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S46E5 – Formatting for a Writing Contest

It’s important to note that guidelines may vary a little based on who you talk to or what you read, but by following the ones stated… you will make sure your manuscript looks clean, easy to read, and won’t get rejected because of sloppy formatting. – Brian A Klems

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S46E3 – Writing for Short Story Contests

Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter. – Neil Gaiman

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S46E2 – Finding the Right Writing Contest

I always try to use my medium, and if I get into a normal sitcom-writing contest with normal sitcom writers, I’m going to lose. – Dan Harmon

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S46E1 – Different Types of Writing Contests

Writers often wrestle with the written word alone, but competitions can be a way to connect with a larger community. After all, stories can benefit others, and judges of writing contests want to celebrate success. – Audrey Wick

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S45E9 – The Editor’s Toolkit

Let’s face it: The ‘genius’ stuff happens in the editing process. – Jeff Goins

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S43 Bonus – Successes and Failure of the Characters

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they’re really not. They’re companions – the hero and the sidekick. – Laurence Shames

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S41E4 – Writing Emotions: Physical Pain

Westley: To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists. Next your nose.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don’t mean to duplicate tonight.
Westley: I wasn’t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let’s get on with it.
Westley: WRONG. Your ears you keep and I’ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, “Dear God! What is that thing,” will echo in your perfect ears. That is what “to the pain means.” It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever. – The Princess Bride

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S41E3 – Writing Emotions: Terror and Horror

Nobody knows what a boggart looks like when he is alone, but when I let him out, he will immediately become whatever each of us most fears. This means that we have a huge advantage over the boggart before we begin. – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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S41E2 – Writing Emotions: Courage

Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do. – C.S. Lewis; The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

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