by Faye Arcand | Dec 28, 2021 | My Twisted Writer Brain…
Keep Track of All the Writing Contests You Enter I love writing contests but I tend to be a bit sloppy with my organization. If you’re anything like me, I plan and think about writing contest for a long time and then enter at the last minute. Sigh… This...
by Faye Arcand | Jul 30, 2021 | My Twisted Writer Brain…
If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know I’m a fan of writing contests. Lately, there never seems to be enough time to prepare an entry, but that doesn’t mean My Twisted Writer Brain ever stops considering the possibilities of entering...
by Faye Arcand | Feb 2, 2021 | My Twisted Writer Brain…
Writing contests are one of my favorite things to do when I have extra time. They can be challenging, but if you get an honorable mention, place, or win the sense of validation is huge. The thing about contests is that you need to do your prep. It’s so important...
by Faye Arcand | Nov 24, 2020 | Faye Arcand, My Twisted Writer Brain…
Today I received a Short Story Competition Update about a story I submitted about three months ago. The opening line is often the same regardless of where the letter comes from: Thank you so much for entering…. Damn. So right away I know it’s not a letter...
by Faye Arcand | Jun 30, 2020 | Faye Arcand, My Twisted Writer Brain…
The other day I was scrolling through Twitter and some random guy was talking about the art of the short story. His basic premise was that it could be easier to make money from writing short stories for publication than taking forever to write a novel that may, or may...
