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writer, author hopeful, humanist https://stubblefield.net ♡ family, reading, photography, nature, travel

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Gail Carriger: The Heroine’s Journey Explore the unique storytelling journey of legendary quests and the heroine's path in fiction with bestselling author Gail Carriger.

Many thank yous to the lovely @gailcarriger.bsky.social who stopped by The Epilogue... to talk about the Heroine’s Journey, writing series, and the writer as archaeologist.

Give a listen and subscribe!

Read The Heroine’s Journey!

#writers, #writing, #authors, #writingcommunity, #writersky

17.09.2025 15:47 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Nightmare on Story Street Returns: Flash Fiction Contest!

Our Hundred Word Horror Contest is back! Open to submissions Sept 15-30, 2025. Winners published Oct 31!

Win $100!

01.09.2025 16:38 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

#writing, #writingcommunity, #authors

30.08.2025 22:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Epilogue Interview: Charlie Jane Anders

Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Charlie Jane Anders joins The Epilogue... podcast to talk about characters, protagonists and antagonists, and writing your way through troubling times.

29.08.2025 17:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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New Podcast: The Epilogue...

Story Street is excited to share a new writing podcast by Story Street writer Michael Stubblefield: The Epilogue...

Each episode, Michael will interview successful authors about their stories and writing craft. Please check it out and give it a listen:

03.06.2025 16:41 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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David Slayton: Writing Your Own Story Explore writing advice from authors David Slayton and Michael Stubblefield, discussing identity, magic, and crafting unique characters.

In this first episode of the Epilogue… I interview author David Slayton.

David is the author of White Trash Warlock, award-winning Dark Moon Shallow Sea. And upcoming Redneck Revenant!

Thanks to @drslayton.bsky.social for taking the time to talk to me.

#writers, #authors, #writingcommunity

03.06.2025 14:31 — 👍 24    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1
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Summertime Sadness: Flash Fiction Contest!

Last Chance! 100 words micro flash fiction contest. $100 prize. Submissions close May 30. #writers, #writingcommunity, #authors, #callforsubmissions, #callsforsubmission

29.05.2025 17:49 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Summertime Sadness: Flash Fiction Contest!

Something to do this Summer! 100 words micro flash fiction contest. $100 prize. Submissions open May 16-30.

12.05.2025 20:25 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Ending Stories with Style

Ending Stories with Style

17.04.2025 21:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.

21.03.2025 18:48 — 👍 4071    🔁 1094    💬 71    📌 48
Springtime on Story Street Flash Contest-Now Open! – Story Street Writers

Last call! Our spring time flash fiction is ending tomorrow!

storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

#writing, #authors, #writingcommunity, #flashfiction

27.02.2025 17:25 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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CONTEST OPEN! @writingcommunity.bsky.social, #writers, #writingcontests, #writing, #flashfiction
storystreetwriters.com/.../springti...

14.02.2025 15:29 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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How to Write Your Way to Carnegie Hall

Yes, you can get better at writing the same way you can get better at other skills. The key is deliberate practice.

19.01.2025 03:09 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy New Year! To kick off the new year, we proudly announce the winners of our 2024 Holidays on Story Street flash fiction contest. To see the results and read the winning stories, go to: storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
#writingcommunity, #writingcontests, #flashfiction, #writing

01.01.2025 14:53 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

Those would be much better cards.

26.11.2024 18:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Turkey's thawing and time is ticking! Get your 250-word Holiday flash fiction stories into Story Street by November 30th. See our website for rules and details. #writingcommunity, #writers, #writingcontests, #authors, #literarymagazines, #contests
storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

26.11.2024 13:20 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Our Next Contest: Holidays on Story Street – Story Street Writers

Only 10 days left in our Holiday Flash Fiction Contest! Don’t miss your chance at $100 and publication!

#writing, #writingcommunity, #creative, #writingchallenge, #writingprompts, #writingcontests, #writingcontest, #writers, #flashfiction

20.11.2024 17:15 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

#writers, #authors, #writingcommunity, #writingcontests, #callsforsubmission

15.11.2024 19:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Submissions for our “Holidays on Story Street” open today!

Click here for rules and details!

storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

15.11.2024 15:38 — 👍 10    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 4
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Our Next Contest: Holidays on Story Street

Story Street Writers happily announce our Holiday Flash Fiction contest, with the theme: "The Aftermath".
The contest is free to enter, open for entries from Nov 15 through Nov 30

08.11.2024 22:34 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Build Your Own Writing Challenge

Need some writing therapy but disappointed in NaNoWriMo this year? Start your own challenge. You don't need permission!

08.11.2024 22:14 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Nightmare on Story Street, Final Reckoning! Follow the link to meet the winners of our horror contest and read their stories on our just-released site: The Story Street Review. #writingcommunity, #literaryjournal, #writingcontest

storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

31.10.2024 19:32 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1
Nightmare on Story Street. Hundred Word Horror Contest. $100 Prize.

Nightmare on Story Street. Hundred Word Horror Contest. $100 Prize.

Last Call!
Sept 30 is the last day to enter our Hundred Word Horror Contest. Time is running out!

storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

#writers, #authors, #writing-contest, #horror, #writing-community, #callforsubmissions

30.09.2024 03:50 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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New on Story Street! Read Michael Stubblefield’s latest craft article: “Show and Tell and Write: Writing Tools not Rules.”

storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...

27.09.2024 20:41 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

#writers, #writingcommunity, #writingcontest, #horror, #callforsubmissions, #authors

25.09.2024 18:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#horror, #writingcontest, #authors,

17.09.2024 02:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Darkseid values competence.

06.09.2024 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I've made two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines and podcasts - on Bluesky. I hope they make it easier for people to find & follow a whole bunch of great spec-fic venues. I'll keep adding as I go.

Starter pack 1: go.bsky.app/4FbEmZU

Starter pack 2: go.bsky.app/ASWSvfZ

28.08.2024 03:32 — 👍 394    🔁 248    💬 53    📌 44
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Story Street proudly announces our first annual Hundred Word Horror fiction contest. Winners will be announced on October 31. For prize information & guidelines, visit
storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...

#writing, #contest, #writingcommunity, #horror, #authors

24.08.2024 15:43 — 👍 20    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0

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