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Call for submissions: update
Still time to submit your writing to Free Verse Revolution for the January theme -‘Earth’
Dear readers & contributors,
January is proving to be a long month on FVR and so submissions have slowed down.
I still have 6 spaces left for contributing writers and I would love to fill them with your work!
If you are interested please see the guidelines on our submissions page.
The theme is Earth but your poem or prose can be loosely linked, the theme is just a starting point. I accept previously published pieces too!
In the event you have already contributed this month, I would appreciate it if you could share this post. Thank you!
Happy writing!
Kristiana
Apostrophes… don’t you just love’em
You see a line
wish you had it in you.
See a way to use until
you try then realise
not stand alone
but of the lines that follow.
Another’s words
theirs’s not yours’s
confused, for sure
in apostrophe trouble.
EDC Shorts: Poetry – Not Now
Missing…
not now, yet then
proximity, coy time allowed
not her…
EDC Shorts: Lines – Close?
From where he’s standing she’s not remotely close…
EDC Shorts: Six-Words – With Him?
Would she with him? She did.
EDC Shorts: Poetry – Splintered
He’d broken nothing…
no rib, no wrist, no leg
an angel left him…
her splintered heart
weeping in his head
EDC Shorts: Lines – Never Been
He’d love her in ways she’d never been … she couldn’t take the risk
Creating Atmosphere In Fiction – by Esther Chilton
An excellent guest post by Esther Chilton – I’m slightly nervous writing this as Esther is my editor – a mistake here and there could create an atmosphere – but there never is with Esther – okay the odd well disguised sigh maybe!
Today, I’m delighted to welcome Esther Chilton to my blog.
While I’m putting the finishing touches to my next short story collection, Esther kindly accepted my invitation to write a guest post. This is a must-read for anyone who is in the process of writing fiction, whether it is for an upcoming book, competition, for publication in a magazine, or as a blog post. Esther gives lots of great writing advice and tips over on her blog.
Image Credit: Pixabay
To be successful, a short story or novel needs to develop a strong sense of atmosphere. This draws your readers into your story so they can imagine this world you are creating. It also sets up expectations for them and gives them information about the characters they’re likely to meet in your story.
Here are some ways to help you ensure your readers feel as if they’re right there alongside your…
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EDC Shorts: Lines – Reason
He took her reason … filled her up with his
