Just heard about the Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award 2023 contest. First prize is $1,500 and also publication. The deadline is a little less than a month away for any who want to enter
https://www.bitteroleander.com/contest.html

Question/Advice seeking: i didnt see a way to read, even preview, previous winners entries. While i enjoy writing poetry (or poetryish) i have next to know idea what a publisher/contest is looking for in a Poetry Manuscript. Requirements are 48-80 types pages in length, and it seems to suggest that it can/would include multiple poems.

Does anyone know;
-Should it only be one poem to a typed page (as far as length expectations) or should multiple small poems be on the same page?

-i assume there should be some connective theme at least, but are the poems expected to be directly connected to each other, or just fit well in a collection?

-What else should an obviously uninformed novice know about assembling a manuscript for entry?

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Anyone have a better way to put "stone throne", please? My brain is mush and I can't take myself seriously with that kind of rhyme. #WritingCommunity #Writer #AmWriting #Fantasy #WritingHelp

Does anyone have any knowledge of peat bogs and climate change? I'm planning a story and want a character to be doing some sort of work or study in a peat bog, possibly with the aim of preserving or restoring peat bogs. Not sure if the field of study would be #paleoecology or #SoilScience or#agronomy or #geology or some other field of #science and I would appreciate any suggestions or pointers in the right direction. Thank you!

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How to Get Back to Your Abandoned Book in 3 Easy (Kinda Hard) Steps

When life happens, writing doesn’t. Here, author Denise Massar offers three tips on how to get back to your abandoned...
https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/how-to-get-back-to-your-abandoned-book-in-3-easy-kinda-hard-steps

I have a new #writingHelp article on the website I started for #collegeStudents, please let me know if this article on #thesisStatements could be more clear or has any factual errors! I want to make a great resource for #Students.

https://essaywriting101.com/2023/02/01/make-an-easy-working-thesis-statement/

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How a Diagnosis of MS Inspired an Emmy-Nominated Author

Author and editor Meredith Berlin discusses how her MS diagnosis inspired her to finish her...
https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/how-a-diagnosis-of-ms-inspired-an-emmy-nominated-author

Hey team - let’s share the *specific* skills we want to build in our writing, and if you’re good at something you see someone struggling with, reach out to them.

I’ll start: I’m good at writing Natural dialog, but I find I move from dialog to action without reflection too often, which can leave my writing feeling jumpy. #writinghelp #writingcommmunity

Currently having an sad-scary struggle.

If I want my #story to feel sad, I have to create a connection with the characters by giving more context and substance on their innermost feelings, creating that thread that makes you feel like you know those people personally.

On the other hand I want an eerie atmosphere and to do that create a feeling of mystery and only partial connection - like you COULD know these characters, but you didn't have a chance to.

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Almost #caturdaymorning. My buddy Vera is hanging out with me while I write my new novella that might be spiraling into a novel.
Funny side note, Vera interviewed me for my newsletter recently with all the irritation and spite you’d expect from a cat.

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I provide writer services such as manuscript assessment, and support, as well as a range of communication skills. More info
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Screenwriters: think Japanese when developing your characters. Flaws are beautiful.

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Need to refresh your screenplay? Feel like it's missing something that you may have overlooked? Check out our 5 tips to help make your script more appealing. https://creativetheorystudios.com/blog/how-to-make-your-screenplay-better-the-5-subtle-details-you-overlook

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External conflict: Garret the hermit crab loves his home, so when a raven steals his shell, he has to travel the wilderness unprotected to get it back.

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I want to practice writing internal conflict, but I'm having a hard time coming up with good or compelling ones for this exercise.

Does anybody have any tips for creating good internal conflict? Exercises, or guides for coming up with good ones?

Thanks!

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National Novel Writing Month 2022 – Writing through the “muddy middle” https://kobowritinglife.com/2022/11/14/national-novel-writing-month-2022-writing-through-the-muddy-middle/ #inspirationforwriting #motivationforwriters #writinginspiration #thecraftofwriting #adviceforwriters #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #MyWritingLife #NaNoWriMo2022 #writingadvice #KWLCommunity #writinghelp #writingtips #motivation #NaNoWriMo #writers #writing #Kobo #tips #KWL

@TechieInAK A different take on writing exercise books... The Writer's Coloring Book https://writerscoloringbook.com/
Worksheets (with a couple coloring doodads, it looks like..and it seems to encourage the use of glitter, that's good) to help you plan scenes and the like.
Not something I'd use (see also EVERYBODY'S PANTS NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OApLDOqLymw ), but it's novel enough I thought I'd repost.
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