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This seems to be spreading around the internet like wildfire. Writers and agents are getting in on the action, too.

That's a fair comment -- I didn't have the text with me at the time of posting, but I'll try and post it up when I get home.

My short story for children has been turned into a video and read aloud, which has been helpful in that where the reader stumbles, I obviously need to look at words and problems with the sentence that don't flow easily. I'd quite like to develop this idea into (possibly a slightly longer)...

Hi guys, My short story for kids, "What Do Dogs Dream Of?", has been made into a video and read out here: Smories - new stories for children, read by children Please take a look, and if you like it spread the word! It would mean a lot. Best, Mike

There's a really good looking online horror magazine called Shock Totem: Shock Totem Pay quite well, and website looks nice.

It is about Star Wars.

Remember Jay Z's Empire State of Mind? (YouTube - Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (feat Alicia Keys) - 'The Blueprint 3' 2009 *HIGH QUALITY*) Check out this video, it's incredible! YouTube - Galactic Empire State of Mind

Indeed: any short story.

Write all the way through to the end, and then go about the editing! Just make sure you keep going, keep writing, get it finished. By the time you finish the story, you might want to re-edit the edited bit anyway.

What is your favourite short story and why? Is there a collection of short stories you particularly like?

Re: FORMATTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT -- Read this before starting a new thread on the subje I'll post my question in here, too, because I hadn't seen this thread when I asked it. What are the differences between online manuscript format, and the more traditional one mentioned here? I've seen some...

Is there anywhere you can point me to online where I can see online formatting rules?

Excellent! Have you got a link to your story?

Hi all, I just thought it might be worth compiling a list of your favourite magazines/e-zines that publish short fiction. Whether you like reading them, or enjoy sending stories their way, it will allow others to build a list of good destinations for their work -- and point us in the direction...

Hi there, This isn't to do with fantasy or science fiction, so I wasn't sure where to put it. But it is to do with writing and publishing, in a way, so I thought here would be as good a place as any. I pitched an idea for an article on the Super Bowl to the BBC. The head editor got back...

Thanks for the replies -- much appreciated!

Hi there, A while back, I queried a magazine about a non-fiction piece I wanted to write, and they have got back to me saying they're interested. My question is: what next? Obviously, I should write the best piece I can, and common sense tells me to send it in with a covering letter that...

Hi guys, There is an online magazine that say they are particularly interested in author interviews, when it comes to the non-fiction stuff. So I have interviewed an author... I also have to send a query first. I was just wondering if there are as many conventions with query letters as there...

Even though I knew it was coming, I still jumped the first time. It was well done -- delayed, almost, to catch you off guard.

Apologies for a slightly off-topic post, but I'm writing an article on a local sports team for the local paper, and I just want to make sure I go about it in the right way. Have any of you had experience of this sort of thing? Is the formatting of it as important as submitting a story or...