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(unless you want to try to win the money from As you can see, there are plenty of free
them, of course!) You’re never obligated to write. benefits for authors on Reedsy, including
If you choose to write a story or two (or 3, 4, or a weekly contest, feedback, and help and
5) in any week, you choose the prompt(s) you advice from professionals. Even if you aren’t
feel like writing about, and write a short story, currently writing, on Reedsy you can read some
ranging in length from 1,000 - 3,000 words. entertaining short stories covering a wide range
Other members of the Reedsy community may of genre and style. I look forward to reading your
like and/or comment on your story; you may next submission on Reedsy. Do check mine out
also like and/or comment on theirs. by clicking on this link. I hope you enjoy them.
Working hard to support writers, Reedsy also Here is the link to the Reedsy blog.
provides a number of free webinars, conducted
by professionals in the field of writing and
publishing. Drawn from their many offerings,
the January 8th theme and prompts included
links to:
• How to Write Natural Dialogue
• How to Write Dialogue with Subtext
(Video)
• Dialogue Rules: How to Punctuate
Dialogue like a Pro
• 250+ Other Words for “Said”
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