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REMINDERS
Please submit!
We are accepting stories and poetry for July-August
$25 for 2 issues
or $55 for 5 issues!
MONTHLY COLUMNS
LSS is on Writer's Digest List of 101 Best Websites for Writers - 9 years!
This website is owned and maintained by Long Story Short, Inc.
Writing Specialties:
~Poetry~
~Fiction~
~Personal Essays~
~Motivational Quotes~
~Proofreading & Editing~
Linda Barnett-Johnson offers:
- Book promotions
- Editing
- Radio and blogs appearances,
- Social networking,
- Press releases,
- Book proposals,
- Video book trailers
- offers original music for trailers and more!
Reasonable rates and high accuracy!
April 2014 - Happy Easter!
Long Story Short is a fully
volunteer organization.
None of the Editors receive
compensation. However,
we do pay awards for
Story of the Year and Poem
of the Year and maintain
our websites. Any donations
will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
FEATURED AUTHORS AND THEIR WORK
STORY OF THE MONTH
The Solid Roof by Inas Essa
FLASH FICTION
The Soccer Ball by Fred Skolnik
A Shallow Grave by Fred Skolnik
A Time to Fly by Ron Van Sweringen
It Was a Bright and Sunny Day by Lela Marie De La Garza
An Unusual Day by James G. Piatt
A Town Called New Hope by Ron Van Sweringen
The Salesman by Wayne Scheer
For Better or For Worse by Bettye H. Galloway
The Story of an Hour by Eric Sentell
Checkmate by Judy Fraher
MICRO FICTION
Small Balls by Buck Dopp
NON-FICTION
The Deer's Cry by Rhea Riddle
Seven Story Scavenger Hunt by Cristine Gagleone
Always Enough by Phyllis Berentsen
POEM OF THE MONTH
The Tip Of My Tongue: Dissolving The Problem To Find… by Byron Benjamin Hoover
POETRY
March Into April by Abigail Wyatt
Legacy Of Emily Dickinson by Susan Marie Davniero
Beauty Rooted In Love by Floriana Hall
April Snow by Patricia Crandall
The Syntax Poet by John Grey
Clutter by Debbie Hilbish
Happy Birthday Kiss by Susan Marie Davniero
Trash Out In April by JD DeHart
Shared Walls by Patricia Wellingham-Jones
Interpretation by Rebecca Rose Taylor
Rainbow In April by Michael Lee Johnson
Fruitful Forgiveness by Shirley Securro
Kerouac’s Room by Roger Singer
Easter Bonnets Of Lace by Susan Marie Davniero
April May by Floriana Hall
GENERAL NEWS & INFO
Register Now! Reasonable Tuitions
Session 1 – What is a Memoir?
Objective – Characteristics and what makes up a memoir.
Session 2 – Who Am I? What to Include - Organizing Your Thoughts
Objective – How to begin, what to include, and putting your thoughts on paper
Session 3 –Characters - Adding characters
Objective –Thinking of real people as characters. Making characters dimensional.
Session 4 –Descriptions - Using the senses.
Objective – Learning to use the senses and finding the right words.
Session 5 – Action Speak Louder than Words
Objective – Learning how to Show, not tell a story
Session 6 – Writing a Rough Draft
Objective – Putting your memories in chronological order. Adding flashbacks
Session 7 - Revising and Publishing
Objective –Revising, adding pictures, and publishing your memoirs.
WINNERS OF THE WRITING CONTEST SPONSORED BY LINDA BARNETT-JOHNSON AND PATRICIA CRANDALL:
FIRST PLACE:
On Each And Every Wednesday by Anne Connors
SECOND PLACE:
The Last Big Wave by Mary Deal
THIRD PLACE:
The Child by Gloria Watts
