tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84770388361008675532024-03-06T00:24:24.047-08:00BAM Writes A BlogBAM Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558336591683485953noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-21012712187841671712024-03-01T02:09:00.000-08:002024-03-01T02:09:42.569-08:00Project 42 Anthology Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_AExpjhNA9odQpSHWQ5ugAfaZFSLaC8RLr2pAQPAuqe9A0fO4YYDs2kUwTjFCnpgnFf42bAvWqfo1E7SX2iX3a5J7WvExSL4X5zlz1RdqrOVRssErB9nCP8fAX3xysQd_M3r4pmGdFsjjKqZ2Mi-rGaa74fhqXhpzjpuL_jtNlTM9aDXy6MM7FYm6LPv/s1916/Screenshot%202024-03-01%20190005.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1916" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_AExpjhNA9odQpSHWQ5ugAfaZFSLaC8RLr2pAQPAuqe9A0fO4YYDs2kUwTjFCnpgnFf42bAvWqfo1E7SX2iX3a5J7WvExSL4X5zlz1RdqrOVRssErB9nCP8fAX3xysQd_M3r4pmGdFsjjKqZ2Mi-rGaa74fhqXhpzjpuL_jtNlTM9aDXy6MM7FYm6LPv/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-01%20190005.png" width="320" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some awaiting the 42 Stories Anthology publication are unaware of a certain fact. In 2018, when I launched the project, I made a vow to not write any new stories until the anthology was published. This was to motivate me to get the book finished. </span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My goal for the anthology has been to help other writers, so I wasn't going to focus anytime on my own work. Aside from academic writing obligations, I have kept my promise. All of my publications since 2018 have been work that I wrote prior to the project. There was one story that I had to edit due to it needing to be updated at the publisher's request. Nothing else.</span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">This means that I am as eager for the anthology to get published as anyone else. We're still looking toward a 2024 release, luckily. </span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Keep your eyes open for more announcements. </span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Have a great spring. </span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4nZlm1Xy2LPLMoGt_WgAv5TXXUIv3mVSPSdujoESZ1B15FqEuvSaotyNQRMcuABMFve-H0kjkyln_-Hf4DnKl_uVe2Z5NFrXaeXE37GH1XEYGfMW79XrCKV5z64dVKbsUOEw8JG0rJzU4glIyozwj-N8j8RkB3Ltgsgfx227sSlW4T6bJtzHehcjDlBi/s922/Screenshot%202024-03-01%20190659.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4nZlm1Xy2LPLMoGt_WgAv5TXXUIv3mVSPSdujoESZ1B15FqEuvSaotyNQRMcuABMFve-H0kjkyln_-Hf4DnKl_uVe2Z5NFrXaeXE37GH1XEYGfMW79XrCKV5z64dVKbsUOEw8JG0rJzU4glIyozwj-N8j8RkB3Ltgsgfx227sSlW4T6bJtzHehcjDlBi/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-01%20190659.png" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></h1><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="color: #38761d; line-height: 1.5;"> Remember to remember . . .</span></i></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="color: #38761d; line-height: 1.5;"> ~Bam</span></i></div><h1><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oRX3Lj8FXWngrGTbEsOjHWk_oufJc4j_8w5lgQP6FeRDnBj6af3dfCxPxf9I8msruUUWhiTPGWvyVuOYSEkQjYjLQp7BwTogCGbnM2y53DDws1a53v0YrbrIys_5ixmkLYCAgJjTjQF5DXMJ8xwtigGyY6_G144DAtcOot-WuZr4sDinT4bb3ugo29B0/s4032/engaged.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oRX3Lj8FXWngrGTbEsOjHWk_oufJc4j_8w5lgQP6FeRDnBj6af3dfCxPxf9I8msruUUWhiTPGWvyVuOYSEkQjYjLQp7BwTogCGbnM2y53DDws1a53v0YrbrIys_5ixmkLYCAgJjTjQF5DXMJ8xwtigGyY6_G144DAtcOot-WuZr4sDinT4bb3ugo29B0/w514-h386/engaged.jpg" width="514" /></a></span></h2><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> The year ended with an engagement to my fiancée. We're planning on getting married March 2025. By then, I'll be 42. To celebrate our future plans, we had some fun adventures, which I'll share with you. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">For starters, we went to Meoto Iwa (picture shown above), which means "Wedded Rock." It's near Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture of Japan. Ise Shrine is technically three shrines spread across Ise City, and the largest shrine in Japan. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">For years, locals have gone to Meoto Iwa to confess their love for each other. People weren't very vocal when my fiancée, Eva, was taking pictures with her ring, but she said that a lot of eyes brightened, and women smiled her way. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our next adventure was a Bruno Mars concert in Tokyo Dome. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnr9c9TjUMj5U4-YGa3LAsalMPVdupfVwJS9zQS3QVin8JTrZTIEXwmyzDf-M3jmdmoUKHjN7olgkZkLhyVU3kIBSYBR-8aV5G2HmpiSm2ch9BT-M_HsmUxPKVAvPGSezGte9GwRB4bq8Xy4DhN8rNtR35YqEDE3GrJDLVtawOEv9ZK_rK-vAcqcGmrq/s4032/IMG_5426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnr9c9TjUMj5U4-YGa3LAsalMPVdupfVwJS9zQS3QVin8JTrZTIEXwmyzDf-M3jmdmoUKHjN7olgkZkLhyVU3kIBSYBR-8aV5G2HmpiSm2ch9BT-M_HsmUxPKVAvPGSezGte9GwRB4bq8Xy4DhN8rNtR35YqEDE3GrJDLVtawOEv9ZK_rK-vAcqcGmrq/s320/IMG_5426.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">First, I wanted to take Eva to a place called Ice Cream Paradise, where they let people order six scoops of different flavors as a meal. The menu online was quite interesting. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr06AhpO2LXaRxKFmB1vAweOWN_FxROMSCOQakjKHpMYwMZFLstJkkwq8Zgq_9Lc5Kn2WBNtLVy0tCpbF0HP-KLrtkFnTvwyD9uDvFCCIqGfzxemaWVYdnHwY9vYTfVvwVkLduGCSInJClOW4_ZsWnR-whFxMYplpyT5wyAVo2J1HSOz3v6m5yyCVN6ck/s824/2-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="824" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr06AhpO2LXaRxKFmB1vAweOWN_FxROMSCOQakjKHpMYwMZFLstJkkwq8Zgq_9Lc5Kn2WBNtLVy0tCpbF0HP-KLrtkFnTvwyD9uDvFCCIqGfzxemaWVYdnHwY9vYTfVvwVkLduGCSInJClOW4_ZsWnR-whFxMYplpyT5wyAVo2J1HSOz3v6m5yyCVN6ck/s320/2-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="https://tokyofamilies.net/2021/11/namja-town/" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">They were said to have been one of the best ice creameries in the world. It's my fiancée's favorite food, so of course, we were going to go. Eva was skeptical they were still around, as there was no recent news about them. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Although Eva was right, and the ice creamery was gone, a dumpling food court was there along with a normal ice cream stand. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOEu0ZYTtvz9htbpWj5tbPcMGI8Ubbm4cRuJq9alZsCKqMM2fAC3x1nNwehmZ5h7JNna8FyjlsXQ048sXBdhMz3ST0G3jD1SzGNGgZGyoWiocOMDLiQdgDV1DzplIc4lBQlCLie5Bd7lgs4iypoWT2SO77d7luK38H7Kqv9tc01rs5pRLcwjpew0FPik6/s4032/IMG_5312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOEu0ZYTtvz9htbpWj5tbPcMGI8Ubbm4cRuJq9alZsCKqMM2fAC3x1nNwehmZ5h7JNna8FyjlsXQ048sXBdhMz3ST0G3jD1SzGNGgZGyoWiocOMDLiQdgDV1DzplIc4lBQlCLie5Bd7lgs4iypoWT2SO77d7luK38H7Kqv9tc01rs5pRLcwjpew0FPik6/w320-h427/IMG_5312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-2DACrPLYcrzxRZEjOtoW0ILumf_QOfxo556CPD_fv1vLdRdIeEkRJ6H8tTRToRglEMt9wgIxE5M3JAbX8YKCSF63o7_BHohQNUINXHv-8nfWSo5vKMw8Ig2TcE2PLk677vzCsEPPrLwnCQe1eWQ7eI4xoKaJ_XzWGEukJT_Z2UYR7uUsP4H4QsDHAkY/s3088/IMG_5319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-2DACrPLYcrzxRZEjOtoW0ILumf_QOfxo556CPD_fv1vLdRdIeEkRJ6H8tTRToRglEMt9wgIxE5M3JAbX8YKCSF63o7_BHohQNUINXHv-8nfWSo5vKMw8Ig2TcE2PLk677vzCsEPPrLwnCQe1eWQ7eI4xoKaJ_XzWGEukJT_Z2UYR7uUsP4H4QsDHAkY/w390-h364/IMG_5319.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>However, Ice Cream Paradise is no more.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">On the bright side, Bruno Mars puts on a great performance. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2srj1Za107S7ZPvCoMdJAp29tsK2h0YfqtH82KKMgXzJhCctIa2vr7L4PTunNcMOywLADOH6bTLVRZbfe1Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The next day, Eva reminded me that months ago I had mentioned wanting to hit up a famous Starbucks in Tokyo called Reserve Roastery. Amazing how she remembered me saying that once. </span></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnFSWoTx9Kq_vbOaCHJm7XeUi9Y1EEh3s2OFhKIJDtcfdeLFAF7sg7aoeixEGeVfvri6zbHGc08s1BHo2rnPpQpwH8n_LZ6iEblJ2xIUNDDmCnQGG8eVIm2X-1C2885VRbjuhIDXVGeAYPfkar7r1TtjLeyqGna-bTefMRQG9BvKNjAj1MZ2h7cDu5-dF/s4032/IMG_5527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnFSWoTx9Kq_vbOaCHJm7XeUi9Y1EEh3s2OFhKIJDtcfdeLFAF7sg7aoeixEGeVfvri6zbHGc08s1BHo2rnPpQpwH8n_LZ6iEblJ2xIUNDDmCnQGG8eVIm2X-1C2885VRbjuhIDXVGeAYPfkar7r1TtjLeyqGna-bTefMRQG9BvKNjAj1MZ2h7cDu5-dF/s320/IMG_5527.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><p></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">The restaurant that took the reservation was in Osaka, called Craft Beer Café Imazato. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The owner made five Chicago pizzas for my friends and me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFJawnTbbKy4_kfY7-Vjd2rAuH-t0sjJLSTXj5n8NEVNKmEx0IT1QPQT-42acaaZ7XoYUeN3SByjHvDeWy7Y5rdJ04DDmv4t813BSJr058pUrSE8R5Mp9-BUAV3bGGBO-rGfctqB-9KLSZCUQd-BMmksSmP3avjLMn4xl6UUgdiDND_kcNb2P7btmWc4_/s4032/IMG_5600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFJawnTbbKy4_kfY7-Vjd2rAuH-t0sjJLSTXj5n8NEVNKmEx0IT1QPQT-42acaaZ7XoYUeN3SByjHvDeWy7Y5rdJ04DDmv4t813BSJr058pUrSE8R5Mp9-BUAV3bGGBO-rGfctqB-9KLSZCUQd-BMmksSmP3avjLMn4xl6UUgdiDND_kcNb2P7btmWc4_/s320/IMG_5600.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The restaurant had a good stout, too. </span></span></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqH8F62BuNuoG11SIAxomI64nk6cxdfNZnio-2tr45DMgFyJ57u0g4CwEnal6c2FIWTTiroyRdUUrBhHHEpbNxQpdJDO414bOIOjXr5VA4pjHFeyRBZtc0WjBLU-z5gcCv0Y-BMAJdHJhKjZ8jcE_lZb7CDPtfTj29qO9L2WtLUYe8ihSOnDR-uTNWzHP/s320/IMG_5602.jpg" width="240" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eva topped off the night by making my favorite pie, pecan. A perfect dessert to end the evening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwS-MJtxdxtVF2YXOZRLnIfXI8OZhsURWxPQkLQvPQYDPF9bWeq3PIyLTKgB5jzcRYyUwwxKOF3lEdE2x9Z1cbe4tw5y_-CLFykeIbCZK6j8qoMA06BPCzUvJfh9C2WK-ovuqfZ_kAn4gagG0KxGEkeeNvfhQq53yTKVuSz-YeLXbeQaQXdPVWL1xS2QI/s4032/IMG_5605%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwS-MJtxdxtVF2YXOZRLnIfXI8OZhsURWxPQkLQvPQYDPF9bWeq3PIyLTKgB5jzcRYyUwwxKOF3lEdE2x9Z1cbe4tw5y_-CLFykeIbCZK6j8qoMA06BPCzUvJfh9C2WK-ovuqfZ_kAn4gagG0KxGEkeeNvfhQq53yTKVuSz-YeLXbeQaQXdPVWL1xS2QI/s320/IMG_5605%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Fh-t7laU9aqJAkmYxSAmdqd2sEP0wtsaEH_7LE0BkEmamA2_HmwexwPRi2Zqh9cGKTLWx0isBjwVOX-47sEx6wDMFPsPtFvuyXHUFW1_npYnvzMjjam7aHXTMqMj0GK3fzcPfZvTlkPXrFbCHg982Hnjz8faP-sU2kM08gpbrzBibnTuFOcinH95xBa/s822/making%20a%20wish.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Fh-t7laU9aqJAkmYxSAmdqd2sEP0wtsaEH_7LE0BkEmamA2_HmwexwPRi2Zqh9cGKTLWx0isBjwVOX-47sEx6wDMFPsPtFvuyXHUFW1_npYnvzMjjam7aHXTMqMj0GK3fzcPfZvTlkPXrFbCHg982Hnjz8faP-sU2kM08gpbrzBibnTuFOcinH95xBa/s320/making%20a%20wish.png" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">(The Wish)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So far, 2024 has been great. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Regarding the Book of 42 Presents: 42 Stories Anthology. As stated, the book will come out this year, likely toward the end of it. We're in the publication stage. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Please don't request any sudden changes unless they are unavoidable. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Note: TinyLetter is shutting down. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TinyLetter asked if I wanted to convert subscribers to MailChimp, where they charge money. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rather, I will send mass emails to people who subscribed in the past once the book is released. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you have a story in the anthology, you should have received emails from me already. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The most recent email was about bios needing to be updated. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;">All the best to you and yours this year.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #38761d; font-style: italic; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgPv59OZD5NyEX2LS3c3YNlB5v05TrJypyCFZ-CJA98tHREtwFIGSxC4DHbWFdoB9uPyLHJj0FtFXZ0rVf7M-LCyLF1_0IingT-pTTTCNo1YmhfWWfWI3VFZYYn8UW5Tn103Hm3wDgdbu6ya7G0NOuZB0mbVASJI9H8ZoKMKzQ3--rVWaNRbO5rabKw/s1600/download.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Greetings,</p><p>The anthology team is trying to reach authors of the anthology about some edits and other matters before the book's release in 2024. </p><p>If you have not received an email from 42anthologysubs@gmail.com and have a story in the anthology, please send an email there with the subject: <b>Missing email. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><i>In the message, please write something like</i></p><p>My name is Author Person, my stories are in the Parent, Thriller, and Sword chapters, and my current email is authorperson@gmailss.com. </p><p><br /></p><p>All the best.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dear writers and readers,</span></div><o:p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></o:p>A few notes regarding the anthology.<br /> <o:p> <br /></o:p>42 Stories Anthology Presents: Book of 42<sup>2</sup> has
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The chapters have Story of Excellence Award winners.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>All authors of the anthology have been notified of its
completion.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>What’s next?<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>If all goes according to plan, the book will be published by
2024.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>We are trying to obtain chapter introductions from chapter
award winners.<br /> <o:p> <br /></o:p>The authors are voting for a book cover from now until
January 22, 2023, 11:59pm GMT either via email </span>(42anthologysubs@gmail.com) <span style="font-weight: normal;">or through the Facebook group.
If you have a story in the anthology and are interested in voting for the book cover through the group, you can join by requesting a
link via email. If you want to vote on the book cover without joining the group, you can ask me for a link to the
covers and email your vote in directly.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><o:p><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br /></o:p><span style="font-weight: normal;">That’s all for now. Happy New Year</span><br /><o:p> </o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-47610354225294188962022-06-22T17:36:00.011-07:002023-05-26T08:42:27.995-07:00Update: 42 Stories Anthology Complete<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/btPJPFnesV4" width="320" youtube-src-id="btPJPFnesV4"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkcKqJQcuE19ZgzclHWfqH5RAVI609W1FgBIHxD3J2UMd7UyJn9_Zi0Lv0IAnh7NEqMpUUaWHJRDmyRpKjOYFeuM3uStn2YdqvbdzZ5wSk4tZVlzv8nhHy8Db8q87UQPLld6rYmOCTCuxSEeS6w40Ec__wG3lP5PmrJESrHASYe-wAiZny55Xr23jkw/s500/artworks-qhIHG2qG9ELR6oB0-1IFvTQ-t500x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkcKqJQcuE19ZgzclHWfqH5RAVI609W1FgBIHxD3J2UMd7UyJn9_Zi0Lv0IAnh7NEqMpUUaWHJRDmyRpKjOYFeuM3uStn2YdqvbdzZ5wSk4tZVlzv8nhHy8Db8q87UQPLld6rYmOCTCuxSEeS6w40Ec__wG3lP5PmrJESrHASYe-wAiZny55Xr23jkw/s320/artworks-qhIHG2qG9ELR6oB0-1IFvTQ-t500x500.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(<a href="https://soundcloud.com/vaubanmusic/free-download-survivor-eye-of-the-tiger-vauban-remix" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><i>Story of Excellence Winners so far:</i></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Alternate Reality: </span><span><u>Steven M. Gerson</u></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Apocalyptic: <u>Kate Gaston</u></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Clown: <u>John Porcino </u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Craft of Writing: Announced in the book</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Crime: <u>Tom Barker</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Culture: <u>K. A. Kern</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Dystopia/Utopia: <u>Râna Campbell</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Escape: <u>Matt Patrick</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fairy Tale: <u>Lorisha Adams</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fantasy: <u>Billy J. Forshaw</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fight: <u>Daniel Getzoff</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hitchhiker's Guide to History: <u>Adah Marie Guy</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Horror: <u>Michael Fagan</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Humor: <u>Evie Groch</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Impairment: <u>David Kuhnlein</u></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indigenous: <u>Sophia Moore</u></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Macabre & Morbid: <u>Kim Hart</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Monster: <u>Suann Amero</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mystery: <u>Antonella Piemontese</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mythopoeia: <u>Jen Mierisch</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Noir: <u>Asta</u> aka <u>Genevieve Payne</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">oDDbALL: <u>Miriam Thor</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Outer Space: <u>Elaina Hampson</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Paranormal: <u>Chris Bullard</u></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Parents: <u>Gina Burgess</u></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Poetic Prose: <u>David K. Slay</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Romance: <u>Michael Gigandet</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Satire: <u>Elizabeth Andrews</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Science Fiction: <u>Nick DiChario</u></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Siblings: <u>Trey Stone</u></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sports: <u>John Ward</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Steampunk: <u>Christopher Airiau</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sword & Sorcery: <u>Christian Meeks</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thriller/Suspense: <u>Rob Nisbet</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tragedy: <u>Debbie Wingate</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Trapped: <u>Jamil Hall</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Travel: <u>Barbara Meyrowitz</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Vampire: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Harry Carnegie </u>aka <u>Mike O'Connor</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">War: <u>Joseph S. Pete</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Werewolf: <u>Beth Doherty</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Western: <u>Joe Kilgore</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Zombie: <u>Kerry Pickles</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>There will be a special blog spot for each chapter where the winners answer interview questions. If you have time, look up the winners, as they're very talented authors. Any winners mentioned above, contact the anthology team (here: </span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">42anthologysubs@gmail.com</span><span>) if you didn't receive an email announcement.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There's also Runner-Up Award Winners. Here is who's been contacted so far. If you see your name below and have not replied to an email, please contact the anthology team.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Runner Up Award Winners:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Alternate Reality: <u>Roger Hammons</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Apocalyptic: <u>Dr. Thomas Reed Willemain</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Clown: <u>Sharon Kretschmer</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Craft of Writing: No Award</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Crime: <u>Anthony Knott</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Culture: <u>William McCann</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Dystopia/Utopia: <u>Alexis Gkantiragas</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Escape: <u>Gania Barlow</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fairy Tale: <u>Sandra Simmer</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fantasy: <u>Art Lasky</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fight: <u>Ava Jean Wetzel</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HGH: <u>Glenna Anne Turnbull</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Horror: <u>Andy Betz</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Humor: <u>Elizabeth Barton</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Impairment: <u>Stephen Ground</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indigenous: <u>Matias F. Travieso-Diaz</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Macabre & Morbid: <u>Christy Lynch</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Monster: <u>Bunny Haschen</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mystery: <u>Tejaswinee Roychowdhury</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mythopoeia: <u>Becky Benishek</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Noir: <u>Amy Cotler</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">oDDbALL: <u>Faustine Guerrero</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Outer Space: <u>Ethan Shaskan</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Paranormal: <u>John H. Dromey</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Parents: <u>Travis Garner</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Poetic Prose: <u>D. I. Jolly</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Romance: <u>Lindy Greaves</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Satire: <u>Louise Mae Moises</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Science Fiction: <u>Harley McEvoy</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Siblings: <u>Nikki J. Davison</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sports: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Nicole Ortiz</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Steampunk: </span><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Madison Marshall</u></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sword & Sorcery: <u>Ej Sidle</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thriller/Suspense: <u>Suzanne Baginskie</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tragedy: <u>Hibah Shabkhez</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Trapped: <u>Sheryl Loeffler<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Travel: <u>Adelaide B. Shaw</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Vampire: Voting in progress</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">War: <u>Amber Winter</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Werewolf: <u>James Lang</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Western: <u>Donald Winzer</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Zombie: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Ben Mimmack</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Note: Some judges select "Honorable Mention" stories. They are optional awards given at the judge's discretion, and not every chapter has one. 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No guarantee.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's chat about names.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtI3NFMemGTdLSzEaW6piKwY-nD1HFLh_3b-WwRTyUsGQel_3bF4cwRZaFeC0Os5ivxiwEO3nZ_vZTZp_nJ-NJOBMKduyjRtwJ_zm2llJt_MBymQk_A8yePUFdgMZNaMekYLiL7OY26L4xN7-c6MG5wY1uY-TfzVF7JsX_qdXFH22UyggOdol6wL_g1g/s1200/front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtI3NFMemGTdLSzEaW6piKwY-nD1HFLh_3b-WwRTyUsGQel_3bF4cwRZaFeC0Os5ivxiwEO3nZ_vZTZp_nJ-NJOBMKduyjRtwJ_zm2llJt_MBymQk_A8yePUFdgMZNaMekYLiL7OY26L4xN7-c6MG5wY1uY-TfzVF7JsX_qdXFH22UyggOdol6wL_g1g/s320/front.jpg" width="320" /></a> (<a href="https://teespring.com/shop/bertram-name-perfect?show_currency=USD&aid=ts-boosted-pla&pid=95&cid=2262" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The whole pen name schtick came from the theme of the book having 1,764 names in it, sure. However, that's only half of the story.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've had many pen names. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My dad named me after his favorite uncle. Bertram was a lawyer by day and trumpet player by night. He had an accident, which led to him being bedridden.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dad always looked to him for guidance when he was young. Then, one day, probably a rainy one, Bertram died tragically.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom got to name my sister and brother. Then, when I was born, Dad named me after the lawyer/trumpet player. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The only problem with the name was that he shortened it to Bert, and I was a child in the '80s being called "Bert."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, naturally, the first question kids asked, "Where's Erine?"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzC9aVG7AIS2-jxrGn2mcuvIAoXdpSbvo4Zb-RD1ruM-TeJEYk0f2OelPaKnCNBsPdvWyPRt0i5BJjSIuxs8X3K8x-arnSRr_WXRIXcMf2FuoaseccEAUoszazbWpNyH8zkspSoanK_vX2zF6y0N-c5C554pWOrAueuNkyBKZQre2Esgy035zays71g/s2106/wp3694989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="2106" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzC9aVG7AIS2-jxrGn2mcuvIAoXdpSbvo4Zb-RD1ruM-TeJEYk0f2OelPaKnCNBsPdvWyPRt0i5BJjSIuxs8X3K8x-arnSRr_WXRIXcMf2FuoaseccEAUoszazbWpNyH8zkspSoanK_vX2zF6y0N-c5C554pWOrAueuNkyBKZQre2Esgy035zays71g/s320/wp3694989.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">(<a href="https://wallpapercave.com/bert-and-ernie-wallpapers" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just imagine, being circled by 30+ kids laughing "Where's Erine?" Some of them threw things at me. Saying "bullied" would be a light way to put it. Teachers laughed with the kids. One day, I punched a few of them and the teacher and the laughter turned to screams of horror.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lmzerVNeAkVEZIC6Wn8y-4GE_2BCS2gq8eznsJEE9p9ilQpRm8VzVr3CpI4LFgvwxgm_GAeVP0it8r4JyFPRQn6q-iKZna5Tc5i0qUhOi3XPcxtj_fVSUEI1L153G3kzCIKg5wdzv73Zyqpnr82VZpyOwrBWP2QT1SCb_rQungRdRIQ7HSygA2_IA/s640/d7xyj02-01329a8c-78c8-4a07-bf2f-5f044c2d91b1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lmzerVNeAkVEZIC6Wn8y-4GE_2BCS2gq8eznsJEE9p9ilQpRm8VzVr3CpI4LFgvwxgm_GAeVP0it8r4JyFPRQn6q-iKZna5Tc5i0qUhOi3XPcxtj_fVSUEI1L153G3kzCIKg5wdzv73Zyqpnr82VZpyOwrBWP2QT1SCb_rQungRdRIQ7HSygA2_IA/s320/d7xyj02-01329a8c-78c8-4a07-bf2f-5f044c2d91b1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span>(<a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nekoblue63/art/Mario-Punch-LOL-480301490" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was probably one of the first 5-year-olds kicked out of that kindergarten for punching a teacher. (Now, I'm a teacher 😅).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There were other problems with being called "Bert."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In short, I hated the name.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My parents were divorced, and I went to live with Mom at 8. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She asked if I wanted to change my name to "Allan." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"My middle name?" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It so happened that a story I liked called The Raven was by a writer who had the middle name, Allan, too. Plus, we shared the same birthday and eyebags problem. So, I was down for the shift. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia9EEp0h2jQ79QT-EE808x-2_mse1VnQpG2v53xQYdvmGbLbY5oM-yZJnOdwt9LpMDq4w9oC3c087nwbPA872BK1VkQvnwN5841ueoSWTXVfJlIzUZvUfrzDqekRalv0ZnAPdLyPBjTjifTclr4KILEfNvdbpYojVxS6A4X0ACgHS4iHzmH7VIvMdMw/s2353/Edgar-Allan-Poe.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="1841" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia9EEp0h2jQ79QT-EE808x-2_mse1VnQpG2v53xQYdvmGbLbY5oM-yZJnOdwt9LpMDq4w9oC3c087nwbPA872BK1VkQvnwN5841ueoSWTXVfJlIzUZvUfrzDqekRalv0ZnAPdLyPBjTjifTclr4KILEfNvdbpYojVxS6A4X0ACgHS4iHzmH7VIvMdMw/s320/Edgar-Allan-Poe.webp" width="250" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /> </span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">(<a href="http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/less-is-more-the-oval-portrait-by-edgar-allan-poe/" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">As it turns out, Bertram means Bright, Famous, Raven.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04DMjMGp7IiLH1amkQCLT5kbXMGxh-zvZQVHTumOfOwMs16XJDIylbte1LsqwTgbCXncJoRM46jcmnpn2J_szrzhqpanwOTWLocxhY2_6Fs7gngzGQvb9QOJVqsqk3ACKS3oSPepvsH9qn52qcqTxCCNnVaOQ0iVCBm7kvi2t-diQKbZtFzfMx-dDsA/s280/OIP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="260" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04DMjMGp7IiLH1amkQCLT5kbXMGxh-zvZQVHTumOfOwMs16XJDIylbte1LsqwTgbCXncJoRM46jcmnpn2J_szrzhqpanwOTWLocxhY2_6Fs7gngzGQvb9QOJVqsqk3ACKS3oSPepvsH9qn52qcqTxCCNnVaOQ0iVCBm7kvi2t-diQKbZtFzfMx-dDsA/s1600/OIP.jpeg" width="260" /></a> (<a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/search/caw?page=1&inline=323935868&image_type=vector" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Something changed when I was 23. I had started getting published and needed a writer's name. I went with "B. A. Mullin," thinking it was kind of funny sounding: "Be a Mullin." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">At the same time, I blogged on MySpace.com. The blog, Ten Things That You Should Know, had 133 posts and over 50k readers. Sometimes the blog hit the #1 spot on the site. My username: "Devilsthrill." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The username actually goes back to when I was 19. There's a song that inspired me to write my series, Demon Blade Bearer, called Devil's Trill. I was listening to Vanessa Mae's version at the time and wrote and wrote and wrote. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/USACuJCrZPY" width="320" youtube-src-id="USACuJCrZPY"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Suddenly, I had ten books written within three to fives years. As an ode to the song, I used "Devilsthrill" as an online name. It was also a typo that stuck. I wanted the name to be DevilsTrill. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSkk76MLgndODaQngqRUnRLkxrH2Gv3TL7LIUgMcUOnpgGIydbTO8Y7bOp_m6dZY8wUr3jZmCSClSmSAPISnx2rGlyrr3SH8dFGk8VaKKujVLftT6WXTZPsQd6MC7vu70D4S0NXSIHG3XoreAUkLrbH6SjOpqhqiWyeRnaA2cxo0eBTAaVEYFUdRduQ/s1200/1168991-20907669-2560-1440.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSkk76MLgndODaQngqRUnRLkxrH2Gv3TL7LIUgMcUOnpgGIydbTO8Y7bOp_m6dZY8wUr3jZmCSClSmSAPISnx2rGlyrr3SH8dFGk8VaKKujVLftT6WXTZPsQd6MC7vu70D4S0NXSIHG3XoreAUkLrbH6SjOpqhqiWyeRnaA2cxo0eBTAaVEYFUdRduQ/s320/1168991-20907669-2560-1440.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span>(<a href="https://rd.listing.yahoo.co.jp/p/GU=A5oNWWIAAOEPg0bY7H4K5ZCx_hxzpstAX9HStZNDF6LSahrIWgqvNEUuDrr5VEHmrOjk1BDZXctsmpNJLitdA4aIbZ5l0PqJzDuJr3_fv2JFUErsuQ28u8iokA91PwjY1_R6LnkVSAccy5GO7aXpS7rdyW9NYZDIPbxseq85dKQ8w-PBQ9sW6DoH18us80y829arsws861O-oOHEjwrQkFeq4gTCDOJKQHwiEEJ9ShhJbWErV7LEwMK3hkSKUWJohgEo6j-8ii0CoX8h750IWLUUP2-7yWOmvzbU2uLKaEcpqhPP3GXyRUNuNRKnyTEoiKGF_X6xkdt_JVZ-cH6CnD5G6-MGDuBKSfjfvRoQUxxZL5_At2bdJVUZZcG-PLT_OPqwMTNFA1HWJRYjZfFmA-wXnHwAoHn-Doto5d2Hd4vkivLTn0vsVOiLGD2GYc6B_B5aqQIvTnWwER8LL4tKjVuChyFnyMg2MDIbFpQx1gHy1rf_0ppzjS4r2rZh-5tjou0tHPJrUn5MTo5F-hbBWJkkDXHTfT1_68ntjs4wlz962R3x_kyAQlOCK1hWSv4mPVp8IjZf247qk7i6ern9ueHK7Ws2heWPj478ZtPRw6E0rrHrSnmq8TMynSVWGa0C4NOqfY5N6Xaj6e0WFktX0m2vCEXCum6G6pn0mGnyC92LYbei99__gYQE1Dk0k_Dm7HSRVBdatejDes_3oRsaPJlQBH91Nw_cWrElkdVhCYKjeh8lyQZcxIezJTJGFgLudVWdxVl1-NBi9G834-Y0Zu_7UGtyhHH9AxZdJnOIgdQ4q7nlqIbr9j_sCwY9RiO2nmmjb1ouumhZcLEzD812-1BisdIUB1lY_AIX3U1P5YRfUZfx9KSyRBJ6PSx4-PEryEA3QiRETiJyNHINrP7mu_Y-iXLQlmMvtH_RKezRUg;/?ep=A5oNWWIAAJXnl_8Xzmekk_2YUmKeEowIzzKtUquMzZQNtJFGjz8B2UGrY3fVMkqQnmTYFBSuUTbd29EdTsmq0H1jUK7s8Kj6-nXcwCRDLdS8Jz-OKwEgrfL6k7mx8E-9R7wnw5LOnq2gms8XW5qBI9Bjox1JQ1ah3l6dSgfk5HQ8RvlTPWzdNHQDRc8Y95gVS2pEcFYvM4orzMp1MgTxMa3nOAVUbE_y&v=2" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">At 31 my dad got sick, and we were friends. I decided to use the name "Bertram" with the stipulation that no one called me "Bert" unless they wanted to get punched in the face. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH1bRvtCj2uRRq2-pjl9Vy0KMRrB4B0t_yfV-xwdC-2ZQgaaLbQE5jrXyujI5EHOA1EGkFacX8pZofTKalDG0U1sKIJ0t5WqDjCyeqgGm45tAa4g7lNOaLqT6nSZXG1y15H9nxITqSvw8w5zkJ_eMCFt3dMMEoxVZ244Lck4xKwKS_8PFP-eukpjQWg/s2560/91tcbQdoK4L._RI_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH1bRvtCj2uRRq2-pjl9Vy0KMRrB4B0t_yfV-xwdC-2ZQgaaLbQE5jrXyujI5EHOA1EGkFacX8pZofTKalDG0U1sKIJ0t5WqDjCyeqgGm45tAa4g7lNOaLqT6nSZXG1y15H9nxITqSvw8w5zkJ_eMCFt3dMMEoxVZ244Lck4xKwKS_8PFP-eukpjQWg/s320/91tcbQdoK4L._RI_.jpg" width="320" /></a>(<a href="https://rd.listing.yahoo.co.jp/p/GU=AyQXWWIAAE3CLYpK9cRuyNq4xRQ5O1j8EysEvCfL3mTi_wDYVN_W0LMXTG7TEmPZMqPBstzMKc17IGSRo4Qc9RmcYRjBpSSBAA75SBts75I8PuvxDvhELaN6-WazwToJqBSy3PbtGFhB3D5t2xSO9P6RSLPXNeuXyYccpWt62iLdsP3L70Tamd9r7L_LSnmIaGw_guZUxisq-ZnT5Nx9nuEcKl_eg9MsaSqUMQhXXX2UIqaxXHscujqhgd99KrvJNj_yCTz-HgmAnc-ETTzWMko9-md304ddCjqcpOb8WZRiIVV1vqC036U8UOwAjhCvv41JnEtGLif438FGnxnBiYsZl-eA-EkmtGrW0bT9x1B9CSr1_c9Bt9bNqNv2FMjDl2FpR8krwlbXSpUCIO6e11eEcvoVZH-BZvuLC31_J39vlUMn6PsKYujEUYXVwhQwbd7A-Qtk_1PU76_Y0VgF5V1v325PpE1QWoiM6Y-qgSahMKmDGXsQ2RF4v26VbiRYaTynw1o8SNfKMz1piBqAI1636MHSwguj6lTtDAf9L9--U5Jz-gpcymrb-7aacZ-APKRtgNKlO7B8GKn7gxOY3zIbL19kK0AiT-4e5wBTNF5Jl-r9PzRHZbP5VaolBdQaxCZnUc58-3hrRh4hyXP5nQG2cHbnEklKZLT51TOn8Nn0dOj_JqsyU7p-1rwan2s8iJaOnHt36mRNWd18-4Hw72nA4rsPY6-dcGWFIFuUyn_broR8EYA5v3oyEBFpKQmda7_4avmw4RRmMcqmpK41NX80FVpPTP38FRY3L9kbldz2R4cv-FMSKbVoxCIIZ_xImXBVF6jEE02shZUlCbuVJ6O4PHrwLahUEmLcW2Bpvt27dairtelvj52roEHAt13k-w;/?ep=AyQXWWIAALUKkxRhd7gyDS2OzMp8eSOraFDJpezn1AltbydQEqG9Lp21pIeODONCEngXQS7KO7fhNhsdSAgayeZ4S-eRIcROu0PANehSNf9w5oEoGQlA7jfm1B3diC2Gq7mM5o5SsMCLDE1gJQ2nI-hN1Ncu4sCkFk3gnkQ2NFPY4YUctGMK1-4vbCfAtBauOL3AE35sCBYiUW2sDy5E_FU2gGCKMtY&v=2" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>That year, I moved to Japan with a dream: Find a manga artist and make Demon Blade Bearer a manga and maybe an anime in Japan and America. I'd</span><span> introduce myself as "Bertram."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">AND NO ONE COULD SAY IT! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGliBgvCN8lKuC9h0nDg38oYKmUKUghInTAjFDJDAQyHULsIA95oHDa5DIo73Ov6JpCa-bOVHNjFoMdOn0h0F_YuiJHZq_GDAQyTUzEH6ljULAIHtfB2D10D6VUsqjhrf-9TeBYe0zMbVgv0gxmKamAQ7pbY8odasSkJV9y6TlssSop4qLIAx5NyKBHw/s900/senior-japanese-man-using-smart-phone-looking-confused-studio-shot-white-background-62426259.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGliBgvCN8lKuC9h0nDg38oYKmUKUghInTAjFDJDAQyHULsIA95oHDa5DIo73Ov6JpCa-bOVHNjFoMdOn0h0F_YuiJHZq_GDAQyTUzEH6ljULAIHtfB2D10D6VUsqjhrf-9TeBYe0zMbVgv0gxmKamAQ7pbY8odasSkJV9y6TlssSop4qLIAx5NyKBHw/s320/senior-japanese-man-using-smart-phone-looking-confused-studio-shot-white-background-62426259.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">(<a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-senior-japanese-man-using-smart-phone-looking-confused-studio-shot-white-background-image62426259" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">At my first job, without asking, the trainer introduced me as "Bert." He didn't get punched, but it was one example of the disrespect I went through until quitting. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Got a job as a foreign teacher at public schools and while searching for an artist, continued teaching. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Because students had issues saying "Bertram," I just went with my initials: "BAM." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">For the past seven years, everyone has either called me Bertram, or BAM.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga42-_8CErnKPRejBVeUer2MpqaXyYtkujclMW9iT1vbUoihngbtkJlJVX-JSYVAvn83pYducklu2ewNM6zYgMkJyAQhh7gf_2bdsdmciOYBjEg3dF8lV0FgDT-PYr0nSPxtAtYcAfgruR8m05Fy48YAka77K-e4ncXzFU4hPAaRv1ZTF4SFMAD48Qsg/s504/12109155_680038342132245_3028558551819812457_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="504" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga42-_8CErnKPRejBVeUer2MpqaXyYtkujclMW9iT1vbUoihngbtkJlJVX-JSYVAvn83pYducklu2ewNM6zYgMkJyAQhh7gf_2bdsdmciOYBjEg3dF8lV0FgDT-PYr0nSPxtAtYcAfgruR8m05Fy48YAka77K-e4ncXzFU4hPAaRv1ZTF4SFMAD48Qsg/s320/12109155_680038342132245_3028558551819812457_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't dislike being called "Allan," but it feels like a childhood name that I no longer use. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD59PMF21Vr_7QEhXmdYBnnodrqpMOeD_zchXkyOiPEdbINxSGRdHnlpVBpin-ClNHN58swNGz2JKrKzdfp-axHhTLhOr9cHu3h6fsdbMORE62-A0NBDzyiGv6Ctklcow2AOyrcjp6AshNhmwOiuPrXg8h2CBtnhu_Enb-LV9RrrVqJluaxAyXfUG7w/s630/R.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD59PMF21Vr_7QEhXmdYBnnodrqpMOeD_zchXkyOiPEdbINxSGRdHnlpVBpin-ClNHN58swNGz2JKrKzdfp-axHhTLhOr9cHu3h6fsdbMORE62-A0NBDzyiGv6Ctklcow2AOyrcjp6AshNhmwOiuPrXg8h2CBtnhu_Enb-LV9RrrVqJluaxAyXfUG7w/s320/R.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Subsequently, I applied to a private school last month. The director kept calling me "Bert" even after I said my name was Bertram or BAM. You should never nickname someone unless they're okay with it. That's called respect. I didn't take that job and am still teaching at public schools instead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you thought this covered all of my pen names, you were wrong. I've got a Hebrew name, "Abraham." There's also Eval Jaeger, Scott Allan Terrier, and Shelly Macaroy. Those are characters from stories of mine, and I've used their names as pen names. Shelly has about 4 horror publications. The other two have one each.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>In case you're wondering, I found an illustrator two years ago. She's working on Demon Blade Bearer. Here'</span><span>s her Instagram: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kou_hk_yk/">Kou Hirose (@kou_hk_yk) • Instagram photos and videos</a></span><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's a sketch she drew of me:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LYAg8nZ2CXLzwT085auC-tjgTpIa9Ul7PTh4oVJZdommayPr6pgzB2kdASKPVEbOPTH5v-aGftnyDNimH5rOaG2zGZXA6fSOD-BgpovXELgBctUOuHP2HGxXVS1LPYFFzqCEptYWfW786cQUX2UIq5sg5Scs_GxKT4BRIWq3Y04nEzAerBudtLmaHQ/s960/Manga%20me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LYAg8nZ2CXLzwT085auC-tjgTpIa9Ul7PTh4oVJZdommayPr6pgzB2kdASKPVEbOPTH5v-aGftnyDNimH5rOaG2zGZXA6fSOD-BgpovXELgBctUOuHP2HGxXVS1LPYFFzqCEptYWfW786cQUX2UIq5sg5Scs_GxKT4BRIWq3Y04nEzAerBudtLmaHQ/s320/Manga%20me.jpg" width="319" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you for reading until the end. Looking forward to seeing the submissions everyone sent. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.5;">Remember to remember . . .</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="color: #38761d; 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By simple, I meant ambitious. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7GtNS506o2gr9Po9ck2OU6rDy50KgP00AVv5m58XZ9kZn4HOLkPiZp0qB-miN6a26WHKErbQgUh92XAo2Aa1nKm7HJb3-BmPiqQhmFyyw-Oyg6OfDKSvKemVYwW22iZ1Elb2vy1LkfVuvBLRcmtCkMLQ09z_hkO8lRULMAFEEiSZMpZtWpvxs0351Q=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="640" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7GtNS506o2gr9Po9ck2OU6rDy50KgP00AVv5m58XZ9kZn4HOLkPiZp0qB-miN6a26WHKErbQgUh92XAo2Aa1nKm7HJb3-BmPiqQhmFyyw-Oyg6OfDKSvKemVYwW22iZ1Elb2vy1LkfVuvBLRcmtCkMLQ09z_hkO8lRULMAFEEiSZMpZtWpvxs0351Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">("Clark on the hill," Made by Tando Saka, 1920-1998, built in 1976).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After realizing that it would take too long to get so many unique writers in one book, I let current authors send up to 4 stories each with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, stories being under unique nom de plumes, and kept posting a call in submissions from July 2018 to now. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Currently, we only need about 99 stories out of 1,764. It really hasn't been that long of a wait either. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Categories still opened:</span></div><div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;">Hitchhiker's Guide to History: Both historical nonfiction or fiction are fine.</div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpFtl5fRyftsJe8vzTOzEDJ0qph_F7GDil-tGHFyV6rPGlvA6gQ-ADIQUScJqfHISazVFK8RPnUye84u2lLVnabrX0ndJAMYwqAz_RVLstXYUPCUVY56gfm3yyXcin5RcCayj-9RJilNBhIcnmIZuBgB2_ek3_xCujtANmN48TON0QqOIySb8df6qkEA=s480" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpFtl5fRyftsJe8vzTOzEDJ0qph_F7GDil-tGHFyV6rPGlvA6gQ-ADIQUScJqfHISazVFK8RPnUye84u2lLVnabrX0ndJAMYwqAz_RVLstXYUPCUVY56gfm3yyXcin5RcCayj-9RJilNBhIcnmIZuBgB2_ek3_xCujtANmN48TON0QqOIySb8df6qkEA=s320" width="193" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AHitchhiker%2527s_suit.jpg&psig=AOvVaw19lxj6hRtoz2knZp5oq8UY&ust=1641509450438000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCMiRjbHZm_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://thejohnfox.com/2016/06/historical-fiction-writing-prompts-and-ideas/" target="_blank">Prompts</a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: right;">Indigenous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5dB5KFpGWP1taXTy7pgp10JUov51HH0CIfFZkUfjHG2GEsPq_jUbvRKG_ZoJXT2nDaM5AVGrQ0GVpgFSsPZ3NkWvcukN7FOhftpnP3-jaTEkdujVO4VBZN40q7ynDS6CvZQMaCNhc8oezZlCetTgeFkugEsWwo0iRMJb1Auf1I4UEHHEgTDGTXthS_A=s259" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5dB5KFpGWP1taXTy7pgp10JUov51HH0CIfFZkUfjHG2GEsPq_jUbvRKG_ZoJXT2nDaM5AVGrQ0GVpgFSsPZ3NkWvcukN7FOhftpnP3-jaTEkdujVO4VBZN40q7ynDS6CvZQMaCNhc8oezZlCetTgeFkugEsWwo0iRMJb1Auf1I4UEHHEgTDGTXthS_A" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AAboriginal-art-503444_960_720.jpg&psig=AOvVaw3KRh_M1DqtMoZFE7asIgbp&ust=1641509767750000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCNiTgsjam_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: right;"><a href=" https://www.todaysparent.com/family/books/great-indigenous-stories-to-read-and-share-with-your-kids/#gallery/indigenous-books-for-kids-and-parents/slide-16" target="_blank">Prompts</a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;">Mystery</div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhF9-MkUUFy9JWd8AuLgLkSQrM3ddu8BLhiSA1rjXCCLCoYYqckD5ewJn5tLdmOFG7e13crclR9HjgKo7KBGJBG4lAWJNcBaYOWVMWc_d2Y1vmZFrLHGHj5-cO6T3IXxVkm3IUQg4kNDKTZNsaI56uOd7kxHY0ye0wWXyK8mn4hsyqwAq3JVM9TC6Biw=s353" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="242" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhF9-MkUUFy9JWd8AuLgLkSQrM3ddu8BLhiSA1rjXCCLCoYYqckD5ewJn5tLdmOFG7e13crclR9HjgKo7KBGJBG4lAWJNcBaYOWVMWc_d2Y1vmZFrLHGHj5-cO6T3IXxVkm3IUQg4kNDKTZNsaI56uOd7kxHY0ye0wWXyK8mn4hsyqwAq3JVM9TC6Biw=w219-h291" width="219" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F308989224415924748%2F&psig=AOvVaw1YzWR07XF2_xjDxeM5x-oS&ust=1641510081837000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCJismt3bm_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" style="font-size: x-small;" target="_blank">credit</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.eadeverell.com/mystery-writing-prompts/" target="_blank">Prompts</a></span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: right;">Sports</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7uuVmFLUunnv4C5uBzzLX5tjkembeJg4TSvwKTXfUADKt3RYjaEs5Fy_JcZFs3envQTDzXZGpldf7AIMhcVGs23-GH9h8jk6zSAvCSImzdxS5om1y7pzuAH7enGA76JcO-IRaaZxCg6tkXuWBlTwPQiFQ4nFvXYEK4BNaLNm7pBE3G8yd3OCm-F69IQ=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7uuVmFLUunnv4C5uBzzLX5tjkembeJg4TSvwKTXfUADKt3RYjaEs5Fy_JcZFs3envQTDzXZGpldf7AIMhcVGs23-GH9h8jk6zSAvCSImzdxS5om1y7pzuAH7enGA76JcO-IRaaZxCg6tkXuWBlTwPQiFQ4nFvXYEK4BNaLNm7pBE3G8yd3OCm-F69IQ" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fillustrations%2Fsports-balls-equipment-basketball-6215090%2F&psig=AOvVaw2t_7jAyaiQVAs_7VyKf0AU&ust=1641510912331000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCIDX7ezem_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF" target="_blank">Credit</a>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.journalbuddies.com/journal-prompts-writing-ideas/writing-about-sports/" target="_blank">Prompts</a></div></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;">Steampunk</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrdehaXIBTYnG5V1wODj2yudf5ukZ7OhPW07VjIXHyMJJdQxJA3e5mWqrR5rnIQz3KuxY0ow6DI8-yG6V1rbYnKCZu2_hqkN_dXfIynNiL4cxI0J3ODqOiAilY683MJqjkabSs0dMqwzjNF8Yqr-vDxZyohnIpD9e19ORDutusUfi2ZNCujHiKDDtxtQ=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1024" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrdehaXIBTYnG5V1wODj2yudf5ukZ7OhPW07VjIXHyMJJdQxJA3e5mWqrR5rnIQz3KuxY0ow6DI8-yG6V1rbYnKCZu2_hqkN_dXfIynNiL4cxI0J3ODqOiAilY683MJqjkabSs0dMqwzjNF8Yqr-vDxZyohnIpD9e19ORDutusUfi2ZNCujHiKDDtxtQ=s320" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fedwicks_toybox%2F49122032032&psig=AOvVaw3sdyxEhCZMHhAZFHnKYM62&ust=1641510270832000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCLDVxrjcm_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" style="font-size: x-small;" target="_blank">credit</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/writing-steampunk-plots-characters-settings-more" target="_blank">Prompts</a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Sword & Sorcery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeX_vn87xjxJo5bId3K7Csus6AEMGvfneA6tzfpf62EYQnRY7YDnvZzxmYzV3fXK5KQuRYIw3kVm4bXN-Yf6p0PZ0uo85E86B-mQiDgm5GMCeFNOQWAmukc83XPQokaH82KA4inNiIvoN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeX_vn87xjxJo5bId3K7Csus6AEMGvfneA6tzfpf62EYQnRY7YDnvZzxmYzV3fXK5KQuRYIw3kVm4bXN-Yf6p0PZ0uo85E86B-mQiDgm5GMCeFNOQWAmukc83XPQokaH82KA4inNiIvoN/" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fillustrations%2Fsword-sand-weapon-blade-background-1918492%2F&psig=AOvVaw2cOgPTvjfYRk03amSKTaI5&ust=1641510578347000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCPjry8rdm_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://debbiemumford.com/posts/prompt-openings-sword-sorcery/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Prompts</span></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank">Guidelines here</a><span style="font-size: xx-large;">.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">And the </span><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2021/08/42-stories-anthology-craft-of-writing.html" style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Craft of Writing</a><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">. Click the link for details.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Hope you send something soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div>Remember to remember . . .<br />B. A. 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Trade Paperbacks: 5.5 x 8.5 to 6 x 9. Hardcover books: 6 x 9 to 8.5 x 11</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Send your submission to anthology (4</span>2anthologysubs@gmail.com)<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with the subject "42Art Submission_Name."</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The artist can be creative with how the name of the chapter appears on the piece.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The book cover (front/back) can be in color. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is an example of what we're looking for:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYofeObRHdZfyDevWI7O1nYkbBEG-zdcqdjahqwqSsKbsgw7N2ZRcSvw8LBzehqPRpU0axXH5vtO6-SOm5YPqx0iln5oxnts9wUP_gyWXV1edAlZg9BXnGin79Nwzbk4lHcvqIBaEqSGON/s1397/2021-09-22+%25282%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1313" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYofeObRHdZfyDevWI7O1nYkbBEG-zdcqdjahqwqSsKbsgw7N2ZRcSvw8LBzehqPRpU0axXH5vtO6-SOm5YPqx0iln5oxnts9wUP_gyWXV1edAlZg9BXnGin79Nwzbk4lHcvqIBaEqSGON/w512-h545/2021-09-22+%25282%2529.png" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Artists are paid $42</span></div></div>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-82865866226184880832021-09-10T23:28:00.005-07:002021-09-11T00:22:26.079-07:00Hyphens, Em-dashes, and Ellipses<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAJcipPrX18BKxPRSbvob4WlfxbH0ImwaqBZV_7Q8sf0_KaMa589uZ6Ww1Ci46pJ6geAAmQ-KpDRLh7gvk5qILmH9y09jxDzsrdtEaBjeVPti-ohGG8FgdtqfKIxRfx1l0dyiMkMgAAip/s1200/The-Hyphen-1-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAJcipPrX18BKxPRSbvob4WlfxbH0ImwaqBZV_7Q8sf0_KaMa589uZ6Ww1Ci46pJ6geAAmQ-KpDRLh7gvk5qILmH9y09jxDzsrdtEaBjeVPti-ohGG8FgdtqfKIxRfx1l0dyiMkMgAAip/s320/The-Hyphen-1-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(From ESL Grammar: <a href="https://eslgrammar.org/the-hyphen/" target="_blank">Link</a>)</div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some writers have emailed asking if we had a rule at 42 Stories Anthology that hyphens counted as words. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is not a case of "rules." Hyphens change your word count. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You can send a story that you counted by hand that's 42 words with a 42-character title and 42 word 3rd-person bio, but you didn't use wordcounter.net as we recommend and your numbers come out off. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Explanation below.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Simple solution: Use wordcounter.net as recommended and don't count by hand. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe you're wondering "Why?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">No one wants to count 42 words out of thousands of stories by hand, so we use wordcounter.net. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the <b>title</b>, wordcounter.net counts spaces between, after, and before as <i><b><u>characters</u></b></i>. Please keep that in mind with <i>titles</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Why are some hand-counted word counts and the generators sometimes counting differently? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Look at this sentence written three ways:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Hello, he said"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Hello - he said"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Hello-he said"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The sentence without hyphens should be three words. Microsoft Word Docs shows three words at the bottom to your left.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldgrpKvrvB5UIp6Iu1A-D0vmbH6iJY3v2IFOMM3Uu0DdGQ_txK89CuIS0d5raPI-m_toPT-qixaRrTueg-TstUIljVnb-RjrMIH1gHGv_S_bGeAg7ZVOGqXP3iCfNQS_SpCbtGSxL0IgU/s1030/2021-09-11+%252811%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="1030" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldgrpKvrvB5UIp6Iu1A-D0vmbH6iJY3v2IFOMM3Uu0DdGQ_txK89CuIS0d5raPI-m_toPT-qixaRrTueg-TstUIljVnb-RjrMIH1gHGv_S_bGeAg7ZVOGqXP3iCfNQS_SpCbtGSxL0IgU/w655-h359/2021-09-11+%252811%2529.png" width="655" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you connect two words, they become one word as shown in the Microsoft Word Doc counter.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX48FeU_ThwtPmQDx5QDM3xCL8u1dHZjbyKTIbJu8X0YMcl2gC4_75hUq7Augert3DzmgD67dEhddjdNzVvJuLRtPT8YnzBjB1YPNp8KUSB9QzdMWvWRKKGtCkIXcHtvlqgqfVP6qIfqM3/s1038/2021-09-11+%252812%2529_edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="1038" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX48FeU_ThwtPmQDx5QDM3xCL8u1dHZjbyKTIbJu8X0YMcl2gC4_75hUq7Augert3DzmgD67dEhddjdNzVvJuLRtPT8YnzBjB1YPNp8KUSB9QzdMWvWRKKGtCkIXcHtvlqgqfVP6qIfqM3/w825-h268/2021-09-11+%252812%2529_edited.jpg" width="825" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a <b>hyphen </b>used to be an em-dash. <i>You should not use a hyphen like an em-dash</i>. Some counters read your hyphen like an extra word as shown in the Microsoft Word Doc</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwLfRLA3NBxPbKNrxlxhDaSbcEby3GjwB-FnhWsLH_U72xcYa_VHG9oHy37C5rmjIXXnAqOhv1ZMGeA6hKqQRC-no3uv5EYHAYiNlBbvN-cQyw8DvnW9HrDfQhD064N0bIqeSyd2NQ6Pi/s1366/2021-09-11+%252814%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="1366" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwLfRLA3NBxPbKNrxlxhDaSbcEby3GjwB-FnhWsLH_U72xcYa_VHG9oHy37C5rmjIXXnAqOhv1ZMGeA6hKqQRC-no3uv5EYHAYiNlBbvN-cQyw8DvnW9HrDfQhD064N0bIqeSyd2NQ6Pi/w921-h419/2021-09-11+%252814%2529.png" width="921" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Wordcounter.net recognizes the dash is not a word, so if you used Microsoft Word instead, our counts will not match. Wordcounter.net is more accurate, so we use this site instead of Microsoft Word</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E05PrxrYXBbH7zu0RCOtJYRUn-CA_d8nBBQF0eLgzG737_9-H8l7vxGYdDHsMqHvSTgxVa2Nll0qDrj-qq_8LzuRwTd0bnm3Octd8bgAnsSim2ch2UDwBH2WbG30lQArod5xy4nmu4zh/s2048/2021-09-11+%252824%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E05PrxrYXBbH7zu0RCOtJYRUn-CA_d8nBBQF0eLgzG737_9-H8l7vxGYdDHsMqHvSTgxVa2Nll0qDrj-qq_8LzuRwTd0bnm3Octd8bgAnsSim2ch2UDwBH2WbG30lQArod5xy4nmu4zh/w652-h297/2021-09-11+%252824%2529.png" width="652" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a separated <b>em-dash</b> for a pause, which is what writers should use for pauses. Notice the counter on Microsoft Word recognizes that the em-dash is not a word. Microsoft Word counts the hyphen as a word and not an em-dash, because the hyphen is placed in the sentence incorrectly and the software doesn't recognize it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Em-dash</b> example</span></p><p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYKz-Hx6d5B3OFiW2V7UoEUl5l4TPjPkeQC0wdqGMUWuTHHUKcFsgwiSYc1E63pmPlzGHqqw5IE8yzn8S3DiLIAaWppjg_V-9kYW6JG0h2JijY5UvAdQ_dmv1YQWso-21HqjW_ZFGzGYF/s1132/2021-09-11+%252816%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="1132" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYKz-Hx6d5B3OFiW2V7UoEUl5l4TPjPkeQC0wdqGMUWuTHHUKcFsgwiSYc1E63pmPlzGHqqw5IE8yzn8S3DiLIAaWppjg_V-9kYW6JG0h2JijY5UvAdQ_dmv1YQWso-21HqjW_ZFGzGYF/w576-h216/2021-09-11+%252816%2529.png" width="576" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">If you are using hyphens like em-dashes, I recommend that you stop doing it in all of your writing. Hyphens are generally used to connect two words into one and similar situations. Hyphens are not for pauses between words. </span><div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I won't get into whether em-dashes should technically be separated or connected to words. For the anthology, either way is fine. Be creative. In both circumstances, wordcounter.net and Microsoft Word Docs displays the correct number as shown below:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOSdq8XC20zYKze_Tp-HX7EQJ8W2M6dGqZqrJlIrjgOQB0vGnnpC0s8vHzDZxJhI2mPM14I0-yFCqJlLf6abIjjvTJiR10rjNcP70D6wumFXMMqqzFuxJ4CdDVD7p4NfxWV2NZSDa0gJ2/s1022/2021-09-11+%252818%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="1022" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOSdq8XC20zYKze_Tp-HX7EQJ8W2M6dGqZqrJlIrjgOQB0vGnnpC0s8vHzDZxJhI2mPM14I0-yFCqJlLf6abIjjvTJiR10rjNcP70D6wumFXMMqqzFuxJ4CdDVD7p4NfxWV2NZSDa0gJ2/w829-h294/2021-09-11+%252818%2529.png" width="829" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, convertcase.net doesn't get the correct wordcount when you connect two words with an em-dash. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's wordcounter.net ignoring the em-dash</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROAaRzVitW4oJo22XfOxKyC8ZsU8kMrkhbvMs1HEFzDF0_aYBZCQccldnhpckmlb1T1lRMN1ZYeBYJ-RbOa5t2kcjvN8BUnQjd2RPEqLV2MYrDJdeUFa1bKrK-5R3bPiNeEh4UCyDyZgu/s2048/2021-09-11+%252822%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROAaRzVitW4oJo22XfOxKyC8ZsU8kMrkhbvMs1HEFzDF0_aYBZCQccldnhpckmlb1T1lRMN1ZYeBYJ-RbOa5t2kcjvN8BUnQjd2RPEqLV2MYrDJdeUFa1bKrK-5R3bPiNeEh4UCyDyZgu/w635-h397/2021-09-11+%252822%2529.png" width="635" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's convertcase.net counting the same sentence as two words with an em-dash connecting words</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUCVaX8I4f4SOiBrxa5P_QlG6oQHyU9JcqZ4TPbGVhZqPMJfv1E4S82X4O15zKhMM1XymLjnCqnOsTk5l_SvPiPLUcpfRxC4yqBGuM_8aeBQMayBGTM-BjNJ-70EIlq7iBeIqfOdt0nwG/s2223/2021-09-11+%252821%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="2223" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUCVaX8I4f4SOiBrxa5P_QlG6oQHyU9JcqZ4TPbGVhZqPMJfv1E4S82X4O15zKhMM1XymLjnCqnOsTk5l_SvPiPLUcpfRxC4yqBGuM_8aeBQMayBGTM-BjNJ-70EIlq7iBeIqfOdt0nwG/w631-h403/2021-09-11+%252821%2529.png" width="631" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both counters are good for different purposes. When checking numbers, the staff at 42 Stories Anthology uses wordcounter.net because it's more accurate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When putting a title in all CAPS, we use convertcase.net.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ellipses</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Microsoft Word and convertcase.net count . . . as 3 words. Wordcounter.net does not, which is why I use it and not Microsoft Word when checking numbers. This could be another reason numbers don't always match. Wordcounter.net is accurate and updated frequently.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, ". . ." with spaces is a correct ellipsis and ... without spaces isn't correct. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Off Topic</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please wait 6 months after submitting your story before inquiring on its status. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On the Release</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many writers are in a hurry for the anthology to come out, so is the staff. We are trying hard to find great works and get the book out and will respond to submissions within approximately 6 months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Update as of September 10, 2021</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Stories accepted: 1,479</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Stories needed: 285 to complete the anthology</span></span></div><div><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;">Note: If you accidently used a hyphen as a pause between words in a story we accepted, you can email the anthology (</span><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">42anthologysubs@gmail.com</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;">) a revised version of your story. Please check your numbers in wordcounter.net. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;">Related note: Let's all combine our efforts to end the double hyphen. Below is the face most editors make when they see -- in a story. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqoBVOxO-Gzg-70hj1tXG4HPqoma58CrvhiYIa11EJLyppcvy-uXeBD-wVE4VCJOGh_5hlULQGWiS35lUXy2OWaoWhvm20p7NvX8gAbklFrJcTYoIT0slO7L_ck59mc4ARacq_5OYm2dv/s1024/2190903226_1be8b3766b_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqoBVOxO-Gzg-70hj1tXG4HPqoma58CrvhiYIa11EJLyppcvy-uXeBD-wVE4VCJOGh_5hlULQGWiS35lUXy2OWaoWhvm20p7NvX8gAbklFrJcTYoIT0slO7L_ck59mc4ARacq_5OYm2dv/s320/2190903226_1be8b3766b_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fgee01%2F2190903226&psig=AOvVaw07264m_rki1wCaKtpeZfgf&ust=1631427455260000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCJDG54Sj9vICFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;">Have a safe and happy month.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtQ7uT1_IiY1Ebn1JeeIV4YdmAclPE6pCjlFkExb7Ku7_hpbi5bqaKlJJ4kzIU2gTA1R9lGZP8fGQYhzVKKWJ6gsZL7lmeeccrTacL5U41jzxf5Muqu_ZmVUMUJoKZa2ilMEUaqM8cTWb/s900/Copy+of+Safety+Tips+Poster+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtQ7uT1_IiY1Ebn1JeeIV4YdmAclPE6pCjlFkExb7Ku7_hpbi5bqaKlJJ4kzIU2gTA1R9lGZP8fGQYhzVKKWJ6gsZL7lmeeccrTacL5U41jzxf5Muqu_ZmVUMUJoKZa2ilMEUaqM8cTWb/w338-h508/Copy+of+Safety+Tips+Poster+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The theme of this anthology is to have 1,764 stories by 1,764
writers of different names, which is 42 x 42 by 42 x 42 writers. Multi-subs are
okay as long as you use a pen name for each story (max of 4 stories per writer).
If you have to ask why the need of a pen name, kindly reread the first sentence
again. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Story rules:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each story needs a title with approximately 42 characters
(between 40 and 44). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All stories need to be exactly 42 words. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All bios are in 3<sup>rd</sup> person and exactly 42 words
long.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Use this site: <a href="https://convertcase.net/">https://convertcase.net/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note: Hyphens count as a word as do ellipsis so be careful.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The subject line of an email should include 42subs, the category,
and your initials. Examples:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">42subs_mystery_bam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">42SUB_mys_BM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your middle initial will help differentiate you from others.
There are 42 categories, and the subject line helps us know which category’s
readers to send your work to, so please remember this part.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each chapter has a cover. All of the covers have been
selected except for the Crime, Fight, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 14.25pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">book cover. If you are interested
in drawing one, email me: </span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">42anthologysubs@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The publication date is TBA, but once published, a token
amount will be donated to United Through Reading. Also, the 42 chapters have a
Story of Excellence Award. Award winners receive:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">$0.42, which can be added to the anthology charity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Story podcasts and read on YouTube by the author or possibly
an actor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A 42 Anthology Story of Excellence certificate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Writing the introduction to their chapter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Possibly more<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We need about 300 stories to reach our goal. Please send us
something for consideration. Keep the guidelines in mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pay: This anthology will come out in all possible formats. Unfortunately,
payment for all authors cannot be guaranteed. At this time, we have no plan to
pay authors aside from award winners mentioned and authors of the Craft of Writing category. We will, however, consider
paying authors if it is possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you send us a story, you agree to the terms of the anthology
and to your work being published in the Project 42 Stories Anthology. The terms and submission link are <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html" target="_blank">here</a>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Or just go through <a href="https://42storiessubs.submittable.com/submit/202427/400-stories-of-42-words-each-needed-for-anthology" target="_blank">Submittable</a>:</p><p class="MsoNormal">https://42storiessubs.submittable.com/submit/202427/400-stories-of-42-words-each-needed-for-anthology</p>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-45840363891251152612021-08-24T03:17:00.015-07:002022-05-25T21:54:19.042-07:0042 Stories Anthology: Craft of Writing<p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1NyWUEiXk1bC4tjZspi4tSsznUd2qUtDiRwrXaxwSDgIPDFyZaqVzGZcaLfc2QFYYCM9xFwbQIVgit4QUO-t0-mUjdSjgAX1QCxktC3fasL4bU7fRo06jAOdp5yWQ0K2C1eZCZDJ5woE/s900/Copy+of+Online+calligraphy+classes+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="695" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1NyWUEiXk1bC4tjZspi4tSsznUd2qUtDiRwrXaxwSDgIPDFyZaqVzGZcaLfc2QFYYCM9xFwbQIVgit4QUO-t0-mUjdSjgAX1QCxktC3fasL4bU7fRo06jAOdp5yWQ0K2C1eZCZDJ5woE/w366-h391/Copy+of+Online+calligraphy+classes+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" width="366" /></span></a><span><br /></span><span><br /></span><span><br /></span><span><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>You cannot have a story in the anthology and enter this chapter.<br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span face="proxima-nova" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is your answer to this question? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">"If you could inspire and encourage thousands of other writers and readers with 42 words, what would you write?"</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Include a 42-word 3rd person bio (<b>highlighting why you were selected for this category</b>) </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Email: 42anthologysubs@gmail.com with the subject: </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Craft of Writing and your last name (this doesn't have to be exact).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><span><b>Rules</b><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="2jvpk-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">No stories currently accepted in the 42 Stories Anthology (unless you withdraw them)</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="2jvpk-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">You have won a writing contest or award, such as:</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="5gkst-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">The Bridport Prize</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="5ea70-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Bristol Short Story Prize</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="5ea70-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Pushcart Prize </span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="54juq-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">National Poetry Competition</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="vmkc-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">The First Novel Prize</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="95aqh-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Flash 500 prize</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="pqf1-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Bath Novel Writing Prize</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="5h306-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Emily Dickinson First Book Award</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="2vb3h-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">PEN/Faulkner Award For Fiction</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="aaepb-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Writers of the Future Contest</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="hb2-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Or a related prize</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="fahkd-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Almost any writing award is okay. Or your story was a bestseller anywhere excluding Amazon.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="4qhb5-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span data-offset-key="frvul-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">What do you get?</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="a0kvq-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">- Special guest judge for one of the other 41 categories. The guest judge reads 42 stories of 42 words and selecting award-winning stories (roughly 10 pages).</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="arbmn-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">- Highlighted as a special guest writer in the anthology.</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="7opjd-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">- Your interview answer in the Craft of Writing chapter.</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="45ff-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">- If it fits, your name will be on the back cover of the book.</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="45ff-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">- Payment of $42 USD</span><span data-offset-key="45ff-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">In the email:</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">CL should mention what contest you won and a link to your story (so we can become your newest fan).</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">The answer to the prompt.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">Your 42-word 3rd person bio highlighting your achievements. This way, you can inspire others through your successes.</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">Another submission method:</span><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;">https://42storiessubs.submittable.com/submit/202426/42-stories-anthology-craft-of-writing</span></span><span data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" face="proxima-nova" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Q&A</span></span></p><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="2ef6g-0-0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2ef6g-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><span data-offset-key="2ef6g-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;"><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="egq01-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="45ff-0-0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="45ff-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div><span data-offset-key="c2aak-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><b>For writers:</b> What would you classify as a "prestigious award in writing"? Would the award be limited to stories, or would awards for plays be acceptable? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><i>Answer</i>: It's fine to send a submission and see if we accept it for the Craft of Writing, but the list we use of "prestigious award in writing" is above. However, we realize that "prestigious writing" is subjective, and this part is flexible to us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><b>For editors</b>: Would editors who work for publications that do not pay pro rates be acceptable?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><i>Answer</i>: It's fine to send something and see if we decide to use the submission for the Craft of Writing, but for editors we're looking for people you can search online and see a Wikipedia page on such as David Remnick, and if Mr. Remnick is reading this, we hope you'll send something. The chapter is to inspire authors, and who better to do that than editors (and agents) writers have heard of.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><b>For publishers</b>: Would publishers who are involved in vanity press and/or press that does not play pro rates be acceptable?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span><i>Answer: </i></span><span>We are looking for publishers who actively help writers and will highlight that in their 42-word bio. This isn't just including publishers, but writers as well who will highlight how they help other authors in their 42-word bios. </span></p></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="egq01-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6m3hc" data-offset-key="7306t-0-0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-45432756989884758102021-06-05T00:16:00.052-07:002021-06-17T18:33:01.178-07:00Types of Editors and Professional Readers: Described through Smurfs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/illustrations/smurf-chase-cakes-greedy-smurf-5408261/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-zH8Bp61JnI8eVRbK7rfXJ4wpuv8k6bf5XHnpYcAsBYvhetB2ChZjp71TFFgK_P4DztUfjrqdk0OzZLbW8Q59J-srbn3ouMlELnlFUgABRUrqJvVlTZ1ZuRLqRJ4jNQa-6hjh63DaKFe/s320/smurf-5408261_1920.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All kids have heroes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Avengers were always editors and professional readers of books: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Individuals who could take something unreadable and turn it into something great. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, they're more like Smurfs than Avengers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">[<b><i>Click the images to see credited sources. All were listed as fair use</i></b>]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are many types of readers and editors to help mold
writing into readable work. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">I have <b><i>not </i></b>listed all of them below, but have focused on some I have used and worked with over the years. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Note: I’m not a copyeditor. </span></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">My first (career) job was teaching second language
learners at a university the craft of writing and helping them edit their stories and academic papers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Since then, I
have acted as what is listed below on writing projects and academic papers for over twelve years
and have had my own work looked at by these types of people. Currently, I edit stories that are submitted to my 42 Stories Anthology, but there are also many editors who work on the anthology with me and they do more detailed editing than I do. The staff on the team fit all of the titles below, so I am somewhat familiar with this topic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">That said, I’d like to help
others identify editors and specialized readers, because there is a lot of confusion. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If you believe anything
is inaccurate, I encourage you to let me know. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 90pt; line-height: 107%;">BETA</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Vanity_Smurf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijccitaon4McEpa2lCX5HwtG2G1jwCQNL6nTiGEy7-nHGJllPCamrkAuZv0e81KGVcZ5O2wY6pisA_HrastVvIXttsSq0YiAUxpptBqZedWsFY3jUueGopysvShi0TD6igKN6Knt-q0wxt/s0/Vanity.jpg" /></a></b><b><span style="font-size: 90pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">READER</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">A beta reader does a general read through and gives a few comments here
and there about a book. Doesn't edit in a professional way. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><u>Usually</u></i>, this process is done for free or by agreement such as, “I’ll read your
book if you read mine.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Some people charge for beta reading books, but it's generally not a lot. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The beta reader also might suggest a little to help
with the book, but it’s very general help. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If you notice a few comments
throughout your story that touch on misspellings or small suggestions on 30 of 200 pages, you’ve experienced a beta read. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Personally, when I've beta read, I've written up a summary of
suggestions on a page for authors after beta reading using a sandwich effect: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Mention something strong about the story or characters,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">what needs work the most, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">and end with encouragement such as pointing to
editors who might help get the work published.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The reason Vanity Smurf would best represent the beta reader is that often beta reading simply consists of two writers saying "THIS STORY IS SO LOVELY" to each, trying not to hurt the other’s feelings in the process. Don't feel this is negative. In fact, having a book beta read is a great first step after you complete a few drafts and a solid way to build your confidence in writing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to go negative, look to the next title:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smurfsfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Grouchy_Smurf_(Hero_Stories)/Likes_and_dislikes" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="251" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0jNQj-j50v-u3C5B5KcIBgxwqlvp_CBlBqQR5XygoZKpvSUuMEvyhLwzlTeMwr2tq09_0zQrWQoPA8B2jC2TfMtjD4vKmjSMZ7Aj0qA6VgrUFi_E7YtMzCIUvGP5kpvQKCtExTMIBOIP/" width="153" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 80pt; text-align: left;">CRITIQUE
PARTNER</span></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">A critique partner is a professional reader who makes thorough comments on almost
every page, which can be general comments regarding changes needed. Alternately, this reader can be very brutal and mean. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Helpful examples from one:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">"This sentence doesn't make any sense. Delete or reword." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">"You wrote mythologically instead of methodology. Haha. Dummy!" </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This person
is usually paid money and the amount is up to them. Paid ones don't call you dummy, but they'll be really critical and for good reason. Hearing what <b>doesn't </b>work about your story or writing will help more than hearing what works. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Grumpy Smurf is a good fit for this title as the person
usually has blunt comments about a story that the writer might not be happy
with, but the comments are honest and from experience usually.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 48px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sensitivity READER</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 48px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Poet_Smurf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5q4tmfmvIWdj35x92KC66K0vxZfv2NS49KmJxwcZTrujlvydNJeQiaDq62qDK_velcKeeSMpvfmHFiVdWR3AF6fImhO6UlefvC8DvfW2V6zwkAXO2eZWNWbzAMqCZgKdMtTlxAN9aD1I_/s320/Poet.PNG.png" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">A sensitivity reader is something I've only noticed recently. Often, I find myself putting on this "sensitive" cap when reading through submissions for my anthology, and thinking: </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Would this and that</i> <i>word offend this and that person? </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>How could this sentence be reworded? As is, it will offend someone in XY group.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span>I've noticed other professional readers do this, too. </span><span>Sensitivity readers are becoming more popular for PC generations. Do I recommend one? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Depends. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">It might be better to simply ask someone you pay to read or edit to add this to what they look for when they read your material. Specific knacks like this one don't tend to last in my experience. I could be wrong. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poet Smurf would best fit this title because he's very careful with his words. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"> </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: 36pt; line-height: 107%;">DEVELOPMENTAL Editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Handy_Smurf/Gallery" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyG3cFCInc3SKOy2uNK88HAZ-BLQxMMWevftMEe2FKwePiCCgvEdGZq18F0hGSdkui0qpzxC3nzxAR2tdyxyF7qzoZXE-qyLK2ZxMaPYDhJD0ztlMVup7IT1fsNSxmuguOzZFPCTurjMk/" width="188" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Story/character development partner (or developmental editor):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This person looks at the story and or character and can be separately billed depending on
the agreement. They suggest, in great detail, specifically how a story or
character(s) can be improved upon or states what could be added to the story or
character to help with a story or character. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">They usually ignore details that
a critique partner might pay attention to and instead they focus on story and or
character <i>specifically</i>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This person is paid based on rates they set. Some developmental readers even work on grammar and do minimal copy or line editing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Handy Smurf best represents this person as
they are good at working out the kinks of characters, fixing problems such as plot holes. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 72pt;">LINE </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 72pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 72pt;"><a href="https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Smurfette" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG78bVVc13-k9Q191Ny-PqQGVQt-zfdt25fCpXGejzq1IhvnnC3i-0JmyQbx11FO_I-Fn72G3PURqDX0nwvmY13Gpjy2kDf_xFjA4_M1IgtuOC1d6320CRPapON3J08JHbcAaFhRXz3TE1/" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 72pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 72pt;">EDITOR</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 72pt;"></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This editor, as the title suggests, goes through every line of a story and makes
each line either shorter and or more coherent for the reader. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Original writing: <i>She slowly shuttered upon the edges of her cackling lashes whilst they batted thereupon the quivers of her baited </i><i>hairs</i><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">—</span><i>momentarily binding her lustful dark aqua eyes.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Line edited: <i>She blinked.</i> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Unlike a developmental editor, the line editor will focus on how to make the sentence, <i>line by line</i>, readable regardless of the story or character. To make this even more confusing, some line editors also do developmental edits. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Smurfette best represents this editor as they make the story arguably beautiful, but they don't always focus on grammar or syntactic rules. That's a copyeditor's job.</span></p><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 48pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: courier;">COPYEDITOR</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://smurfsfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Brainy_Smurf_(LD_Stories)" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1282" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbPf9eKlHulvHTkjqREHeFBTrAwM2wj7fIUXpvTwIhMkBJZpcuhyS_eN0_m1XjkUVbpTGKGpAQBdxb8P0Z4dGeq3RioFGKnFAybsOCzMRcrh4G1FPGnaBfj-QKLcdNVa-kNyCe76vTSDk/" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This editor is familiar with grammar, syntax, and style
rules and will often refer to rule books such as APA or MLA, knows comma
rules by heart (probably), and might be kind enough to suggest style guide books. Here are a few of my favorites:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eats,_Shoots_%26_Leaves" target="_blank">Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation</a> by Lynne Truss</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_and_Syntax" target="_blank">Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose</a> by Constance Hale</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style" target="_blank">The Elements of Style </a>by William Strunk Jr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Elephants_of_Style.html?id=ivw9vKv21cEC&source=kp_book_description" target="_blank">The Elephants of Style</a> by Bill Walsh</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicago_Manual_of_Style" target="_blank">The Chicago Manual of Style</a>: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This editor knows the difference between </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">effect, affect, and aeffect, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">there, their,
they’re, and theiy’re,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">and all that jazz. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In short, this editor makes your book more grammatical sound and follows the rules from composition class that most of us forgot. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely the Brainy Smurf of editors. You might find them annoying at times, but they save you from embarrassing mistakes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Copyeditor: "Erm, you wrote 'your welcome in that sentence, but you meant you're welcome.' Remember, it's your turn vs. you're mistaken as in <i>you are</i>."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">You: "Whatever! Freaking brainy know-it-all."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Copyeditor: "You're welcome."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 48pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://smurfsfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Papa_Smurf_(LD_Stories)" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNcso4y_G3WMymZL4m6Fbc3661u8pS12x8wG0vBY7g1JZVTsAR48uRBz21TVjgmA8R2zzOF0baciAnbVDlx0vFwftyFmgFO5UfbR-awspJIrkBtWJJ6d-3JuNmtquhy5R-ZXDDMxnYP5G/s0/Papa_Smurf_Profile_2.jpg" /></a><i><b>PROOFREADER</b></i></div></b></i></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from proofing and checking the final draft of a book, proofreaders find technical issues and mark them
thoroughly throughout a manuscript on the final draft. Also, proofreaders sometimes work and manage groups (including looking for misses from a copyeditor). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Their focus is on production errors (thank you, EAE members for pointing this out). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This editor is often the last person to read a book before it's published. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">They can lead, or work on their own. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">A big
difference between a copyeditor and proofreader is that a proofreader might
also critique, do developmental editing, line edit, and all of the above. Some of them, however, do this to a lesser extent than the above persons, which is partly why they often read a book after a copyeditor. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The proofreader also charges for what they do, so keep that in mind. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some proofreaders, in addition,
specialize in specific tasks, so it’s good to make sure you have the sort of proofreader
you’re looking for before hiring one. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Proofreaders would be the equivalent of Papa
Smurf. They follow the rules they learned from experience, guide like teachers or mentors, and
make your story beautiful at the same time if you find the right one.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you searching for an editor or reader for your book? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that this blog helped you think of which one to hire, and strongly recommend real editor organizations to find one rather than searching the Internet. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a list of where you can find editors, created by mostly the Princess of Oz:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901960784313726)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-line;"><a href="https://aceseditors.org/" target="_blank">ACES</a>, or <a href="https://www.the-efa.org/" target="_blank">EFA </a>for the US, <a href="http://iped-editors.org/" target="_blank">IPEd </a>for Oz and NZ, <a href="https://www.ciep.uk/" target="_blank">CIEP </a>for the UK, <a href="https://www.editorsguildsa.org/" target="_blank">South African GA</a>, <a href="https://www.editors.ca/" target="_blank">Editors Canada</a>, <a href="https://www.swet.jp/" target="_blank">The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators</a> in Japan, <a href="http://www.giewecindia.com/" target="_blank">India</a> has a guild, too.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901960784313726)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7w-mNpQewyVxJYvIi5lyMvW3TmqIZJqv-1CIA6Ev_Fg0KeYJBlUueg4VcoEk7k3vU8pJXRZDna60em9DFgFx8RkR_m7P8cBip9SKC3wKhWpDIei3PY8TmXV9f0LNw9SS5Qo_p12DiksU/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7w-mNpQewyVxJYvIi5lyMvW3TmqIZJqv-1CIA6Ev_Fg0KeYJBlUueg4VcoEk7k3vU8pJXRZDna60em9DFgFx8RkR_m7P8cBip9SKC3wKhWpDIei3PY8TmXV9f0LNw9SS5Qo_p12DiksU/s320/maxresdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dz3EJiuahBG8&psig=AOvVaw1hjW9vk6gfE3eHKnntu01k&ust=1607574746547000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLCC0uOIwO0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><br /><p></p><p>Some of you are probably wondering why compiling the anthology is taking so long. </p><p>The process has been long: I launched the project July 2018 and it's now December 2020. However, we're more than half way to the goal of 1,764 accepted stories. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdLq0GO9zbF0hyphenhyphenctgc9l3OGwQRhmcS7XemJHBdvpl4sQP7RYvdKNtAK-FlRHmHQ6iCYHpnfdaIth4O0qNAVSFPOATG4YjWuf_YAsQefuioay39vs9yVlgp_FvU4bsCobMLlBIKe6KiLT8/s1200/mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdLq0GO9zbF0hyphenhyphenctgc9l3OGwQRhmcS7XemJHBdvpl4sQP7RYvdKNtAK-FlRHmHQ6iCYHpnfdaIth4O0qNAVSFPOATG4YjWuf_YAsQefuioay39vs9yVlgp_FvU4bsCobMLlBIKe6KiLT8/s320/mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.recruiter.com%2Fi%2F3-tips-to-actually-reach-your-recruitment-goals-in-2015%2F&psig=AOvVaw1iBvASIEZ62HdZin_WhXw1&ust=1607574946330000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCICv2L-JwO0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are only a few reasons it's taking a long time rather than 42 of them.</p><p>1) When I first launched the anthology, it was also during my master's program (teaching English to speakers of other languages), and add a full time job, so I'd send stories to editors and readers for votes during my breaks from school. Now, I'm in a PhD program, studying Applied Linguistics and researching technology-based motivation for EFL learners. As such, I only have three times a year to send your stories to the voters and email responses which are:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39lCRwX4iasQSWvUTBNxH7uPUmBjO8kvIkn28oRmr9_LEBCG4dE9JZyu8OBDpqXoAQm5UFzE22S6fWX43aYbKJ94KYuCh87hwQvNke0B0URE9fL43nZvuI-x6cVjibRjKDiad9_Tppnxq/s905/Reading+periods.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="905" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39lCRwX4iasQSWvUTBNxH7uPUmBjO8kvIkn28oRmr9_LEBCG4dE9JZyu8OBDpqXoAQm5UFzE22S6fWX43aYbKJ94KYuCh87hwQvNke0B0URE9fL43nZvuI-x6cVjibRjKDiad9_Tppnxq/w640-h358/Reading+periods.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div>2) Not enough submissions</div><div>Go <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/08/42-stories-anthology-example.html" target="_blank">here </a>for the recent call for submissions</div><div><br /></div><div>3) Submitters are not replying to acceptance emails. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzWx81GOgdTDFEac57KP_DhT8Al_BtiHSp8dm1rn9YVY28DIixrwN7ITijMKbpJH_UzG4brZ4w6q-Z7xLL06V78n66On9Q5iZzHd9rp3Ny3JO9qNkNNg2ybAUPNhp2dthlPG8-hMOQTsN/s251/reply.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzWx81GOgdTDFEac57KP_DhT8Al_BtiHSp8dm1rn9YVY28DIixrwN7ITijMKbpJH_UzG4brZ4w6q-Z7xLL06V78n66On9Q5iZzHd9rp3Ny3JO9qNkNNg2ybAUPNhp2dthlPG8-hMOQTsN/s0/reply.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's only about 100 or so, but that adds up. Please check your emails. We respond to every submission during the timetable listed above. </div><div><br /></div><div>For those of you who have had a lot of patience and waited, thank you very much. 90% of my off time is dedicated to compiling the anthology and reaching the goal. I hope that the goal is reached soon. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about covers it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Remember to remember,</div><div>~BAM</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-43465650002943397612020-08-16T07:30:00.024-07:002021-08-31T06:51:48.800-07:0042 Stories Anthology Example Submissions & Cont. Call for Stories<p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtFJg6ca1Ot9gDNB8eIgKF9t7LkZUoqKNkBnOFb3kktoNdpfBiza1f5XLZKifNKlrOu2kY_mUaRIC9ZirmEfT-KtzTDkVI3TK47f3Coajz7hxpFp_AHyQXfuPyLwXp3W9k-SkoLoNP4PB/s900/Copy+of+zombie+city+apocalypse+book+cover+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtFJg6ca1Ot9gDNB8eIgKF9t7LkZUoqKNkBnOFb3kktoNdpfBiza1f5XLZKifNKlrOu2kY_mUaRIC9ZirmEfT-KtzTDkVI3TK47f3Coajz7hxpFp_AHyQXfuPyLwXp3W9k-SkoLoNP4PB/s640/Copy+of+zombie+city+apocalypse+book+cover+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large;">Below are two example stories that match the format described in the original submissions call <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. When a submission looks like it's ready for the book, we find it more appealing. Write whatever you'd like and have fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Note: As long as you follow the five guidelines listed in the original call </span><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><span style="font-family: courier;">, we'll happily read your story. </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Example One</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">42_sub_tpd_JMM</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Howdy Bam and staff, please consider my Trapped piece for your anthology. It might also fit into the Culture or Siblings category. </span></span><span style="font-family: courier;">Email: friends@jazz.edu</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A PUG STOOD INNOCENTLY POSING FOR A PICTURE</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">by <b><span class="il">Jim</span> JazzMullin</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"> …with worrying speedy licks matching the beats of Take Five. Remaining relaxed, yet . . . longing for the out side. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;">Daddy aims at him, bros, sis. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"> "Still, Stevie," Daddy said. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"> Yet he yearned for slide doors to open.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"> Click.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;"> Finally, freedom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Bio</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: courier;">Jim was a sax player, pet lover, and chef. He really loved various foods, especially steak. No one on the planet could marinate one at his level of yummy. The recipe is a family secret that only his sons know. Ha ha. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: courier;">Example Two</b><span style="font-family: courier;">:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">42Subs_Fight_JMM</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dear Bam and team, below you'll find my submission for your anthology. Please consider it in the Fight category or Satire. My email is jmmullin@foreverjazz.com</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">UNEASY SURVIVORS OF LIFE’S TRAIN WRECK</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">by <b><span class="il">Jimmy M</span> JazzMullin</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span>When forgotten souls were recalling trumpet tunes, <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: courier;">anticipation before the two touched hands.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span><span> </span>Fondled and kissed under an umbrella.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span>Energies phrased.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span>Gone were the days and nights of one thousand eyes of <span> </span><span> </span>doubt and despair.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span> </span><span> </span>Kisses in the Rain became their song.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Bio</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jimmy M JazzMullin had many passions. What he loved to talk about aside from his kids tied between cars and jazz. He knew everything about jazz musicians and parts on cars you've never heard of probably. He often wrote many non-fiction stories.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #3c4043;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #3c4043;">Details of each submission:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> Title around 42 <i><u>characters </u></i>(40 to 44-character limit checked) </span><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">including spaces using wordcounter.net</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> “by,” lowercased</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> Enter is hit once between the name and story</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> The story is exactly 42 words</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> Enter clicked twice after the story, then type Bio.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #3c4043;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> In the 3rd person 42-word bio, only B is uppercased.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">42 prompts below. They don't guarantee publication, but hopefully you'll get inspiration:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Alternate Reality</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">1. Some famous battle or instance in time that went down differently. How would the world be without phones? What if electricity was never discovered? What if the Chinese lost when they tried to overrun Tibet? Where would the Dalai Lama be now?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG6yFWZ_6PFHgc5rci550MR5HLE_TbdaIPbH5CxxjzFCVH5X2awSzHj3cD23hGjS6poUbXbEQfgHwOfWys9YsOCRvUXGID7cpLIEu2FnM4oW_m_bFxiQZN239a62dW3dFqp9sC2TYCaWW/s2048/dalai-lama-vector-clipart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2048" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG6yFWZ_6PFHgc5rci550MR5HLE_TbdaIPbH5CxxjzFCVH5X2awSzHj3cD23hGjS6poUbXbEQfgHwOfWys9YsOCRvUXGID7cpLIEu2FnM4oW_m_bFxiQZN239a62dW3dFqp9sC2TYCaWW/w512-h396/dalai-lama-vector-clipart.png" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodfreephotos.com%2Fvector-images%2Fdalai-lama-vector-clipart.png.php&psig=AOvVaw1h40wDHWLlowW2nyeKtQe9&ust=1597663880295000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKiT05vSn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">2. A world of prisoners.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Apocalyptic</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">3. Your death race story.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Clown</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">4. Your personal experience with a clown.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">5. Clown saves a life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Dystopia & Utopia</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">7. A world after technology fails. Is this a Dystopian or Utopian society? Was it one way at first and then another?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">8. A world with one language and your dark twist. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Fairy Tale</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">9. Fairy tale with a fairy that has a tail.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Fantasy</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">10. Take your character into a video game (without plagiarizing that movie).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Fight</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">11. Your protagonist is a firefighter or a police officer or a doctor/nurse/teacher and so on.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRCCApPmrWh-24VBELGjdDvNkXEu3M-wsMkETK8HYBwsqK4QT5SLhepk2qblPYclJHDdbNW7Iz1xCiIaTepDwJbhdUx7D825gsAWT22dJ9_CGhR3LyjrTbEtexQl-WUFCN_-KvTFuHBnM/s266/ff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="266" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRCCApPmrWh-24VBELGjdDvNkXEu3M-wsMkETK8HYBwsqK4QT5SLhepk2qblPYclJHDdbNW7Iz1xCiIaTepDwJbhdUx7D825gsAWT22dJ9_CGhR3LyjrTbEtexQl-WUFCN_-KvTFuHBnM/w333-h238/ff.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">(</span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yokota.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F1579879%2Fair-force-and-marines-accomplish-joint-fire-training%2F&psig=AOvVaw2JODS3x6IPXmadEcu4IDVB&ust=1597664311743000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCPi8--_Rn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">credit</a><span style="text-align: center;">)</span></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">12. Your protagonist is fighting to pass a test.</span></p><div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Hitchhiker's Guide to History "HGH"</b> (Formally Historic Fiction category)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">13. WWI or other non-WWII story (we get a lot of the latter) retold in 42 words.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Impairment</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">14. Fictionalize your first encounter/interaction with someone who had an impairment. Were you scared? Was it a beautiful moment? What was the outcome?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Indigenous</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">15. Write a story about a tribal hero, real or fictitious.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Monster</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">16. Your monster-in-law story. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Mystery</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">17. An animal detective solves a crime without words.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCcuIsWxLjRsAECzWyp2WZ86fHEkOeftqo0Wj6ozRNCn1vbeBnXg1lmA35KrcEJvd2jl-xiDQBjkCfhua9yQmk_ufTbMCxwl6bWdA_4z1w1ohtKaTFtGVkRGyyqKR6JJH2pXCv10dr2W/s600/Sherlock-Lion-Woofer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCcuIsWxLjRsAECzWyp2WZ86fHEkOeftqo0Wj6ozRNCn1vbeBnXg1lmA35KrcEJvd2jl-xiDQBjkCfhua9yQmk_ufTbMCxwl6bWdA_4z1w1ohtKaTFtGVkRGyyqKR6JJH2pXCv10dr2W/w480-h480/Sherlock-Lion-Woofer.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreesvg.org%2Fsherlock-lion&psig=AOvVaw11tHtX5QQ3K7qeP_RQVWz-&ust=1597664655858000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCODi-unSn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Myth</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">18. Rewrite Clash of the Titans originally and in 42 words.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Noir</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">19. Your detective dies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Outer Space</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">20. Your main character is floating in space and chooses their favorite song while freezing to death.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbLS4y2lzbyHKEq6eRdulG4PDhHFtCDffmSo8EJ5I1j3wePDCC9edJWwkieLgXiztc1TsDY-ayCu8pHOOPCMHXusrp2YEqV7tPPVSv9aWjI5B5H9hndUaHRIxZscJa7NGYBm3HwC_aKhe/s1280/1280px-Metal_House_Tin_Wind_Up_Astronaut_Floating_in_the_Space.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbLS4y2lzbyHKEq6eRdulG4PDhHFtCDffmSo8EJ5I1j3wePDCC9edJWwkieLgXiztc1TsDY-ayCu8pHOOPCMHXusrp2YEqV7tPPVSv9aWjI5B5H9hndUaHRIxZscJa7NGYBm3HwC_aKhe/w410-h307/1280px-Metal_House_Tin_Wind_Up_Astronaut_Floating_in_the_Space.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AMetal_House_Tin_Wind_Up_Astronaut_Floating_in_the_Space.jpg&psig=AOvVaw3eQCrD-SxLLFqBwQheLlZ9&ust=1597672232208000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIj_r4bvn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Paranormal</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykzWdNd627AJWOlGZjZhvagUvLShC7a9mEzHG4ozGcCdyRPjMGguhSkL74hbsNP5UU37AyqItV_CVCjbpU5IiFiVpnMA3pe4Ad5alOWxDMejutft-S664FhQ3qYUCu031P5ZlgHA9QuOl/s431/Ghost-BlackDog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykzWdNd627AJWOlGZjZhvagUvLShC7a9mEzHG4ozGcCdyRPjMGguhSkL74hbsNP5UU37AyqItV_CVCjbpU5IiFiVpnMA3pe4Ad5alOWxDMejutft-S664FhQ3qYUCu031P5ZlgHA9QuOl/s0/Ghost-BlackDog.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">21. A clairvoyant who gets messages from dead pets knocks on your main character's door. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">22. Your main character is a clairvoyant who can only communicate with ghostly animals. </span></p><div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fja.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%25E3%2583%2595%25E3%2582%25A1%25E3%2582%25A4%25E3%2583%25AB%3AGhost-BlackDog.jpg&psig=AOvVaw3eLXGV6A1_zz5IEtnra38J&ust=1597672400441000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCPiJz9Pvn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Satire</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK42uMh-JlYkQZqrj2h1-vlzUzbYl9HUL3wxAjCmgkGWj7E2zJsl_1sFKfh_FoQZ7lzbj7j7G2nHIAUx6lxqlPZaYwaTR9YcU7wf1IMkLvr9HcGFzkGk5tpsUUWnHF_YXZXRIwRbHxA-3/s1023/710px-Honor%25C3%25A9_Daumier_017_%2528Don_Quixote%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK42uMh-JlYkQZqrj2h1-vlzUzbYl9HUL3wxAjCmgkGWj7E2zJsl_1sFKfh_FoQZ7lzbj7j7G2nHIAUx6lxqlPZaYwaTR9YcU7wf1IMkLvr9HcGFzkGk5tpsUUWnHF_YXZXRIwRbHxA-3/s640/710px-Honor%25C3%25A9_Daumier_017_%2528Don_Quixote%2529.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">23. Rewrite Don Quixote in 42 words and keep it original.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AHonor%25C3%25A9_Daumier_017_(Don_Quixote).jpg&psig=AOvVaw38QkeIcr-BVPGA6hnibO1_&ust=1597672486703000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIjU_Pzvn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Siblings</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">24. A twin kills their twin and takes over their life, the spouse knows from the kiss and is cool with the change.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">25. A story about inheritance drama that ends with a happy or sad ending.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Sports</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">26. A small town sports player who was a kid's hero, maybe yours.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">27. </span><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">A football story related to current issues. (The readers don't tend to favor political stories, but perhaps you can write it well?)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">28. </span><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">An epic basketball story.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ5iIAIioT4r3sYlzaJNi2C-TKr2V3joy9EAWDTktG49qNrq21RIz84fzHfceVsCO19Rf9yCncf0XI87flq0azUD58HID-ZGvJLIICZ736gKkVqrKv19bsVZ7Ct-PTPwqiNHm9VIRSQ0O/s250/Barkley_Lipofsky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ5iIAIioT4r3sYlzaJNi2C-TKr2V3joy9EAWDTktG49qNrq21RIz84fzHfceVsCO19Rf9yCncf0XI87flq0azUD58HID-ZGvJLIICZ736gKkVqrKv19bsVZ7Ct-PTPwqiNHm9VIRSQ0O/s0/Barkley_Lipofsky.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABarkley_Lipofsky.jpg&psig=AOvVaw3sGacBht9u7tVkAuvi8Vqd&ust=1597672650771000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLDvysnwn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Steampunk</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">29. Your main character is rebuilt with metal and seeks revenge on their childhood bullies now that they are strong. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">30. Your main character builds a best friend to play catch with (does anything tragic happen? Or is there a tragic reason the protagonist made the friend in the first place?).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Sword & Sorcery</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">31. A knight fights a sorcerer. Who wins?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">32. A princess saves her knight on the verge of death. Is there a twist aspect that you can reveal? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UOs1pERhPWFVJ1a4-bwvBLMD3IpJmLAPSVjciwRCvBsAfzZqMyiG8muAVehiWSDThlOfnPdFxkQjVE_UKwNjIkuu3bsaOrzRQNb05qU352Kog9ImN6IWAPtnOdbi6fCsfR1-4EUyI7P2/s1007/Screenshot+%2528589%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="754" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UOs1pERhPWFVJ1a4-bwvBLMD3IpJmLAPSVjciwRCvBsAfzZqMyiG8muAVehiWSDThlOfnPdFxkQjVE_UKwNjIkuu3bsaOrzRQNb05qU352Kog9ImN6IWAPtnOdbi6fCsfR1-4EUyI7P2/w306-h410/Screenshot+%2528589%2529.png" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsvgsilh.com%2Fimage%2F1598250.html&psig=AOvVaw28DVNvT89WtbH87Asg4TY8&ust=1597672832588000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCOCUzKTxn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAc" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Thriller & Suspense</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">33. Your main character is a serial killer (motivations make a good hook, so what is it?) and the next victim is . ..</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Travel</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">34. Where in time does your main character travel to, and why?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">35. Write about your favorite trip and create a murder story in 42 words out of it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Vampire</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">36. Two vampire lovers. Do they die? Are their deaths natural or sinister or does one of them kill the other? Why?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>War</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">37. A story about divorce from a child's or a pet's POV.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Werewolves</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">38. Your werewolf is a superhero who fights other monsters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq7rJk-yitHOfWH36T3wj5yDlv_UDqLr176d8I582F6pId3S8u9f0U90jlanBBtfjH7rnti7GzpiM4EvxUXYmt1Pc8o0EPdwFSyaoMU-qyAnU1l-YSa2XhcTrQ6mNKoPbatYgwYsgi4Q4/s960/werewolf-4283538_960_720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq7rJk-yitHOfWH36T3wj5yDlv_UDqLr176d8I582F6pId3S8u9f0U90jlanBBtfjH7rnti7GzpiM4EvxUXYmt1Pc8o0EPdwFSyaoMU-qyAnU1l-YSa2XhcTrQ6mNKoPbatYgwYsgi4Q4/s640/werewolf-4283538_960_720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fillustrations%2Fwerewolf-forest-fireflies-night-4283538%2F&psig=AOvVaw3IMZzQsViOlsBFhmSjPQOy&ust=1597673165264000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJDZ1r7yn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD">credit</a>)</div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Western</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">39. Poker game gone wrong. Your main character just had to call so and so a cheater. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">40. A brothel brawl story in the old west.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><b>Zombie</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">41. Zombies</span><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"> get cured and the aftermath. How does your main character cope with once eating humans? Did you main character eat their best friend, spouse, child and remember? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">42. A zombie story where only animals are zombies and how humans deal with the problem, or maybe a "Me and my zombie dog" tale. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpC8pVXtnslFu95QMvPx842xq_3EIv03_Aoy7sFKqGqaGWPbyNhUpki7oLIPyKpkx2bDg6kQwMh5FW_Pqzp8bCisLFeh4W-n8varOuV7XfdrZm0wZuRKm0GQKrQp9OYyU8aYrxnl0QjIE/s1920/zombie-dog-153607506771K.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1752" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpC8pVXtnslFu95QMvPx842xq_3EIv03_Aoy7sFKqGqaGWPbyNhUpki7oLIPyKpkx2bDg6kQwMh5FW_Pqzp8bCisLFeh4W-n8varOuV7XfdrZm0wZuRKm0GQKrQp9OYyU8aYrxnl0QjIE/w374-h410/zombie-dog-153607506771K.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicdomainpictures.net%2Fen%2Fview-image.php%3Fimage%3D267455%26picture%3Dzombie-dog&psig=AOvVaw1Jrt9DYNbgvm7acvEKuFo2&ust=1597673370737000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKC4zKHzn-sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAU" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/02/anthology-numbers.html" target="_blank">Here </a>is a blog listing all categories. They're not all listed above. For example, the Crime chapter needs four more stories to fill. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/02/anthology-numbers.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mcVwH1GPLl0Hss4_Z9GpBiZcNKEpZzfhyphenhyphenxydQP02TMsEWSxWqa1YthjftjqkHbQZ_f5uAWAk0026u9QI4KouPQueje7ghXSEhfR08M_pBu8o699fFyBCpi6U4Rru0w3td46BDPfdAFdP/w262-h175/categories.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">Click the picture to submit a story through Submittable or the email icon for a direct link:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://42storiessubs.submittable.com/submit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="228" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7X_2vkdCptnPyezlkYQXbt7Z2SK9BZhrjce2eKW8VQunfsPN7q84c-BculOKDFO2T2qVOu6rZ3DuKVo-0-Y6PuGwf5FCxYWO5XT2La9pbn-8A2cfmowSt9BkIqMJITTEAm6YQ-iTcckq/w146-h142/submit.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="mailto:42anthologysubs@gmail.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1280" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0WXj6rKhfYmevqLFHXtqhS66E2g2QqsrlLcDvHCfHl2AZl6GgzgR1hp7-oWGK0LRdrcZc4f_PgkDQpwjIEbWZERsZCtVYw-qrLZ_vBJHn4wULhYgQnoMKvTm5kLmqft2pWJl9ShLisyi/w168-h126/gmail-logo.png" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">As a reminder, please do not ask when the book will come out. The answer is always <u>after we reach our goal</u>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">Here is a great place to get answers about the anthology:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/06/42-anthology-charity-announced.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="600" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQmAV0kweHvaKAquYhSYbvyHSrkCfpEyQ_BBNvjpl7jryebrmcIjGHq1QtbjxbmSbQJCmfFl06cpfuFO77t6X5MIBlteBo5Gb3w15FO2HPjjg2yLEWTNs76MKLkCpGMZ4Ylb89VeqPBlQ/w384-h294/bigstock-181493989-600x460.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;">Good luck with your submission. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>BAMWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982458108586854955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-69214179102765615322020-06-17T22:57:00.073-07:002021-05-19T22:51:04.828-07:0042 Questions for the 42 Stories Anthology <blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBLKsxmTkovYhcW9oNHbaRqOdyYSJjMSHkjkLLTnfTUKKIU1Vg8KscgeLh0A6sogfMShLCjI0iLGOwJRCGdAK9jWqjBcoRZIBDozRig94iMUcuKAN17AZ2XR7nqWoaku4WMavSN2Oxelz/s900/Anthology+Logo+Aug+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBLKsxmTkovYhcW9oNHbaRqOdyYSJjMSHkjkLLTnfTUKKIU1Vg8KscgeLh0A6sogfMShLCjI0iLGOwJRCGdAK9jWqjBcoRZIBDozRig94iMUcuKAN17AZ2XR7nqWoaku4WMavSN2Oxelz/w274-h410/Anthology+Logo+Aug+2020.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><font size="5"><br /></font></blockquote></blockquote><font size="5"><br /></font><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">A lot of questions come up at the 42 Stories Anthology.<br /><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6">Q 1: When is the book coming out?</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">A 1: Soon after we've accepted 1,764 stories. Numbers are periodically updated in a blog <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/02/anthology-numbers.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><img alt="File:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.svg - Wikimedia Commons" 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Short: It's the answer to the universe. Long: In my teens, a friend recommended I watch the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy miniseries from 1981. I'd never laughed so hard and decided to read all of the books while recovering from my first three of eight back operations. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">The Steampunk and impairment categories were inspired by the fact that I have metal holding my back together and fought to walk again twice. Don't feel bad for me. The latter surgeries in my 20s made me faster and stronger than ever before. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cMfZgi33Krp60_EiYish3HBsnpA6Vt2wqWxep1p45V9M9lkRI2KBMCerskf4IGR_okbk4-tbcagkaVtTXa5kLT06hNoXMQt01wsXvu3xwEiXww4ldTLpfJpTdNSGhEQiVBe6zMlTKMQL/s1000/6mill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cMfZgi33Krp60_EiYish3HBsnpA6Vt2wqWxep1p45V9M9lkRI2KBMCerskf4IGR_okbk4-tbcagkaVtTXa5kLT06hNoXMQt01wsXvu3xwEiXww4ldTLpfJpTdNSGhEQiVBe6zMlTKMQL/s320/6mill.jpg" width="320" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ALee_Majors_Six_Million_Dollar_Man_composite_1975.jpg&psig=AOvVaw2CgicKIezOgBME-b0O-jnR&ust=1596118420272000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJCa8OTT8uoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Through my recovery time, Douglas Adams hooked me into a witty world of insight and inspiration. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOACMaawJ5TkQkws4F7S0ch93F886weieE3J1lZU2QD0kpGLIY8zoOuTUbByMsj9ZC6ZJlG5c2skfERC90-_4udjBTJk8AZVPj_yemq52hL73C7j8e3WNFR3mnXFyz2pQ-i2HEweTtBiF/s386/Douglas_adams_portrait_%2528cropped_2%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOACMaawJ5TkQkws4F7S0ch93F886weieE3J1lZU2QD0kpGLIY8zoOuTUbByMsj9ZC6ZJlG5c2skfERC90-_4udjBTJk8AZVPj_yemq52hL73C7j8e3WNFR3mnXFyz2pQ-i2HEweTtBiF/s320/Douglas_adams_portrait_%2528cropped_2%2529.jpg" /></font></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ADouglas_adams_portrait_(cropped_2).jpg&psig=AOvVaw3UclS2eiqqbiuatJgPEUZT&ust=1596118650905000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCOCbwL7T8uoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Then, in my 30s, I decided to gather a galaxy of voices, honoring my favorite writer and at the same time helping other authors find publication in this universe of rejection. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Your writing has value and I want to share it through your 42 words. Side note: I live in Japan where 42 is viewed as an unlucky number. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><img alt="Cursed Medallion Squircle | A closeup of a replica medallion… | Flickr" height="419" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65/182259031_4bcb03052c_b.jpg" width="419" /></font></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Frberteig%2F182259031&psig=AOvVaw1F8YjWBqRJ3jAgeYgp4Dw3&ust=1593820756318000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIjo5JXjr-oCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 3: Are you interested in doing interviews for the anthology?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 3:</b> Yes. Definitely. Please make sure the place that does the interviews is interested. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 4: Or how about<span> letting someone post about the book in their blog?</span></b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 4:</b> Some writers already have posted about the anthology. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Jean Harkin's Blog: </font><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9881421.Jean_Harkin/blog/tag/42-stories-anthology">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9881421.Jean_Harkin/blog/tag/42-stories-anthology</a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Juliette Sebock's </font></div><div><font size="5">Blog: </font><a href="https://juliettesebock.com/42-stories-anthology/">https://juliettesebock.com/42-stories-anthology/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">James Burr:</span></div><div><a href="http://www.james-burr.co.uk/2018/12/new-acceptance-from-42-stories-anthology.html">http://www.james-burr.co.uk/2018/12/new-acceptance-from-42-stories-anthology.html</a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">And more. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">A lot of bloggers and Pod-casters have strict rules and anthologies don't usually make the cut. Ask/post away. Let me know you helped promote the book and I'll figure out a way to thank you. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 5: In 42 words and third person, who are you? </b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 5:</b> <span style="font-family: "cordia new";">B. A. Mullin, or
Bam's a PhD student of linguistics at Temple in Osaka, MA in teaching &
BA in English, concentration in creative writing. Taught craft of
writing/editing for several years, English in Costa Rica, now teaching SLA in
Japan.</span></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 6: In 42 words, who else is working on the anthology?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 6:</b> It would take more than 42 words to name everyone. 8 editors and 9 readers are voting on all of the submissions. One is the main editor. One is also the publisher. 10 voting contributors. 10 artists. Also, there are 5 promoters. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><b><font size="6">Q 7: Why won't you let me submit multiple stories under the same name?</font></b></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 7:</b> Because the theme is 42 and a multiple of 42 by itself is 1,764, so we will have 1,764 names and stories in the book. That said, submit each story believing it might get accepted with pen names included under the title and in the bio. 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The original plan was: accept one story by different authors. We decided for time sake four stories per writer was okay under the rule each work would have a different pen name. This way writers could send multiple submissions and we still followed the theme of the book. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 8: Do I have to use a pseudonym (pen name) if I only sent one story?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><b>A 8:</b> Nope. Pseudonyms are for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th submissions. Make sure every story you sent uses a different name and you're good on the name front.</font></span></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 9: My story is a good fit for a bunch of your categories. How do I submit the story and follow the subject line guideline?</b></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><span><font size="5"><b>A 9:</b> Write one category in the subject line, such as PP or Poetic Prose. In your email message, note which categories the piece fits. Two bonus points on this question: </font></span></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><span><font size="5">P1: Please avoid putting more than one category in the subject line. That is merely our method of finding and organizing your story.</font></span></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><font size="5">P2: Be careful when abbreviating. If you only write C in the subject line, your story could accidentally be categorized in Culture when you meant Clown or Thriller when you meant Tragedy and only wrote T. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Don't mistake the above two points for guidelines, they're suggestions to help you when submitting a story for the anthology. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 10: Do you still need artists?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 10:</b> All of the artists have been assigned for the book. However, a cover artist hasn't been assigned, so if you want to do a cover, front and back, for the book you can query us at the submission <a href="mailto:42anthologysubs@gmail.com">email</a>. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 11: Can I send multiple submissions in a bulk email?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 11: </b>Please <b><u>don't</u></b>. In the guidelines, it has specific instructions about the subject line. Part of that guideline lists a category. This is so I know which of the editors and readers to send your work to, so no, you can't send multiple submissions in a bulk email. Doing so makes it extremely difficult on our end. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><b><font size="5">Send each submission separately. </font></b></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Further, if you emailed rather than used Submittable, the acceptance or rejection email will be in response to your submission. How will you know which story was accepted or rejected if you sent us a bulk email of four submissions?</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><br /></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 12: Do I have to include my bio in every submission even if I'm sending multiple stories?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><b>A 12:</b> All submissions are separate, so please send a bio with every submission, especially so your pen name fits. Otherwise, it's going to be difficult to find your bio and you'll be making the editor's job harder. <b>Also</b>, don't try to cheat the pen name guideline by sneaking your real name into your bio. That defeats the purpose of having a pen name and isn't following guidelines requiring multi-submissions to have different names. </font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 13: When will you respond to my submission?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 13:</b> Within six months. Please avoid querying before six months. If you've waited longer than six months, <a href="mailto:42anthologysubs@gmail.com" target="_blank">email </a>a query about your story with the subject line of your submission included within your email. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 14: What's the Craft of Writing Category?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 14:</b> It's a special guest writer category. Not stories, rather interviews from writers. The people in this chapter will be the judges for the Story of Excellence. If you feel you have what it takes to enter this category, please <a href="mailto:42anthologysubs@gmail.com" target="_blank">email </a>me. However, there's a 1% chance of acceptance into this category. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 15: Are you still accepting stories for this anthology?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 15:</b> Yes. We have not reached our goal of 1,764 stories after two years of our call for submissions. The book is halfway there however. We'll reach the mark as a team. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"> <img alt="Dodgers Jackie Robinson steals home wall photo | Mr. Littlehand ..." height="224" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3200/2863955173_b62eef4ee3_b.jpg" width="335" /></font></div><div><font size="5"> (<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F73577218%40N00%2F2863955173&psig=AOvVaw29lgdH7T5kHxMWbauYEoTJ&ust=1593821163469000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIit8Nrkr-oCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Please relay the submission call to your writer friends so we can get the book out faster: call <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html" target="_blank">link</a>.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 16: Why are your guidelines so cryptic?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 16: </b>I'm not some old angry guy with a lit cigar glaring at a screen. Many people work with me to vote on the stories for the anthology, so structure, professionalism, and organization is important. Also, there's only five guidelines repeated in different ways with detailed examples of exactly what to send. The editors help when writers make mistakes rather than shoot back a standard rejection without a reason. If that's cryptic, by all means, send your story somewhere else. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"> <img alt="SVG > mad wonderland - Free SVG Image & Icon. | SVG Silh" height="286" src="https://svgsilh.com/svg/40044.svg" width="267" /></font></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsvgsilh.com%2Fimage%2F3128518.html&psig=AOvVaw2Dizrm3_7_vuEQr2vn2GBf&ust=1593821729808000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJj4uOfmr-oCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAK" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 17: Does the title really have to be 42 <u>characters</u>?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 17: </b>It has to be between 40 and 44 <b><u>characters </u></b>long, so about 42 characters, <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">including spaces</b> and double-checked at <a href="wordcounter.net" target="_blank">wordcounter.net</a>. Don't physically count the characters. Just use the site we recommend and we will too, matching numbers. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WjGDMF2cvTto9mXJ_LNqBBLxIIWlBEXwmnEN5Wglw6o0xxdYNBFsmTRFH4e4P8yAcoMWgClEEZHToah6vkS4BrPpc67sKro9kDl0H99YHr17vm8PLbSGYjmNlx4JX_bTqQljZg0r6LL3/s770/Soapbox-logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WjGDMF2cvTto9mXJ_LNqBBLxIIWlBEXwmnEN5Wglw6o0xxdYNBFsmTRFH4e4P8yAcoMWgClEEZHToah6vkS4BrPpc67sKro9kDl0H99YHr17vm8PLbSGYjmNlx4JX_bTqQljZg0r6LL3/s320/Soapbox-logo.png" width="320" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ASoapbox-logo.png&psig=AOvVaw20DMAd1rkivo52OD6PuGFT&ust=1596119691489000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLi4n7LX8uoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">There was an instance a writer sent a title that was seven characters long. My email requested that the author follow guidelines and I explained the title part was important in order to match the theme of the book. The author's response was, "My title is long enough." A rejection was sent and the story was never read. Please follow the guidelines, or your story will not be considered by us. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 18: Which categories receive the least submissions?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 18:</b> Indigenous, Sword & Sorcery, Steampunk, Thriller/Suspense, and Mystery respectively. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 19: How can I help my writer friends get their story accepted?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 19:</b> Refer them to the guidelines and example <a href="http://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2018/07/42-stories-anthology.html">story</a>. Tell them to format their work correctly. Getting everything right doesn't mean we'll accept the work, but the process is usually much faster when someone follows guidelines. Authors submitting can simply copy the way the example story looks and their story will appear as if it's ready to be added to the book. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Which do you think an anthology publisher will like more at first glance, a story that looks like it's ready to be added to their book, or a story in a random format within an email? </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 20: How will I know my story was accepted?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 20:</b> Three steps.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">1) You'll receive an email of congratulations or notice through <a href="https://42storiessubs.submittable.com/submit">Submittable</a> depending on how you submitted your work. Recommendation: Check your spam folder twice a month. You might miss an acceptance from us or someone else.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">2) It's important that <b><u>you reply</u></b> and accept terms or your story will not be accepted. After about three months of the author not responding to an acceptance invitation the story is considered rejected. However, there is <b>a lot </b>of leeway if they respond later. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">3) Step three is here for comedic purposes only and doesn't count. There are two steps. </font></div><div><span><font size="5"> </font></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2ViZqQkddCc" width="320" youtube-src-id="2ViZqQkddCc"></iframe></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 21: How will the Story of Excellence be announced?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 21:</b> After the special guest judge selects the Story of Excellence, the winner will be emailed, boasted about in a blog, and social media platforms. The winner's story will be highlighted as the featured piece for their respective chapter in the anthology. To save time, it is likely all 42 winners will be announced in one blog. Bonus announcement: There will <i>probably </i>be a video of the winners' stories being read. No confirmation at this time. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 22: My first story was rejected by your voters. Why should I bother sending another story?</b></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><span><font size="5"><b>A 22:</b> Okay, I completely made this question up, but there are 42 categories. If your first story is turned down, just try writing a new one and sending it to a different category. We want to share your words with the universe, so don't give up over a rejection. </font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZucBKkdyQ-D8aI4AwreSbH5jBi25m26QgCsLNNW4lip0ra7J0_l6JvGK5lE7OwxAub_xQJ4gH79h5aMBgCmS5iS3D3_lvd7aT3QtYLwrVirqAiNHBMSkVyYfo5mm4yOBc_grmgB6esBb/s600/wd.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZucBKkdyQ-D8aI4AwreSbH5jBi25m26QgCsLNNW4lip0ra7J0_l6JvGK5lE7OwxAub_xQJ4gH79h5aMBgCmS5iS3D3_lvd7aT3QtYLwrVirqAiNHBMSkVyYfo5mm4yOBc_grmgB6esBb/s320/wd.jpg" /></font></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><span><font size="5">You know what I do? When my stories gets rejected, I reread the work and make changes, then send the piece elsewhere. That's gotten me over one hundred publications. I'm not bragging, just saying you shouldn't give up. Keep trying. A lot of stories rejected by this anthology have been accepted by other publishers after the person who submitted a story took my advice: revising and sending the story somewhere else. I hope in addition to sending the rejected story somewhere, you'll give our anthology another go with something new, but if you don't we understand. </font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 23: If I make a mistake when submitting, does that mean my story will be rejected?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 23: </b>No. It means you'll get an email from me or an editor asking you to make a revision. We all make mistakes and it's no big deal. The only reason you'll get rejected over guidelines is if you're rude about it when we email you for a revision, or don't reply.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 24: BAM, are you the publisher of the 42 Stories Anthology?</b></font></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><font size="5">A 24: <a href="https://mackenziepublishing.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">MacKENZIE Publishing</a> has stepped in and taken on that role, helping me avoid a lot of red tape so to focus on compiling the anthology and submissions. They offer editorial and proofreading services too. </font></div><div><span><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="6"><b>Q 25: Which charity is the pot for?</b></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><b>A 25:</b> <a href="https://unitedthroughreading.org/?fbclid=IwAR2IsSFRYDW-nF8MrY7RbwwIs1S1aHiD2k9gPwEX5JDoLu1jsovg8z29Bi8" target="_blank">United Through Reading</a>. The editors, artists, and voters of the 42 Stories Anthology selected this charity.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps5WTubh0-gKiwQEdJ9E-auRT5h3Zl_OnMWobuFs-bgsd-w0YrKZ9QrjzeMK1BCpX518KG_peQKD-wVo3fhyllCEFhb44BksQfMXxyXI0zxnGHfHEVFNBY-LivljhmDjX2z4TNzc6eDtA/s2675/Screenshot+%2528520%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="2675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps5WTubh0-gKiwQEdJ9E-auRT5h3Zl_OnMWobuFs-bgsd-w0YrKZ9QrjzeMK1BCpX518KG_peQKD-wVo3fhyllCEFhb44BksQfMXxyXI0zxnGHfHEVFNBY-LivljhmDjX2z4TNzc6eDtA/s320/Screenshot+%2528520%2529.png" width="320" /><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></font></a></div><div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span><font size="5">From their website:</font></span></span></div><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; line-height: 1.48; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#4285f4" size="5" style="background-color: white;">For our military families, the mission of United Through Reading is crucial. The ability to maintain a sense of family unity while they are separated is paramount to their succeeding and thriving. UTR builds resiliency and strength in military families.</font></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; line-height: 1.48; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></p><div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 26: Why do you send such a nice rejection? Is it a standardized rejection or am I special?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 26:</b> 3-part answer</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5">P1: It's nice because although hundreds of my stories have been accepted, I've received over 1,000 rejections. The emails that stuck out were rejections encouraging me to submit something else or try another submission call, so I pay the kindness forward to you. The publishers I recommend are places that have accepted and rejected my work and I've built friendships with the editors. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5">P2: Yes. 99% of the time I send a standardized rejection message, but I spent over a week thinking of the right words to say and often change a bit depending on the writer. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5">P3: Yes, you are special. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 27: Are email attachments okay?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="" size="5"><span style="font-style: inherit;"><b>A 27:</b> Your story won't get rejected if you send an email attachment, but it adds more trouble on my end when we get submissions via attachment, so no attachments are </span>preferable<span style="font-style: inherit;">. </span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="" size="5"><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 28: How should I format my story?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 28:</b> There's an example story in the guidelines of exactly how to format your story. Please follow that. Notice the title is capitalized, "by" after the name is lower cased and only the B in "Bio" is capitalized without a colon after it? It'll really help the editing process if you follow the way the example looks rather than making up your own submission method. Your story will look like it was made for the anthology and is ready to be added to the draft. Great first impression.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"> </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 29: Submittable or email submissions?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="font-style: inherit;"><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b style="font-style: inherit;">A 29: </b><span style="font-style: inherit;">Submittable is faster. Either way is okay though. </span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit;"><font size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 30: You must like sports, having a sports category. Which one is your favorite? Baseball?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit;"><b>A 30: </b>I get it, because J</font><font face="">ackie Robinson was number 42. Actually, I like watching basketball the most and doing martial arts: with over twenty years experience in four styles, mostly Tai Chi, hence the inspiration for the fight category. </font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nOsZDh9ggAtIK2FAtmfv5XE1ibEunZ6yJ1g56BKZeHuvTp8bZA1oJORL7DAEu3LhPwsoKk63elAxA2Bf2iAIBbXVSK-VyJvCKQXXcaPHqT4ZxlCtWYqYhisJrL3hurzXvmA1hW_L7zFj/s960/tai+chi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="960" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nOsZDh9ggAtIK2FAtmfv5XE1ibEunZ6yJ1g56BKZeHuvTp8bZA1oJORL7DAEu3LhPwsoKk63elAxA2Bf2iAIBbXVSK-VyJvCKQXXcaPHqT4ZxlCtWYqYhisJrL3hurzXvmA1hW_L7zFj/w500-h281/tai+chi.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><font face=""><br /></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="" size="5"> </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 31: Which category is your favorite?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit;">A 31:</b><span face="" style="font-style: inherit;"> </span><font face=""><i><u>Indigenous</u></i></font><span face="" style="font-style: inherit;">. The indigenous voices of the world aren't heard enough in writing and many of their languages and cultures are going to be lost one day (a topic I'm passionate about in my linguistic research). Maybe we can preserve </span><span face="" style="font-style: inherit;">some of who they are through literature?</span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSYjJPAGY8JKfRbZbfe6oL0VsKWwhJ0idoOK8R2FQ3zSmds4cvymq1lFS5m9m6xWqJE3RDzqEDAUr_2ehS_BU1F-vweTPqr2OOkm6Pk43Ap2731MLFN4dzkAPkr7gOKWw9oAUMk8Z5zYK/s299/in.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSYjJPAGY8JKfRbZbfe6oL0VsKWwhJ0idoOK8R2FQ3zSmds4cvymq1lFS5m9m6xWqJE3RDzqEDAUr_2ehS_BU1F-vweTPqr2OOkm6Pk43Ap2731MLFN4dzkAPkr7gOKWw9oAUMk8Z5zYK/s0/in.jpg" /></font></a></div><div style="border: 0px; 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<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pikrepo.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DIndigenous&psig=AOvVaw2VKa-WxMczJAV48cbtLzzm&ust=1596120994858000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLDF853c8uoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAb" target="_blank">credit</a>)</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 32: You've read my work, so can I read yours?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 32: </b>This question has come up a few times surprisingly. Rather than advertise here, readers are free to look up my writing or email me for recommendations. Happy to read more of your words, too, when time allows and in some cases already have seen your work.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 33: After you ask for revisions, how long should I take to get back with you?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 33: </b>3-month window, but you can send an email just in case you missed it. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 34: So, this anthology doesn't pay everyone and the people it does pay only get 42 cents. Why bother?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit;">A 34: </b><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;">I see this kind of comment on Facebook almost every time a call for submissions is posted. It's very negative. However, valid. Also valid: Many anthologies, journals, etc are charging writers fees. Paying 1,764 people from a one-volume anthology is a great idea, but unrealistic. All of the money put into the book so far is from my pocket too. 42 Stories Anthology is not going to make millions of dollars and maybe not even thousands. Most of the money earned for the book is going to the editors, readers, advertisements, promotions, publishing costs, and charity. Sure, I'm on a high horse here . . .</span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6yJYzzNI6BnWGZ9ZYYVBo2OIQ7C3iH4AReBtDxVM1VEebIu3AJD8hToWg_Go5zs5FJeqmen6o0_fB9WVsaGjP-d5pq5USjpyyT2iRdSr_NRRKA_zT07RZZH0_jWv1Y0lBF2jaw-ooS-O/s233/hh.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6yJYzzNI6BnWGZ9ZYYVBo2OIQ7C3iH4AReBtDxVM1VEebIu3AJD8hToWg_Go5zs5FJeqmen6o0_fB9WVsaGjP-d5pq5USjpyyT2iRdSr_NRRKA_zT07RZZH0_jWv1Y0lBF2jaw-ooS-O/s0/hh.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodfreephotos.com%2Fvector-images%2Fman-on-black-horse.png.php&psig=AOvVaw1JHS86WQPafFschZuOsmc7&ust=1596121544816000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLjVsKLe8uoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAK" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;">Yet, instead of looking at money as the only gain in writing, I ask you to consider how readers are going to see a sample of your work and might possibly buy one of your books because of what you have in this anthology. </span></font><span style="font-style: inherit;">You could get a lifelong fan, which is worth more than 42 cents.</span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;">42 Stories Anthology is not a money pit. </span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfNIv3f20JVi6kvV-VOBJNmDpygAqSDRzWIQLeIYiByl4VdYItloBRk6jI-0XE0KUYyqySJxG5hOdmOrK2M6aUatKlRkUNgIiB4PTlFvf_gBgZjdl26OSJsMCzXA5Z7Wl8E-vmuNgEq4B/s338/money.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfNIv3f20JVi6kvV-VOBJNmDpygAqSDRzWIQLeIYiByl4VdYItloBRk6jI-0XE0KUYyqySJxG5hOdmOrK2M6aUatKlRkUNgIiB4PTlFvf_gBgZjdl26OSJsMCzXA5Z7Wl8E-vmuNgEq4B/s320/money.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;">The idea of this project is to help writers and artists get their work out there to new eyes. If you think money is the only gain in writing, than I don't want you to submit to this anthology and I also ask that you keep your negative comments to yourself. </span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR7uQOuvk_MBraEuLfKDpDCuICx7RDNfsxgA0UbUpZpemrGSbkBugXJUG_ue40b3iI4b5q2xFNCsGSTfoeH0rYYXbqF4IUa74mHi-r-T8hecvKC6N-3XR_KJlBT9VvukLwmS_LYAMqffY/s275/zip.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR7uQOuvk_MBraEuLfKDpDCuICx7RDNfsxgA0UbUpZpemrGSbkBugXJUG_ue40b3iI4b5q2xFNCsGSTfoeH0rYYXbqF4IUa74mHi-r-T8hecvKC6N-3XR_KJlBT9VvukLwmS_LYAMqffY/s0/zip.png" /></a></div><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;">For everyone else, if this book makes millions of dollars through magic, which is the only way, I'll be happy to share the income with every writer involved. For now, I hope you don't mind just having fun with the theme, name </span>recognition<span style="font-style: inherit;">, and practicing craft. </span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><font face=""><span style="font-style: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztQdpZ8LnlZRMz6ZAFA6BzTvOpiypXlu84qPlwxTSToWTdlMHOBcS_VVLPY_SA9ier9AIgrX9aRzFFHFWrq6__87VfmRh5MP-cjT9a_afDugUGc5WYRdquSOJJjgaOpHxMV9itGG7ThcX/s960/writing-1209121_960_720.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztQdpZ8LnlZRMz6ZAFA6BzTvOpiypXlu84qPlwxTSToWTdlMHOBcS_VVLPY_SA9ier9AIgrX9aRzFFHFWrq6__87VfmRh5MP-cjT9a_afDugUGc5WYRdquSOJJjgaOpHxMV9itGG7ThcX/s320/writing-1209121_960_720.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%2Fwriting%2F&psig=AOvVaw2J_G_OC2jeXSSG_rzdST6A&ust=1596159442820000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCJiq3Ljr8-oCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD" target="_blank">credit</a>)</div>As someone with microfiction published from journals such as the Oxford Comma Review, Fifty Word Stories, and Flash Fiction Magazine, to name a few, I know for a fact that the publications have gotten me noticed in the writing world by other publishers and they added to my writer portfolio significantly. Editors have emailed me in the past requesting microfiction for their anthology based on what they had read. It does help your chances of getting published elsewhere. </span></font></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="" size="5"><span style="font-style: inherit;"> </span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 35: Is there a Facebook group for the anthology?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 35: </b>There's a private group for authors whose stories have been accepted so they can keep up with the project's progress and stay in touch. No need to worry about an invitation. Soon after a chapter (category) is filled, I'm going to email the authors a link to the group. If you're in a hurry to join, and your story was accepted, please feel free to <a href="mailto:42anthologysubs@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> a request for a link and include the byline to your accepted piece(s) in the email. This group has only been available since around August 1, 2020. There's also a like page on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/42stories/" target="_blank">Facebook </a>and <a href="mailto:https://tinyletter.com/bamwrites" target="_blank">email list</a> for everyone.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 36: Was <font style="font-style: inherit;">J</font><font face="">ackie Robinson an inspiration for this anthology?</font></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font face="" size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit;">A 36: </b><span face="" style="font-style: inherit;">Coincidence. I like how some writers who have submitted stories were inspired by the connection. </span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 37: Is there a way to keep up with how many stories are accepted?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 37:</b> I try to update this <a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2020/02/anthology-numbers.html" target="_blank">blog </a>with anthology numbers bimonthly.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 38: If a different version of my story is accepted by a different publication, will you still read/accept what I've submitted?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 38:</b> By changing the story, you've made a new piece. As long as it doesn't violate terms of the other publisher, you're welcomed to submit the new work for consideration. However, the words you send us can only be sent to the 42 Stories Anthology Project. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 39:</b><b style="font-style: inherit;"> Will the writers of the book get free copies?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 39:</b> Not sure yet. I'm working on a method to allocate free online copies for the authors and artists involved. More information later.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 40: Is your favorite number 42?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 40: </b>No. It's ten digits and starts with a zero. Only two people on the planet aside from me know it. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIFeWaPtnRPr19KEI0lAimrD0awWbAhQOrIKr4sHvknL4nRiF-m7OTnbA96Xr4gPtH8KSaAHYpIEnJZpsMn09RBk9tomQGwGXKOCZPhoBs_lUQ2I_x0wRo-0c1mj3jFgx9XG9bfBZp4gQ/s225/classified.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIFeWaPtnRPr19KEI0lAimrD0awWbAhQOrIKr4sHvknL4nRiF-m7OTnbA96Xr4gPtH8KSaAHYpIEnJZpsMn09RBk9tomQGwGXKOCZPhoBs_lUQ2I_x0wRo-0c1mj3jFgx9XG9bfBZp4gQ/s0/classified.jpg" /></font></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="6"><b>Q 41: </b><b style="font-style: inherit;">Can I add my forthcoming information into my bio?</b></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 41:</b> A <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">timeless</b> 42-word third-person bio is <i>recommended</i>. Actually, you should arguably always write a timeless bio. I suggest not putting something like "Such and Such will be released in 2020." You never know when someone will read your story. Include your website in the bio, if you have one, so readers know where to find your work and updates about forthcoming works. Need help writing a bio? <font color="#3367d6"><u>H</u></font><a href="https://bamwrites.blogspot.com/2017/05/how-to-write-author-biography.html" target="_blank">ere </a>is a blog on the topic.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6">Q 42: Do you have any advice for those submitting stories?</font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="6"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><b>A 42:</b> 3-part answer</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5">P1: Definitely follow the guidelines. Also, if you missed something and are asked to revise, don't be rude and please respond in a timely manner. </font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5">P2: Check your spam folder often.</font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="" size="5"><span style="font-style: inherit;">P3: Remember that a rejected story is just that. Never take one </span>personal<span style="font-style: inherit;">. </span></font></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><font size="5"><br /></font></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Please note: These answers are not set in stone and subject to change. Thanks for reading. Please share the information, let me know if I missed your question, and feel free to ask your friends to send a 42-word story before we accept 1,764. 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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Alternate Reality: 42<span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Apocalyptic: 42<span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Fight: 42<span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Hitchhiker's Guide to History: 42</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Siblings: 42</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Sports: 42</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Steampunk: 42</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="">Sword & Sorcery: 42</span></span></div>
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Anthology, I am finishing my master's degree in education this year and will
get back with you after December most likely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Facing the music: My father, James Michael Mullin, "Jim," or Jazzmullin is gone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">L<span style="font-size: large;">eft living in
Japan without a family to call my own, plus I’m so
busy with my master’s program, the 42 Stories Anthology, and fulltime work that I'm pretty much left by my lonesome to feel sad. </span></span></div>
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(me, Jayson, Dad, Stacy: September 24, 2007)</div>
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I took a boat from Oita to Ehime, Japan, for the weekend. Got in so late that the
hotels were closed. I found a jazz bar opened until 1am and felt like my father
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way out, he asked and played my favorite song, which was actually my brother’s.
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">My problem with this was I’d try to listen to the song while he’d talk
over the music. His friends and various girlfriends would complain that they just
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listens when you go on like this. I mean, who really cares that Miles Davis used to moon his fans and blamed it on a bad back?” Reflecting, that fact was funny. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">And so I added, “You’re not picking the right audience. Find someone interested
in the topic and share the info dump with them.”</span></span></div>
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he told me, “You were right. Now I have this community of jazz friends and we
get together and talk about the history behind the music. When we disagree, we’ll
Google it. I’m never wrong.” He laughed, reassuringly. Then, my father thanked me
for the suggestion. I loved how he would really listen to what people said and
often consider trying the feedback out. I won’t get into how he didn’t listen
when everyone told him to go do this and that for his health and hit the hospital or he would die. </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">They have a saying
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test Dad’s jazz knowledge by playing a random song and having him name who and
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<span style="font-family: "courier new";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dad was a musician, writer, poet, and <span style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">often inspired my writing including "How My Life Changed the Time I Almost Got Mugged," which won the Story of Excellence Award and he named characters in<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> my featured story
with Hamline Journal called “Day Off.”</span> (Miles, Parker, Kelly Grace, and the villain, Gorelick after Kenny G.). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Before you hated Justin Bieber, my father loathed Kenny G. </span>He's not alone:</span></span></span></div>
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father was, but hearing it will make me think of something he loved,
which is why the sax sounds will always spark a dim light of joy for me and those that
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 42 Stories Project: 42 categories of 42 accepted submissions containing 42-word stories was launched in July 2018. </span></div>
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People often ask what stories I have for sale.<br />
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Here's a list of anthologies and a standalone mini novel where you can find the answer.<br />
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Summary: A small town sheriff and recent widower gets a call late at night about his best friend, Alex, dancing in a fountain. This story was dedicated my bar buds who were there for me during very dark times.<br />
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Note: I receive 50% of every purchase and 10% of each sale goes to the South Texas Persian Rescue: a non profit cat adoption clinic my niece, Barry, loves.<br />
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Summary: A locally famous comedian has a late night reunion with his childhood friend, now a serial killer. What can go wrong? Based on my childhood friend who moved to California to become famous.<br />
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Summary: English as a Second Language Teacher from America wakes up in a Japanese jail cell covered in someone else's blood. Detectives seem certain he killed someone. Yet, the poor guy can't remember anything, nor can he speak Japanese.<br />
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Summary: The dream team came to my middle school when I was a kid. Of all people Charles Barkley sat next to me, and inspired so much in a few seconds.<br />
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<b><a href="http://peacockjournal.com/" target="_blank">Peacock Journal Anthology</a>, <a href="http://littleredtree.com/" target="_blank">Little Red Tree Publishing</a></b><br />
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Note: This drama is written under a pen name Scott "Allan" Terrier and it's based on my sister.</div>
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<a href="http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt.htm" target="_blank"><b>Embracing the Shadow Anthology with Down in the Dirt TV Scars Publications</b></a><br />
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Summary: It's a poem about a very strange experience.<br />
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<a href="https://bindweedmagazine.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b>Bindweed Magazine Issue 5 Anthology</b></a><br />
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Summary: Experience a shooting from the point of view of a suicidal hero and then a homicidal maniac in an American grocery store.<br />
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Note: WINNER of the Wordsmith Competition and Story of the Month<br />
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<a href="http://www.crackthespine.com/" target="_blank"><b>Crack the Spine XIV Anthology</b></a><br />
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Summary: An older man gets seduced by a teenage girl on a subway in Japan. He has dark motives for her, and vice versa. </div>
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Note: Another Shelly Macaroy piece.</div>
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9 Tales Told in the Dark #21 Anthology's Bride of Chaos series</div>
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Summary: A kid wants to win a Halloween contest. </div>
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Note: WINNER of a real Halloween Contest and Story of the Month</div>
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<a href="http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/" target="_blank"><b>Bartleby Snopes Literary Journal and Press</b></a></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Far From the Crowd</span></h2>
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Note: Editor's Favorite Story</div>
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<a href="http://www.digital.nyc/startups/story-shelter" target="_blank"><b>StoryShelter's</b></a> I Am Here. The Untold Stories of Everyday People Anthology</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">An anthology of 42 categories of 42 selected works of 42-word microfiction stories,
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count: 42 words <u>exactly</u>, which does not include the title: <i>roughly</i> 42 <b><i>characters including spaces and punctuation</i></b>. <b><i>DO
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">Every category (chapter) will have a <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Story of Excellence Award</strong></em> selected by a guest judge. </h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">Winners receive:</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">1) Either $0.42 payment or the option to donate the money to a pot that will go to United Through Reading.</h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">2) Their story read (by themselves or a friend) on YouTube with all 42 selected Story of Excellence Award winners.</h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">3) An award certificate signed by the compiler of the 42 Stories Anthology. </h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">4) A blog, email, and media spot with other winners that will be read by about 5,000 subscribers.</h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">5) Writing the introduction to the chapter their story won the award in and their name on the first page of that category as the Story of Excellence Award winner. </h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10.5px; margin-top: 21px;">6) Possibly more.</h2></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">Submission guidelines</span></b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">: </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">Email
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42SUB_SF_DNA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new";"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Don't email asking "is it sub, SUB, or subs or SUBS?" We aren't that nitpicky. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">YOUR TITLE HERE (<b>ROUGHLY "between 40 and 44"</b> 42 Characters <i><b>INCLUDING</b></i> spaces)</span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">by YOUR WRITER NAME HERE</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">Your story here</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">42-word third person bio here</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Example of your email:<br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">Dear BAM,</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
The name's Person Name Writer, email: person@name.com. Below is my Science Fiction, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to
the Galaxy in 42-Words" and bio. One or two more sentences optional. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span>
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<b><i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">No
attachments</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">See the example at the bottom to help you</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new";"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">Do not send more than one story with the same name. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">The goal is to publish 1,764 </span><i style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">different writers</i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">. The more writers in the book, the more people who will talk about the anthology, so before sending multiple submissions, ask yourself if it's necessary. Instead, consider asking other writers to send their stories. If you have to send more than one piece for consideration, use a pen name for each piece. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">In addition to your nom de plume, you can use the same bio. However, if you try and sneak your real name into the bio of a multiple sub, your story will be rejected. </span><i style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">Your stories will all be rejected if you do not follow this guideline</i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">Last point: all submissions are considered separately, so do not send multi-subs together in one email. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new";"><b style="font-size: 18pt;">No </b><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>plagiarism</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Payment</b>: Aside from name recognition, <b>ONLY</b> winners of the Story of Excellence in their genre will
receive the award and $.42 which can optionally go into a charity pot. At this time, the project cannot afford to pay
everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;">Most of the money earned from book sales will pay for anthology expenses such as editing, art, beta reads, and advertising. </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
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The anthology will be posted on </span><u><span style="color: #365899; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2F&h=AT3u1StHe4eJr7H253O_FOaIuh3ddSiWcwhAmDT-uW4OCWrlziNVmYdki8yEmZ0XdaLRgzhnlzZsTNpGbEC4E8_p-khEbmSAt1m5hMMHYKcoD8oigQVnNaFWfm3awcVgFdQJdZeOfocb6FijFRz-5HRZ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #365899;">Amazon.com</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"> and other platforms. </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Rule</b>:
Check your work. It’s easy to have a grammar-loving friend read the piece as a
second pair of eyes. </span><b style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 24px;">VERY IMPORTANT: Format:</b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 24px;"> Make sure your subject line was written properly. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">RIGHTS
and FACTS:</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><div data-block="true" data-editor="2aghd" data-offset-key="14thh-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="14thh-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>By submitting your work, you agree and confirm that we can publish your piece in the anthology. However, you will have 30 days after acceptance to withdraw your story if you change your mind about having it in the anthology. More...<br /></b></span><span data-offset-key="5l0c5-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>You grant the 42 Stories Anthology and staff first serial rights to your original work submitted. Rights revert back to you the author one year after publication. If your work is that of plagiarism, you agree to take full responsibility legally and otherwise for work you have claimed is originally yours.<br /></b></span><span data-offset-key="eucug-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Moreover, by submitting a story, you agree that we can reformat and make punctuation changes without your prior consent. If the story is formatted a specific way that you prefer, let us know in your cover letter. However, we will contact you if we want to change any of the words. </b></span></h3></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 18pt;">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "" "courier" "" , serif; font-size: 42pt;">26. Poetic Prose</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 20pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">filled</span></div></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 20pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">by <b>Eval Allan Jaeger</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 20pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "" "courier" "" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> Eval Allan Jaeger was a blogger who went by Devilsthrill back in the Myspace days. He had the number one read blog then vanished from the Internet until the Project 42 Stories Anthology launched. He looks like Don Quixote and is fictitious.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Try Behind Mount Rushmore, a debut novel by
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Campos has been through higher education,
graduating from the University of Houston's creative writing program and
beyond. She helps other authors daily, teaches, and is well-known in the short
story community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A lover of indigenous American writing, she had a
simple dream to meet her hero, Sherman Alexie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This dream came true for her through hard work. (If only she'd write a non-fiction piece about the
time she met Alexie, so the world could feel the moment with her). You can read
her interview mentioning the encounter here:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://michellewendydcosta.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/interview-17-darlene-campos/" target="_blank"><b>INTERVIEW</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Yet, that has little to do with </span><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Behind Mount
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is a professionally written and fun book.
Zoomed through, yet there were some really memorable moments that captured me
into the pages, which will stay in my mind forever. I'm honored to have a
signed copy of her debut novel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There are so many great moments in the book. My
favorite chapter is "Vacation."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A lady asked the main characters, indigenous Americans,
how big their teepee was just because of their nationality. This foreshadows an
incident later in the chapter. The issue of bigotry is smoothly touched upon, and how it hurts families too. The way it’s dealt with is unique,
imaginative, and relatable. I especially loved what Josie told Nimo in the end
of the chapter about how to really look at a person. It's not too preachy, rather tear-jerklingly sincere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Nimo is an interesting character: Football
quarterback, passionate about books and a writer while a bit sensitive. He’s an imperfect character, yet fun to grow alongside as you read. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In this story, you will get Campos' very best
work, and see firsthand an example of a person dedicated to the written word.
So, take a break from your computer screen for a few hours, open a hardcopy of
Behind Mount Rushmore, and enjoy the read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";">BAM: </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";">Darlene Campos, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier";">give us a brief first-person bio.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">Darlene Campos: I'm a writer who's trying to make my
way in the literature world without leaving fellow writers behind. Some might
say that's dumb, but I don't really care. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";">BAM: What’s</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";">the </span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";"><span style="color: #e69138;">greatest
accomplishment in your writing career?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier";"><span style="color: #38761d;">DC: I've won prizes for my stories and I've been
nominated for a Best of the Net Award. However, the biggest accomplishment for
me is when I get an email from a reader. I had one who emailed me just to say,
"I loved your story." Prizes and awards are nice (especially when
they include cash), but hearing from a reader is priceless. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: The relationship of child and parent comes
up in your works, particularly that of the father / child dynamic. What
inspired this continuous prompt?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: This is a question I receive often, and I do have
an answer! My dad certainly wasn't Father of the Year when I was growing up. He
did and said a lot of horrible things, not just to me, but also to people I
care about. When you're not happy in the real world, writing is a way to create
your own happy world. This is why I 'make up' good fathers. Just because I
didn't have the best dad, it doesn't mean I can't have one in my fictional
world. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "courier";"><span style="color: orange;">BAM: You’re on an island, no Wi-Fi of course,
what are three items you take with you, why?</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier";"><span style="color: #38761d;">DC: That's easy - I'd take a notebook, pen, and toilet
paper. I would say my boyfriend David, but I don't think he's considered an item.
Or maybe he is -wink, wink. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: What’d you read recently?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: I just finished reading, "The Glass Castle,"
by Jeannette Walls. It's a memoir of Walls' childhood and the early parts of
her adulthood. It was so well written, I finished it in two days.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: What’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned as
a writer?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier";"><span style="color: #38761d;">DC: Never, ever put another writer down. We all have
writer's block, we all write stories/poems/essays that suck more than a vacuum
cleaner. There is absolutely no reason to be a snob. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: If you could win one award in writing, which
would it be?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: That would be the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short
Fiction. O'Connor has been a major influence for me and to have her name
attached to mine would truly be an honor. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Who inspires you the most, why?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: Even though I haven't read much of his work,
Stephen King is a writer to look up to. He's been writing since he was a small
boy and he never, ever quit, even though he sometimes really wanted to, which
is understandable for new writers. I have a sticky note above my work station
with the number of rejections Stephen King received for "Carrie."
That little sticky note keeps me going. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Where do you write? Does location matter?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: I usually write in my bedroom with the door closed
and a pair of earphones on. I can't focus unless I'm totally alone, but there
have been, though very few times, when I have written something in public. My
award-winning story, "The Fork," was written in multiple places. I
started and finished it in the comfort of my bed, but the middle parts were
written in a doctor's waiting room, during a timed break between my college
classes, and in my car (while I was parked, of course!). </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Why do you write?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: It's a part of me now. I take breaks from writing
to recharge, but the breaks don't last very long. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: If you could sit with any author, living or
deceased, who and why?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: I've already had the opportunity to sit
with my favorite living author, Sherman Alexie, so I chose Oscar Wilde. He was
the king of wit! </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: When searching for writing prompts, do any
objects or people inspire you? Explain.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: That depends. Sometimes when a person is really
ticking me off, I think "that's it, you're going in a story and you're
going to die in it." As for objects, it's an elegant notebook and a smooth
ink pen that gets me writing. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Do you feel your lineage carries over into
your writing, how so?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: Most certainly! Several of my characters are
heavily based on my family members. Some of them will figure that out sooner or
later. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: If you could give one piece of advice to
every would-be writer, what would you tell her or him?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: As Winston Churchill said - never give in, never,
never, never, never.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: What’s your favorite word?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: Linguistic - it flows on the tongue so well. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: What makes you laugh?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: My life. If I couldn't laugh at myself, I would be
miserable. I've fallen going up the stairs, pulled a door that said 'push,' and
fallen asleep at inappropriate times (apologies to my previous professors!).
I've also spent a significant amount of time looking for my cell phone only to
realize it was in my hand. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Rock or rap?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: Rock! There's no question about it. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Gum or mints?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "courier";">DC: Gum. I've choked on many mints before. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "courier";"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: orange; font-family: "courier";">BAM: Thanks for your answers! Hope to see more of
your work soon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Really weird how people say “never quit.” </span><br />
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(<a href="http://jimegli.com/why-i-quit-doing-1-on-1-discipleship/" target="_blank">link</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">They say nothing great is ever easy to achieve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Quitting is fine sometimes though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">I quit </span></div>
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(<a href="https://vapingdaily.com/quit-smoking/" target="_blank">link</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">smoking 10 years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">I’d smoked two packs a day at the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Had puffed away from 9 to 25 years of age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">I quit</span></div>
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(<a href="https://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/food-myths-debunked-fried-foods-are-too-fatty-and-unhealthy.html" target="_blank">Link</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">eating deep fried food whenever possible several years back. Really unhealthy to eat and bad for your heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">I also quit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">drinking cola 15 years ago except a few times when it was in my alcohol. Soda has corn syrup. You might as well beg for cancer because it’s linked as a cause. <a href="http://drhyman.com/blog/2011/05/13/5-reasons-high-fructose-corn-syrup-will-kill-you/" target="_blank">Source</a>, <a href="https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/2012-10/high-fructose-corn-syrup-and-pancreatic-cancer" target="_blank">source</a>, <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/avoid-the-hidden-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-video/" target="_blank">source</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">But, hey, everything else causes cancer these days. All I know is I feel better without pop in my life. I avoid all products with corn syrup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Most recently, I quit </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">caring that no matter what diet I go on, or how hard I hit the gym that I’ll still look fat until I have extremely expensive plastic surgery to remove scar tissue and fat bumps stuck in my body from eight back operations. </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"><span style="font-size: 17pt;">I had to learn to walk again in 2011, since do my best to </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">never give up</span></b><span style="font-size: 17pt;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">On that note: I quit caring when someone makes a comment like, “You should go on a diet,” when they have no </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">idea how healthy and extremely active I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">These days, I do karate 3 times a week and go weightlifting, plus up and down four flights of stairs at my jobs from 9am to 3pm, and I started chilling with the judo club at work, too. We exercise together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">Proud to have quit stuff that held me back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">How about you? What have you stopped that makes you proud to say:</span><br />
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BAM Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558336591683485953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477038836100867553.post-19197316913293833712017-12-21T07:37:00.003-08:002017-12-21T07:38:20.972-08:00Jingle Bell Rock in JapaneseA teacher at the school I teach at asked me to teach students an x-mas song. Jingle Bell Rock came to mind, because it's a fun dance song.<br />
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However, there wasn't a translation online in Japanese to show my classes, so I made one with the help of a Japanese tutor.<br />
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Jingle Bell Rock<br />
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ジングルベル、ジングルベル、ジングルベルロック<br />
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ジングルベルは踊り回る<br />
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>雪が降って楽しくなる<br />
Now the jingle hop has begun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>今ジングルダンスが始まった<br />
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock ジングルベル、ジングルベル、ジングルベルロック<br />
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ジングルベルの鐘が鳴るジングルベルの時間に<br />
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ダンスして跳ねる<br />
In the frosty air<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>寒空の下<br />
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What a bright time, it's the right time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>何て美しい時間、相応しい時間<br />
To rock the night away<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>夜を楽しもう<br />
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Jingle bell time is a swell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ジングルベル時間はいい時間<br />
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>そりを引く馬に乗ろう<br />
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>はいはいジングルの馬、足を動かせ<br />
Jingle around the clock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>いつもダンスのジングル<br />
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Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>混ざる人々ジングルベルダンスで<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベル<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベル<br />
That's the jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベルロック<br />
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Jingle Bell Rock (with hiragana and katakana)</div>
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ジングルベル、ジングルベル、ジングルベルロック<br />
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ジングルベルはおどりまわる<br />
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ゆきがふってたのしくなる<br />
Now the jingle hop has begun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>いまジングルダンスがはじまった<br />
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ジングルベル、ジングルベル、ジングルベルロック<br />
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ジングルベルのかねがなるジングルベルのじかんに<br />
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ダンスしてはねる<br />
In the frosty air<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>さむぞらのした<br />
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What a bright time, it's the right time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>なんてうつくしいじかん、ふわしいじかん<br />
To rock the night away<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>よるをたのしもう<br />
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Jingle bell time is a swell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ジングルベルじかんはいいじかん<br />
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>そりをひくうまにのろう<br />
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>はいはいジングルのうま、あしをうごかせ<br />
Jingle around the clock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>いつもダンスのジングル<br />
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Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>まざるひとびとジングルベルダンスで<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベル<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベル<br />
That's the jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>それがジングルベルロック<br />
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Jingle Bell Rock (with romaji)</div>
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> jinguru beru, jinguru beru, jinguru beru rouku<br />
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>jinguru beru wa o dori mawaru<br />
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>yuki ga futteta no shiku naru<br />
Now the jingle hop has begun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ima jinguru beru dannsu ga wa jimatta<br />
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> jinguru beru, jinguru beru, jinguru beru rouku<br />
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Jinguru beru no kane ga naru jinguru beru no jikann ni<br />
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>dannsu shite wa neru<br />
In the frosty air<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>samu zora no shita<br />
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What a bright time, it's the right time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>nann te utsukushiiji kann, fuwashii jikann<br />
To rock the night away<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>yoru wo tanoshimou<br />
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Jingle bell time is a swell time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>jinnguru beru jikann wa ii jikann<br />
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>sori wo hiku umani norou<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>hai hai jinnguru beru no um, ashi wo ugokase<br />
Jingle around the clock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>itsumo dannsu no jinnguru<br />
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Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>mazari hito bito jinnguru beru dannsu de<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>sore ga jinnguru beru<br />
That's the jingle bell,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>sore ga jinnguru beru<br />
That's the jingle bell rock<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>sore ga jinnguru beru rouku<br />
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