where do you find the illustrators? I mean you know they’re out there. Hundreds, even thousands of them, but where do you find one for your project?

The truth is we are literally everywhere. Just shut your laptop wherever you happen to be writing, stand up, and walk to the nearest comic shop or locally owned coffee shop. When you walk in, say in a slightly loud voice “I’m looking for an illustrator for a kid’s book.” (or whatever your project.) Now you will be beating hungry artists off with a stick. You might be reading this and saying “That’s easy for you to say I’m not a people person.” or “I don’t have a comic shop / locally owned coffee shop” The second option is…dun dun dunnnnn… Continue reading “The Elusive Illustrator: Finding an Artist for Your Book”

Italics: When to Use Them

italics cooltext244514055353042Fiction authors get to play with all sorts of fun things that our English teachers hardly mentioned. One of those things is italics. Oh, sure, you were supposed to put book titles and stuff in italics when you created that bibliography for your term paper the morning you were supposed to turn it in. But italics are good for more than just entries in a bibliography.

Here are some uses for italics that you may not have gotten into in English class: Continue reading “Italics: When to Use Them”

Print Books for June 2017

print book paparazziPrint books. Love ’em, right? Us, too. So, here are some print books with some great reads at bargain prices for you. That’s right, it’s time for the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.

Want to help readers discover some fine indie writing at reasonable prices? Here’s the deal: Continue reading “Print Books for June 2017”